A fairy tale is a magical story for children, like Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty. Fairy tales are full of magic spells, princesses, dragons, talking animals, evil queens, witches, and goblins. The most famous fairy tale collectors and writers are The Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and Hans Christian Andersen.
This part of our picture dictionary presents some English words we use to talk about fairy tales. You can hear them pronounced by clicking on the pictures. How many of these words do you know?
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