Fairy Tale elements
by Pattie Nix
1. Happy ending
2. usually teaches a lesson
3. happens a long time ago
4. royalty
4.1. beautiful princesses
4.2. handsome princes
5. Problem that needs to be solved
6. Once upon a time...
7. First written for adults.
8. Magic
8.1. elves, trolls, giants
8.2. witches, magicians, fairy godmothers, wizards
8.3. mermaids, fairies, unicorns
9. Good and evil characters
10. Numbers 3 and 7 important