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The Aziza are a beneficent fairy race from Africa, specifically Dahomey. The Yumboes are supernatural beings in the mythology of the Wolof people (most likely Lebou) of Senegal, West Africa. Their alternatively used name Bakhna Rakhna literally means good people, an interesting parallel to the Scottish fairies called Good Neighbours.
Disney Fairies: Animated film Princess Licori, Higan, and King: The Four Season: Primera: Magic Knight Rayearth: Anime Princess Ozma: Oz books by L. Frank Baum: Book Princess Riva: Priscilla (Fairy of Trees) Winx Club: Animated TV series, comic Prunce: Star Twinkle PreCure: Anime Psammead (The Sand Fairy) Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit ...
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A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often with metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities.
Fairer-than-a-Fairy (Caumont de La Force) Fairer-than-a-Fairy (Mailly) Fairy godmother; The Falcon Pipiristi; The Fan of Patience (Pakistani fairy tale) Feather O' My Wing (Irish fairy tale) The Fire-Fairy; The Fisher-Girl and the Crab; The Flea (fairy tale) The Flower Queen's Daughter; The Forgotten Bride; The Fox Sister; Frau Holle; The Frog ...
Generations of mystery lovers, novelists and even real-life C.I.A. spies credit Harriet The Spy as their gateway drug. Author Rita Williams-Garcia –whose One Crazy Summer is also on this list ...
Fairy tales are stories that range from those in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. Despite subtle differences in the categorizing of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, and legends, a modern definition of the literary fairy tale, as provided by Jens Tismar's monograph in German, [1] is a story that differs "from an oral folk tale" in that it is written by "a ...
Each story has its feet firmly planted in the real world, but serves as an epicenter for swirling fantasies. In one story, "The Lizzie Borden Jazz Babies," Sparks makes use of a tragic plot point that sets off many classic fairy tales – the untimely death of a protagonist's parent – and applies it to the father instead of the mother.