Fairy tale

A fairy tale is a fantasy story with common story elements and stock characters. One of the common elements is that the story usually takes place "In a far away land," or "once upon a time." The stories also generally have a happy ending, often times ending with the Fraze: "They all lived happily ever after." Some of the stock characters are people or monsters from folklore, such as Trolls, Fairies, Goblins and others. The stories are often usually set during or before the Middle Ages.