A fairy tale is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. Couple of additional characteristics of fairy tales are happy ending and having sometimes romantic segment ('…and they lived happily ever after…'). Some examples of fairy tales are; Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel etc.