fairy story
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“It’s a fairy story, not a scary story,” he said at the time of release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In the end it’s just a fairy story, really.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
One excited listener wrote: "I first clapped the phones to my ears, a recitation was in progress, and then a voice announced 'Now, children, listen to this lovely fairy story'."
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2022
McKay notes that Tolkien emerged from World War I with a complex fairy story, unlike many of his literary peers who were writing about wastelands and darkness.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Seem like now that Robert was gone, I’d feel better, but I was feeling like a fairy story and the children heading into the dark woods.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
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