fairy tale

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Clothes and accessories so elevated, they seem like a fairy tale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In the familiar fairy tale, sleep represents something close to the curse of death; in this version, and in Mr. Spears’s haunting musical landscape, it is a state preferable to waking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In the end we see that this has been not a joke but a test, as in a fairy tale, in which the hero proves his mettle and gets his rewards: love and riches.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The fairy tale of the princess and the pea tells of a young royal so sensitive she could detect a tiny pea hidden beneath many mattresses.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Master Gogolev staggered into the back nursery, bellowing like a giant from a fairy tale.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood