The term fairy tale mostly relates to older European stories that focus on children's themes.
What was your favorite fairy tale grown up ? Fairy tales do have such a rich history, probably dating back to centuries lol
My favorite was probably Jack and the Beanstalk, where magic is present. What are some of yours?
Hansel and Gretel is among one of mine.  You have to have quite the imagination to write a fairy tale !
I agree! Apparently they can be distinguished from legends in their looser sense of realism.
I love when the fairy tales are movies like  Pinocchio (1940)
That's a great example! This is a clear example of a fairy tale and not a legend.
Disney is famous for their fairy tale movies
Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Originally voiced by American actress and singer Paige O'Hara, Belle is the non-conforming daughter of an inventor who yearns to abandon her predictable village life in return for adventure. When her father Maurice is imprisoned by a cold-hearted beast, Belle offers him her own freedom in exchange for her father's, and eventually learns to love the Beast
tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicit moral tales, including beast fables. The term is mainly used for stories with origins in European tradition and, at least in recent centuries, mostly relates to children's literature.
In less technical contexts, the term is also used to describe something blessed with unusual happiness, as in "fairy-tale ending" (a happy ending) or "fairy-tale romance".