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)
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".
favorite illustrator. The tale was published again in the first volume of "Fairy Tales and Stories" on 15 December 1862.
In his "Remarks" to the tales in the second volume of "Fairy Tales and Stories" in 1863, Andersen wrote, "The style should be such that one hears the narrator. Therefore, the language had to be similar to the spoken word; the stories are for children, but adults too should be able to listen in. The first three fairy tales are ones I heard