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fairy story

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Noun1.fairy storyfairy story - a story about fairies; told to amuse children
fairy tale, fairytale
narration, narrative, story, tale - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
Bluebeard - (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience
2.fairy story - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
cock-and-bull story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance
fib, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tale, story - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"


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Now I'm going to tuck you up in the shawl and give you the fir pillow, and while you sleep I am going down on the shore and write a fairy story for you.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
She had just remembered a French fairy story she had once read called "Riquet a la Houppe.
The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context
This is no fairy story and no joke; the meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one-- there were things that went into the sausage in comparison with which a poisoned rat was a tidbit.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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