The Elements of a Fairy Tale Chart
- Special beginning and/or ending words - Once upon a time...and they lived happily ever after.
- Good character
- Evil character
- Royalty and/or a castle usually present
- Magic happens
- Problem and a Solution
- Things often happen in "threes" or "sevens"
Use this chart when being "element detectives"
with books from the genre of fairy tales.
Place an X under each element you find in each story.
| Name of Fairy Tale |
Special Words |
Good Character |
Evil Character |
Royalty and/or Castle |
Magic |
Problem and Solution |
3's or 7's |
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