Fairy tales generally took place in a far-off time and place． They typically
(1) ， "Once upon a time．" In the land of fairy tales，
(2) happenings are everyday occurrences．
Bad kings or queens， beautiful
(3) ill-treated girls， and handsome princes are
(4) characters in fairy tales． A fairy tale takes into
(5) the entire life of the hero or heroine， but
(6) a single event such as marriage． Fairy tales generally end
(7) ． Goodness is rewarded， and evil is
(8) ． The traditional closing line of a fairy tale is， "and they lived happily
(9) after．"
Both Beauty and the Beast and The Frog Prince tell the
(10) of an animal that， through love，
(11) a handsome prince． Many fairy tales are about unhappy people who eventually gain
(12) ， such as Snow White and Seven Dwarfs．
Fairy tales have been
(13) people all over the world from earliest times． Many of them were
(14) thousands of years ago． People then passed them down through word of mouth． The tales
(15) over time． As the stories were retold， the tellers added
(16) details and left others out．
The stories were
(17) for entertainment， although some fairy tales also contain a
(18) ． The message of The Ugly Duckling， for example，
(19) that people considered unattractive or unpopular as children may have their true worth and
(20) discovered in adulthood．