Fairy Tale Stock Characters
18 entries in the Fairy Tale Stock Characters compendium.
Cinderella's stepsistersDaughters of the stepmother who torment Cinderella in many versions.Donor (fairy tale)A character who tests and aids the hero.Dwarf (folklore)A short supernatural being in Germanic folklore, often a skilled craftsman.ElfSupernatural beings from Germanic folklore, ambivalent toward humans.False heroA claimant whose falsehood is exposed by testing.Fire-breathing monsterA creature that shoots fire from its mouth.GnomeEarth-dwelling spirit from Renaissance magic and mining lore.Grateful dead (folklore)A traveler aids a dead person and is later helped by the grateful spirit.KoshcheiImmortal antagonist who hides his death in nested objects.Magician (fantasy)A practitioner of magic in fantasy and folklore.Koziołek MatołekAnthropomorphic goat on a quest for Pacanów.MermanMale counterpart of the mermaid, found in global folklore.MonsterA creature that threatens or disrupts the moral order.PatufetA tiny child who is eaten by an ox and rescued.PillywigginTiny winged guardians of flowers from English and Irish folklore.Talking animalNon-human animals that produce sounds resembling human language.Thumbling's TravelsA thumb-sized tailor's son seeks his fortune in the world.Youngest sonThe overlooked hero who succeeds where others fail.
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