i believe in fairytales.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as dwarfs, dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described) and explicitly 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\". Colloquially, a \"fairy tale\" or \"fairy story\" can also mean any far-fetched story or tall tale; it is used especially of any story that not only is not true, but could not possibly be true. Legends are perceived as real; fairy tales may merge into legends, where the narrative is perceived both by teller and hearers as being grounded in historical truth. However, unlike legends and epics, they usually do not contain more than superficial references to religion and actual places, people, and events; they take place once upon a time rather than in actual times.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I like to read fairy tales. My favorite one is Cinderella."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes; Cinderella is a classic fairy tell.  The story embodies the element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward.  Although there are literally thousands of variations to this story, its theme remains the same throughout.  What other fairy-tales do you enjoy?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I like Hansel and Gretel. The original version is quite graphic."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes; quite graphic indeed!  Fairy tales themselves are clearly distinguished from legends.  A legend is a story which is believed to have actually happened in some way, but a fairy tale is intended to teach morality in some way.  What do you think may be the moral of Hansel & Gretel?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have no idea but the Grimm Brothers had some great fairy tales!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Indeed.  They were the best-known collectors of folk and fairy tales.  Rumpelstiltskin is a favorite of mine, also collected by them.  Do you like that one?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I do like that one. I think many of their tales have been altered for kids today so they don't get nightmares."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Absolutely; some of the unedited accounts are quite frightening.  European traditions within these stories were quite frightening.  But we have to remember the time frame and the centuries in which most of these were derived.  There were a lot of scary things; a lot of legends and myths that truly did frighten children and adults alike."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's the truth. I completely understand how times have changed."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Fairy tales, however, as the Brothers Grimm collected, were started in mythological places ... Once upon a time.  Not actually places, people, or events; thus, great license can be granted to their writing.  I am glad Hansel & Gretel was changed, for example!"}]