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Fairy Godmother
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A fairy tasked with helping out the protagonist of a tale, whether it's granting wishes, or other things, often with the aid of a Magic Wand. Why this is so is almost never said, although some stories will have an organization of them. And yes, in early fairy tales, they are actually meant to be their ward's actual godmother. This is also a highly Discredited Trope these days, usually associated with the most archaic parts of Fairy Tales, even though this trope is a lot more recent than most of those stories, and in fact very rare in fairy tales collected by folklorists; most Cinderella variants have her aided by her dead mother, or (in such variants as Catskin and Cap o' Rushes) by nothing but her own wits and some advice. It's still often played straight too, it's just so useful that writers can't resist it, although they often disguise the fairy godmother as something else. Some stories might make this a Deus ex Machina. An occasional subversion is to make the Fairy Godmother evil, or cause problems from being not very bright. A Sub-Trope of Our Fairies Are Different. Often associated with the Cinderella Plot. Compare Fairy Companion, God Was My Copilot, Guardian Angel, Magical Nanny and Mrs. Claus. Contrast Fairy Devilmother, Wicked Stepmother and Wicked Witch. This item is available in the Trope Co. catalog. Examples: |
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