Nobody really knows. Tales have been passed on from person to person orally for thousands of years. Some people (such as the brothers Grimm or Charles Perrault) organized these stories into books... but they didn't invent them.
The plural is "fairy tales" (children's stories).(If used as an adjective, the term fairy-tale should be hyphenated.)
neither English fairy tales are the best
Eleanor Brockett has written: 'Persian fairy tales' -- subject(s): Fairy tales, Tales, Folklore 'Turkish fairy tales' -- subject(s): Fairy tales, Folklore, Tales
Fractured Fairy Tales appeared as a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Fractured Fairy Tales were classic fairy tales retold in a comic fashion.
American Fairy Tales was created in 1901.
The ISBN of Animal Fairy Tales is 0929605047.
Grimms' Fairy Tales was created in 1812.
Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales was created in 2005.
The House of Fairy Tales was created in 2008.
Supernatural Fairy Tales was created in 1967.
Irish Fairy Tales was created in 1920.
Maurice Albert Michael has written: 'Haakon, King of Norway' -- subject(s): History 'Portuguese fairy tales' -- subject(s): Fairy tales, Tales 'German folk and fairy tales' -- subject(s): Fairy tales, Tales