fairy story

English Thesaurus

1. an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle,
definition	:	a trivial lie (noun.communication)

2. a story about fairies; told to amuse children (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	narration, narrative, story, tale,
definition	:	a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program (noun.communication)

domain member category	:	bluebeard,
definition	:	(fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience (noun.person)