The fairytale pattern

The fairy tale pattern is :

Protagonist in unhappy situation
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the situation worsens
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Protagonist receives unexpected help ,usually of a magical nature
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Protagonist is rescued from intial unhappy situation.



Cinderella --> the fairytale pattern.
Cinderella mother dies and gets a stepmother. The stepmother and step sisters make her do all the chores and bullies her.
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Cinderella is not allow to attend the ball.
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A fairy godmother comes and helps Cinderella by turning pumpkin into a carriage and turns Cinderella's clothes into a beautiful dress. Thus allowing Cinderella to go to the ball.
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The prince finds Cinderella and they got married and lived happily ever after.

Village by the sea

Hari and Lila dropped out of school to be like fathers and mothers to Bela and Kamal. Their real parents were not like normal parents. Their father was a toddy addict and their mother was really really sick.
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Hari left Thul for Bombay, leaving Lila to manage on her own. Lila's real mother was getting sicker and sicker. Lila's dog, Pinto, was poisoned and died.
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The De Silva family help to bring Hari's real mother to the hospital and paid for her medicine. An unknown man gave Hari three meals a day, a place to stay and a salary.
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Hari came back from Bombay to Thul with the money he had earned and saved. His real father stopped drinking toddy and his mother became much healthier and could go back to the house from the hospital.