 A fairy tale is a type of short story that features  human-shaped supernatural beings in Germanic what?
Fairy tale: 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. Elf: An elf (plural: "elves") is a type of human-shaped supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore.
mythology and folklore