ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

The Witch (fairy tale)

Once upon a time, there was a scary lady called a witch. She is often seen in fairy tales as an old woman with a long nose, a black hat, and a broomstick. She lives alone in a dark and creepy house in the deep and dark woods, and she likes to cast spells on people or animals.

Her magic can be good or bad, depending on how she uses it. Sometimes, she may do something nice, like giving a poor little girl a pair of magic shoes that never wear out. But other times she can do something very mean, like turning a prince into a frog or a princess into a rat.

People in the fairy tale world are often scared of witches because they don't know what kind of spell they will cast next. In some stories, people go on dangerous journeys to find or defeat the witch before she does something terrible.

But sometimes, a hero or a kind-hearted person can find a way to outsmart the witch and stop her from doing harm. The moral of the story is to never judge someone just because they look or act differently, and to always stand up against injustice and evil.