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Authoress concentrates on problem of evolution of Czech fairy tale as literary genre. She discusses following elements of work structures in the article: magic formulae (initial, final, spells) and type of hero (people, animals, plants, fantastic characters, objects). Authoress underlines, that fairy tale fulfills important didactic function: young reader perceives pleasure from reading and he simultaneously learns by subconscious. Fairy tales help children to discover personal identity. They enrich them and develop their character.