21 Forest Animals for Folks Feeling Fairytale Nostalgia

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jun 4, 2026 7:30 AM EDT

We can all feel like we're in our own movie, but is yours a fairytale?

Fairytales have been around since forever. Starting as folktales by word of mouth, they were usually about some sort of life lesson. Maybe it was about how to protect yourself as a woman in the world, how to save the princess you want to be with, how to fight something, or maybe it was a life lesson about morals and ethics. The Grimm Brothers were some of the first to really predicate the notions, wording, and poetry around fairytales. When we look at these forest animals, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe you imagine yourself there too, maybe you are transported to the place where the magic takes place. 

A green forest, draped in hanging moss, vines, and roses everywhere. Where the trees speak to each other, where a frog talks to you, and when a mushroom is the secret ingredient to the potion you need to make. Secrets are well intertwined in fairytales, and for that reason they will be here too. If you're someone who likes animals, fairytales, and nostalgia then you'll certainly like this collection of forest animals. There really is something nostalgic about fairytales, like we're transported back to our childhoods whether we want to or not. Most people grew up with some fairytale they liked, whether it was The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid, or Little Red Riding Hood. Even if you were a guy there was something you enjoyed about these stories as well. 

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    When you're so full you can barely move but then someone mentions dessert @We Are Nature
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    dream job: unemployed w a mysterious source of income We Are Nature ok
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    Me when someone says how much they love their mom and how they can always count on her unconditional love and support: @We Are Mature
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    Other People: You should get out of your comfort zone. Me: You should get out of my comfort zone. ibuprofen Min 2 2008 @We Are Nature
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    Me thinking about my to do list instead of actually doing it @We Are Nature
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    There is still time for you to become the person you want to be. @We Are Nature
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    Them: "Listen to your body." My Body: *get a cinnamon roll the size of a truck tire.* @We Are Nature
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    REPORTS 2024 When there's a deep rage burning inside of you, but you gotta act nice because you're at work. @We Are Nature
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    Someone: "That won't work" Me after it works: @We Are Nature
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    In another life I would have liked being a wolf with you. @We Are Nature
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    I wish I had this cow's peace of mind. I already have its body. @We Are Nature
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    Me: I think I've had just about all I can take. The universe: BUT WAIT @We Are Nature THERE'S MORE!
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    DANGER HARD HAT AREA X @We Are Nature a job? for 8 hours? but i don't even sleep for 8 hours
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    Friend: "What's the dumbest thing you did as a kid?" Me: Wished I were an adult. @We Are Nature
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  • I always feel like I'm in a fairytale. My whole apartment is covered with books, candles, plants, and draping things that make me feel like it's out of a storybook. I can imagine myself as the princess in my own castle, as the main character of my life. There's something comforting about imagining yourself like a princess because then you give yourself powers, control, and an ethereal beauty. If I'm the princess in my own castle then it means that I have full reign over my kingdom, but it's really full reign and power over my life. That kind of mentality does feel empowering. 

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    When you realize you can not skip work as you skipped classes @We Are Nature
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    My girl when I try to give her advice @We Are Nature
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    When you get angry at me, this is who you're getting angry at We Are Nature
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    If we can't see air, can fish see water? @We Are Nature
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    Me after eating a bag of chips and realizing the nutrition label says 300 calories 'per serving' and not 'per bag' @We Are Nature
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