Ancient man believed that in every object and phenomenon there is a living being. These spirits of nature helped when they were honored and respected, and did a lot of harm when they were not considered. They turned to evil spirits — demons, devils, witches — after the absorption of pagan demonology by Christian ones. It was the intervention of these evil forces that people explained diseases, crop failures, floods, pestilence, and the like. They were accused of being involved in any failure. The fairy tale has become a kind of defense, albeit ghostly, from a powerful opponent. In the vast majority of folk stories, uncertain creatures are shown to be stupid, stupid, they could not only be defeated, but also forced to help.