The term happily ever after is used in association with many works of children’s fiction and romantic fiction. Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 It describes a happy ending, often a cliché in which all the good characters have emerged victorious and all the evil characters have been punished. A happy ending is an ending of the plot of a work of Fiction in which almost everything turns out for the best for the Hero or Heroine A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe or cliche is a phrase expression or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force Evil, in many cultures is used to describe acts or thoughts which are contrary to some particular religion The hero and heroine typically settle into matrimonial bliss, with the implication that their lives will be harmonious and happy forever more. The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, by contrast, typically ended with "happily until their deaths. The Brothers Grimm ( German: Die Gebrüder Grimm) Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "