Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring. On this occasion the presents were unusually good. The hobbit-children were so excited that for a while they almost forgot about eating. There were toys the like of which they had never seen before, all beautiful and some obviously magical. Many of them had indeed been ordered a year before, and all the way from the Mountain and from Dale, and were of real dwarf-make. Which detail in the excerpt identifies it as fantasy?

A:Great presents are given at the party.

B:The children almost forget to eat.

C:Some of the toys are magical.

D:The gifts have been ordered very early

Fantasy is simply means something magical or consists of supernatural elements which are part of a theme. The information given in this excerpt indicates a birthday party filled with presents that the guests at the party have never seen before.

We are further told about the excited children. It is a fantasy because we are informed that some of the toys were magical.

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