What are tragic endings?

A tragic ending is when something really good happens but then turns into something sad or bad at the end.

Imagine you have your favorite toy, let’s say it's a robot that dances and sings. You play with it every day, and it makes you laugh. But one day, it breaks, and no matter how hard you try, you can’t fix it. That’s like a tragic ending, something fun starts, but in the end, it becomes sad.

• It usually begins with happiness or hope.
• Something changes, maybe someone gets hurt or something breaks.
• In the end, everything doesn't turn out well.

Think of it like a story where your favorite character wins a big prize, but then loses everything. That’s tragic because you feel happy at first, and then sad in the end.

Imagine you're going to a special party with cake and balloons. But when you get there, the cake is gone, and all the balloons have popped. That’s like a tragic ending, the party started fun, but it ended sad.