Best Answer: In the original book and play, Tinker Bell is described as a common fairy. In the 1953 Peter Pan film, she is referred to as a pixie. read more
In the original book Tinkerbell is a pots and pans fairy, (whatever that means) and she is dead from old age by the end of the book because fairies don't have very long lives. The book Peter Pan was written as an adult book about how cruel children can be and often are. read more