What's strange about this thread is the general assumption that fairies don't exist, and that describing the Adam and Eve story as a fairy tale automatically means it's untrue.
This attitude is insulting to believers in fairies.
Christians should take the professor's words as being a compliment, because unlike them, we fairians actually have evidence for our beliefs.
Like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52VbWz4BjC4