Folktales

Folktales

Identify the subgenres...

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a folktale that takes

place in a magical land

ruled by royalty and

the characters are

either good or evil

• fairy tale

• fable

• legend

• myth

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a short folktale that

involves personified

animals and teaches

a lesson or moral

• fairy tale

• legend

• fable

• myth

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a folktale with

unbelievable

exaggerations told as

if it were true and

meant to be humorous

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• fable

• myth

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a folktale that explains

something about the world such as frightening or

mysterious natural forces

• fairy tale

• legend

• tall tale

• myth

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a folktale that usually has

some connection to a real

historical person or event,

combining factual and

fictional elements

• fairy tale

• myth

• legend

• fable

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Pandora's Box is a ______.

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Johnny Appleseed is an example of a ____________.

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Cinderella is an example of a _______________.

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The Ant and the Grasshopper is an example of a ____________.

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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is a ______________.