Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Fables

Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Fables

Folk Tale

A story handed down from generation to generation

Fairy Tale

a story with a magical element

Fairy Tale

• Many fairy tales have characters that are kings, queens, princes, and princesses

• Many fairy tales are set in a kingdom

• But the actually definition is that a fairy tale needs a magical element

Fable

a fable contains a moral or a lesson

Multiple Choice

Which type of story contains a lesson?

• folk tale

• fairy tale

• fable

• realistic fiction

Multiple Select

A fairy tale contains...

• prince and princesses

• a kingdom

• the royal herald

• a magical element

Characters

• can be people

• can be animals (especially in fables)

• can even be inanimate objects (especially in fairy tales-magical element)

Setting

• has an element that informs you that it is not modern day

• many times, it is in a kingdom or near a kingdom

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Multiple Choice

Which story is typically the one we think of when someone says it has been handed down from generation to generation?

• folk tale

• fairy tale

• fable

• realistic fiction

Exposition

• Once upon a time...

• In a land far, far away...

• A long, long time ago...

Conflict

• good v. evil

• the good is usually the main character

• the evil can be another person, an animal (such as a dragon), or a thing (such as an evil curse)

• good always wins

Poll

Which type of story do you like best?

• folk tale

• fairy tale

• fable

• realistic fiction

Climax

• Many times, the climax of the story is like modern day novels - a huge battle of good v. evil

• Sometimes, it is a more subtle "battle" such as a contest where smarts win the day

Resolution

• And they lived happily ever after.

• And so the story goes.

• But, that is a story for another time.

Open Ended

How will middle school folk tales, fairy tales, and fables be different from elementary folk tales, fairy tales, and fables?