Traditional Literature

This is a short story that has been passed down from generation to generation. (Choose all that apply)

• Folk Tale

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

This is a short folktale that often involves personified animals and teaches a lesson or moral.

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Tall Tale

This is type of story explains something about the world such as mysterious natural forces, how things came to be, or what gods and goddesses have done.

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Tall Tale

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This is type of story often develops from a real historical person or event, but takes on fictional elements as it gets passed along.

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Tall Tale

This is type of story is filled with unbelievable exaggerations but is told as if it were true. They are meant to be funny.

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Tall Tale

Examples: Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed.

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Tall Tale

Examples: Robin Hood, King Arthur, John Henry

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Tall Tale

Examples: Midas's Touch, Venus, Zeus, Thor, Apollo, Romulus and Remus

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Tall Tale

Examples: The Tortoise and the Hare, The Lion and the Mouse, The Boy Who Cried Wolf

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

• Tall Tale

This is type of story is set in a magical land often ruled by kings and queens; the characters tend to be either good or evil. They usually contain a lesson about good or bad behavior.

• Myth

• Legend

• Tall Tale

• Fairy Tale