Types of Traditional Literature

Cinderella is considered a ___________ because it has a magic fairy godmother and a prince who rules over the land.

• fairy tale

• fable

• tall tale

• myth

• legend

A fairy tale is...

• a short story with talking animals and a central message

• a folktale with a magical person or place and king or queen.

• a folktale that explains why something natural happens in the world

• a folktale about a real person or event with some fiction and facts included

Which type of traditional literature is a short story with talking animals that has a central message or moral?

• fairy tale

• fable

• myth

• legend

Which story is an example of a fable?

• Snow White

• John Henry

• Thunder Rose

• The Tortoise and the Hare

A tall tale is...

• a short story with talking animals that usually has a moral or lesson

• a folktale with lots of exaggerations and humor

• a folktale about a real person with both factual and fictional events

• a folktale with magical people or places that usually has a king or queen ruling over the land

Which is an example of an exaggeration that could be found in a tall tale?

• I just ran a million miles!

• I'm hungry!

• He's taller than you are.

• She is a great artist.

A myth is...

• a short story with talking animals and a lesson

• a folktale with a king or queen and talking animals

• a folktale about a real person but has exaggerations and is funny

• a folktale that explains why something happens in nature

Which story is considered a myth?

• Rapunzel

• The Fox and the Crow

• Pandora's Box

• Johnny Appleseed

A folktale about a real person or event that includes both real and fake information is what type of traditional literature?

• myth

• legend

• tall tale

• fable

True or false: a central message, moral, and lesson are the same thing.

• True

• False