Folktales

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a FOLK TALE?

• Came from generations orally passing them down
• Speak to universal messages or themes
• More often read than spoken
• Tries to make sense of certain parts of different cultures.

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What is a legend?

• Fictional stories about fake people
• People who are currently alive and are really good at things
• Based on real people, but aren't necessarily all true stories
• Stories that try to explain how our world works.

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What is NOT a characteristic about FABLES?

• Passed down from generation to generation

• Animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities

• Usually ends with a moral, or a short sentence with a lesson about life.

• Are like science because they explained how natural events work.

Which is an example of a fable?

• The Tortoise and the Hare
• Little Mermaid
• King Arthur
• Hercules

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Based on real people who may lived a long time ago

Sometimes exaggerates on their actions

Tells about their heroic actions or deeds

Are all characteristics of a...

• Fable

• Fairy tale

• Legend

• Myth

This type of story includes a moral lesson.

• tall tale

• fable

• legend

• myth

Fables involve characters that...

• are animal

• are human

• are heroes

• are gods

What is different about the setting in a folktale? Select all that apply to genre.

• based in the past

• refers to the tale's culture

• setting is real

• Not based in the real world

____________ is a traditional story that has been handed down through the generations. 

• nonfiction
• drama
• chapter book
• folktale

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Legends involve characters that...

• are human
• are gods
• are heroes 
• are animals

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