Folktales

What is a folktale?

• a hero or heroine's quest

• a chase

• an expository text

• something informational

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Which kind of folktale ends with a moral (or lesson) and is usually a short story?

• fairy tale

• fable

• myth

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A story that has been passed down from generation to generation.

• fairy tale
• folk tale
• tall tale

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

• nonfiction
• drama
• chapter book
• folktale

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__________ is a person or animal in a story.

• setting

• character

• plot

• genre

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_________  is where or when a story takes place

• setting
• character
• conflict
• plot

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________ means to fight, battle or struggle 

• character
• folktale
• conflict
• resolution

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All of the following are purposes of folktales EXCEPT _____________.

• to learn information about a topic

• to explain mysteries of the world

• to teach morals/lessons

• to entertain

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Long time ago, there was a man from a neighboring village brought to Princess Scargo four fish before leaving for war. She had a small pond dug to keep the fish in. One morning, she woke to find the pond had dried up, and three of the four fish had died. She cried and cried, her tears keeping the last fish alive until her father could create a lake for the fish to live in. This lake became Scargo Lake, and here the fish lived out a long and happy life. One day, the man from the neighboring village returned from the war. They both fell in love and lived happily ever after. "Where is the setting of the story?"

• A village

• A pond

• A war

• A tower

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Long time ago, there was a man from a neighboring village brought to Princess Scargo four fish before leaving for war. She had a small pond dug to keep the fish in. One morning, she woke to find the pond had dried up, and three of the four fish had died. She cried and cried, her tears keeping the last fish alive until her father could create a lake for the fish to live in. This lake became Scargo Lake, and here the fish lived out a long and happy life. One day, the man from the neighboring village returned from the war. They both fell in love and lived happily ever after. "What is the beginning of the story?"

• A man asked for four fish from princess Scarlo.

• A man left his village and met princess Scarlo.

• Princess Scarlo looked for someone who can fish very well.

• A man gave four fish to princess Scarlo.

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