Grade 5 folktales

Name given to:

a folktale that takes

place in a magical land

ruled by royalty and

the characters are

either good or evil

• fairytale

• legend

• fable

• myth

a short folktale that

involves personified

animals and teaches

a lesson or moral

(a)  

a folktale with

unbelievable

exaggerations told as

if it were true and

meant to be humorous

• fairytale

• tall tale

• myth

• fable

a folktale that explains

something about the world such as frightening or

mysterious natural forces

• fable

• legend

• tall tale

• myth

Cinderella is an example of a (a)  

Pandora's box is an example of a (a)  

Hercules is an example of a (a)