What Are Folktales?

What are Folktales?

• A story that is culturally important, and is told by word of mouth.

• Text written based off of true events, facts, and people.

• A piece of writing with a rhythm or pattern.

• A novel about the author, written by the author.

What text would NOT be considered a folktale?

• Stone Soup

• Hansel and Gretel

• Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey

• The Ugly Duckling

Folktales include...

• A moral or lesson.

• Overarching problem or obstacle.

• Clear beginning, middle, and end.

Characters like Captain Hook, The Evil Witch, and The Giant are...

• Antagonists

• Protagonists

What is the moral, or lesson of Stone Soup?

• Accept and embrace differences.

• Sharing allows for everyone to thrive.

• Never trust strangers, even if they seem kind.

• Share kindness rather than jealousy and vanity.