Stories

Who are the characters in a story?

• The people or animals who act out the story

• The time and place 

• Only the people

What is the setting of the story?

• The middle of the story.

• The time and place a story takes place.

• The people in the story.

What is a problem of a story?

• The solution

• The ending

• The struggle a character is having

Fairy Tales are stories that

• Begin "Once upon a time" and have good vs. evil

• teach a lesson and usually have characters that don't usually talk

• have stories about a real person that is exaggerated

A story retold, passed down through generations and generations. There may be different versions of the same story

• summary

• folktale

• visualize

• myth

A type of folktale that is usually a short story that teaches a moral or lesson. The characters are often animas that act and speak like people.
Example: The Fox and the Crow

• legend

• myth

• fairy tale

• fable

A type of folktale that may contain magic, has good and evil characters, may contain the numbers 3 or 7, often begin with "Once Upon a Time...." and end with "...lived happily ever after".
Example: The Three Little Pigs

• fairy tale

• legend

• myth

• fable

A genre of reading that contains myths, legends, tall tales, fairy tales, folktales, and fables

• traditional literature

• fiction

• fantasy

• literary nonfiction

What is the moral (lesson) of The Tortoise and The Hare?

• Don’t be greedy

• Always tell the truth

• Slow and steady wins the race

• be kind to others

Folk Tales are stories that

• teach about the culture

• have stories about American history but are REALLY over exaggerated

• have stories about a real person that is exaggerated