Myths Fairy Tales and Fables

What is a Folktale?

• A story that teaches a lesson

• Written stories that famous people published

• Oral stories that consist of Myths, Fairy Tales, Fables, Tall Tales, and Legends

• Stories that old people tell their grandchildren

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In a Myth you might find...

• Castles and Forests

• An outside setting

• Magic

• Gods and Goddesses

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In a Fairy Tale you will find...

• A castle or a forest

• Trickery

• Royalty

• Good vs Evil

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Fables contain animals that act like people

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What is a folk tale?

• A story that teaches a lesson

• Oral stories consisting of myths, fairy tales, fables, tall tales, and legends

• Stories that elders tell their grandchildren

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Greek god Atlas holds up the sky on his shoulders (explains why earth is separated from sky)

• myth

• legend

• fable

• folktale

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Who lived inside the magic lamp?

• a ghost

• a genie

• a boy

• people

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A short story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.

• Folktale

• Fiction

• Moral

• Setting

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What are two types of Folktales that end with a lesson or moral?

• Fairy Tales and Fables

• Myths and Fairy Tales

• Fables and Myths

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Usually has animals as characters (personification)

• myths

• tall tales

• fables

• legends

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