Folktales Fables

Stories that have animals acting like people are called_________

• Legends

• Fables

• Tall Tales

• Myths

Folktales are important because they teach a ________.

• Story

• Idea

• Lesson

• Consequence

Which of the following is true about folktales?

• Folktales are nonfiction

• A folktale is always long

• A folktale is always short

• A folktale is a story passed on from generation to generation

True or False: Some folktales use magic.

• True

• False

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

• Folktale

• Fiction

• Moral

• Setting

Which is an example of a fable?

• The Tortoise and the Hare

• Little Mermaid

• King Arthur

• Hercules

A short story with animals as characters, must be read all the way through, has a moral or lesson.

• Moral/Theme

• Summarize

• Fables

• Plot

Fables usually have who as characters?

• People

• Gods or Goddesses

• Animals

• Kids

The Lion and the Mouse is an example of a

• myth

• tall tale

• legend

• fable

Folktales are ____________.

• Fiction

• Nonfiction