Folktales Fables

Any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.

• myth

• legend

• fable

• folktale

Paul Bunyan is a story about a giant lumberjack; his story told through oral tradition in US

• myth

• legend

• fable

• folktale

Tortoise and the Hare (lesson: slow and steady wins the race)

• myth

• legend

• fable

• folktale

The Lion and the Mouse (lesson: no act of kindness is ever too small)

• myth

• legend

• fable 

• folktale 

Normally fables have _______ as characters?

• children

• bugs

• animals

• teachers

Fables ____________.

• teach us a lesson

• are non-fiction stories

• tell a funny story

• show us how to draw

The Crow and the Pitcher By: Aesop
It was a sweltering, hot summer day. A crow, parched with thirst, came upon a pitcher of water. But the pitcher was only half full. The crow leaned and stretched and thrust out his beak as far as he could. No matter how hard he tried, he could not reach the water. 
All of a sudden, the crow had an idea. He picked up a pebble in his beak and dropped it into the water. The water level in the pitcher rose just a tiny bit. So he dropped in another pebble, then another, then one more. The crow continued doing this for a long time. Finally the water in the pitcher had risen high enough. The crow poked in his beak and drank to his heart's content!
Which detail helped convey the lesson in this passage?

• "All of a sudden the crow had an idea."

• "The crow poked in his beak."

• "The crow continued doing this for a long time."

• "No matter how hard he tried, he could not reach the water."

Which of these is a characteristic of a folktale?

• the main characters are ordinary people

• tells us recipes

• teaches a lesson

• tells us about a person's life

Check all of the characteristics of a folktale

• its always a true story

• a story that's been passed on

• it includes instructions

• the author is unknown

what is a fable?

• a true story

• a story with only 1 character

• a story that features animals that are given human qualities

• a story that only has talking objects