Week 5: Folktales

All folktales have things in common, such as: (Choose one)

• there is a moral or lesson to the story

• there is a problem without a solution

• there's only good guys

• there's only a bad guy

A folktale is a true story.

• True
• False

A folktale is a fictional story that is told over and over for generations.

• True
• False

Folktales are usually written down and read silently.

• True
• False

Folktales are usually told out loud and have no known author.

• True
• False

Different cultures have different folktales.

• True
• False

Folktales have a moral. What is another word for moral?

• song

• story

• lesson

• good and evil

We read "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." What is the moral, or lesson, in that story?

We read the story "Beauty and the Beast." What is the lesson in that folktale?

A folktale will always: (Choose three)

• teach a moral or lesson

• make you fall asleep

• have a problem and solution

• include good and evil characters