Enchanted setting - can include forests, castles, water or kingdoms; intended for adult audiences, not children

Animals that behave and speak as human beings; a moral is woven into the story and often explicitly formulated at the end

serve as allegories for natural phenomena - remote past

demonstrate human values; Set in this world; ex - King Arthur

Animals that behave and speak as human beings; a moral is woven into the story and often explicitly formulated at the end

establish models for behavior, serve as allegories for natural phenomena - Set in remote past

demonstrate human values; Set in this world; ex - King Arthur

mostly meant to be fun to follow; lines with a character or phrase added with each repetition, ex The old lady who swallowed a fly

stories that contain riddle generally contest a person's knowledge or authority; They always start at a time when that something was not so (e.g. in a time when leopards were not spotted)

demonstrate human values; Set in this world; ex - King Arthur

mostly meant to be fun to follow; lines with a character or phrase added with each repetition, ex The old lady who swallowed a fly

stories that contain riddle generally contest a person's knowledge or authority; They always start at a time when that something was not so (e.g. in a time when leopards were not spotted)

Good deeds for the greater good, most of the time didn't see honor or recognition

To inform, to establish models for behaviors; set in this world;

a recurring narrative element with symbolic significance. If you spot a symbol, concept, or plot structure that surfaces repeatedly in the text, you’re probably dealing with a motif.

Good deeds for the greater good, most of the time didn't see honor or recognition

To inform, to establish models for behaviors; set in this world;

a recurring narrative element with symbolic significance. If you spot a symbol, concept, or plot structure that surfaces repeatedly in the text, you’re probably dealing with a motif.

Good deeds for the greater good, most of the time didn't see honor or recognition

To inform, to establish models for behaviors; set in this world;

a recurring narrative element with symbolic significance. If you spot a symbol, concept, or plot structure that surfaces repeatedly in the text, you’re probably dealing with a motif.

Good deeds for the greater good, most of the time didn't see honor or recognition

Characters are varied, but they are never given a name. Instead, their species work as a proper name: Leopard, Man, Woman, Giraffe. They are representations of archetypes, rather than unique individual characters.

a recurring narrative element with symbolic significance. If you spot a symbol, concept, or plot structure that surfaces repeatedly in the text, you’re probably dealing with a motif.

Remember, retell, and embellish local tales; Middle ages

Characters are varied, but they are never given a name. Instead, their species work as a proper name: Leopard, Man, Woman, Giraffe. They are representations of archetypes, rather than unique individual characters.

a recurring narrative element with symbolic significance. If you spot a symbol, concept, or plot structure that surfaces repeatedly in the text, you’re probably dealing with a motif.