Traditional Literature

What is a folktale?

• a short story that has been passed down from generation to generation

• a life lesson that teaches right from wrong

• the main character, or hero in a story

• a story that explains something about the world such as frightening or mysterious natural forces and usually involves god & goddesses

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Name the type of folktale:

a folktale that takes place in a magical land ruled by royalty and character are either good or evil

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• fable

• legend

• myth

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Name the type of folktale:

a folktale with unbelievable exaggerations told as it were true and meant to be humorous (funny)

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• fable

• legend

• myth

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Name the type of folktale:

a short folktale that involves personified animals and teaches a lesson or moral

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• fable

• legend

• myth

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Name the type of folktale:

a folktale that usually has some connection to a real historical person or event, combining factual and fictional elements

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• fable

• legend

• myth

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Name the type of folktale:

a folktale that explains something about the world such as frightening or mysterious natural forces and usually involves god & goddesses

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• fable

• legend

• myth

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How do fables end?

• With the moral of the story

• With unusual creatures

• With magic

• With a person's accomplishments

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If you were wanting to read something involving royalty and magic, what type of folktale should you look for?

• Fairytales

• Fables

• Myths

• Legends

• Tall Tales

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What type of literature involves gods and goddesses as the main characters?

• Fairytales

• Fables

• Myths

• Legends

• Tall Tales

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What type of folktale attempt to explain how a natural phenomenon (like the seasons) came to be?

• Fairytales

• Fables

• Myths

• Legends

• Tall Tales

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