Folklore

Traditional stories, beliefs, customs, passed down by word of mouth over generations is

• books

• history

• folklore

• oration

There are ____ types of folklore stories.

• 1

• 12

• 3

• 5

A story of a real person, place or event that happened in history but slightly different, and you don't know what is fact or fiction.

• fable

• myth

• tall tale

• legend

Folk stories about amazing heroes with incredible and unbelievable abilities and usually based on real people.

• tall tale

• fable

• fairy tale

• myth

Folktales that tell stories of supernatural beings and often offer lessons, or explain why things are the way they are.

• fable

• myth

• legend

• fairy tale

Folktales that take place in an imaginary world with elements, creatures, magic powers, and events that are often wondrous and whimsical.

• fables

• myths

• fairy tales

• legends

Stories that have a moral lesson about what is right or wrong and usually involve talking animals.

• myth

• legend

• fairy tale

• fable

Senor Coyote and the Tricked Trickster is a

• parable

• tall tale

• myth

• fable

The story of Persephone, Hades, and the Underworld is an example of a

• legend

• myth

• tall tale

• fairy tale

Robin Hood or Big foot is an example of a

• legend

• tall tale

• fable

• myth