Fables and Folktales

What is the difference between a fable and a folktale?

• Fables are true stories, and folktales are made up.

• Fables are about people, and folktales are about animals.

• Fables teach lessons using animals, and folktales are stories passed down through generations that may have morals, magic, and heroes.

• There is no difference; they are the same thing.

What is the lesson from the fable where the tortoise beats the hare in a race?

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• It's important to eat carrots.

• Turtles are better than rabbits.

• Running fast is all that matters.

Which of the following is a character you might find in a fable?

• A talking turtle

• A space alien

• A computer programmer

• A regular school teacher

Folktales are stories that have been told over and over again

• True

• False

In folktales, where do the stories usually take place?

• In a modern city

• In outer space

• In a magical or faraway land

• In a science laboratory

In "Little Red Riding Hood," what is the moral lesson?

• Talk to anyone you meet in the woods

• Ants are stronger than grasshoppers.

• Don't talk to strangers

• Singing is more fun than working.

How can you tell a story is a fable?

• It is very long and has many chapters.

• It has animals that talk and act like humans.

• It takes place in the future with robots.

• It is about a child going to school.

A story that has a moral (lesson) is called a.....

• Pourquoi Tale

• Fairy Tale

• Fable

• Folktale

Any story that has been passed down for many years is considered a....

• Fable

• Folktale

• Tall Tale

The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is an example of a....

• Myth

• Tall Tale

• Fable

• Fairy Tale