Elements of Folktales

Folktales...

• were mostly written by Aesop.

• were written by different authors.

• were passed down orally from generation to generation.

In folktales...

• animals never act like people.

• only people act like people.

• animals act like people.

• there are no animals as characters.

We find out the setting and characters in a folktale at the ____ of the story.

• very beginning

• middle

• end

Folktales have a problem and a solution.

• true

• false

Which is an element of folk tales?

• supernatural events set in the distant past

• talking animals or other characters with supernatural abilities

• both of the above

• neither of these are elements of folk tales

A short story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.

• Folktale

• Fiction

• Moral

• Setting

A folk tale is a story that may include....

• God and Goddesses only

• Settings that are futuristic. 

• Ghosts, zombies and vampires.

• Humans, animals, and superhumans as characters.

Which sentence best describes the characteristics/elements that make this story a folktale?

• It is the epic story of a man named Goha and recounts his adventures.

• It is the humorous story of a man named Goha who makes extreme over-statements and has a surprise ending.

• It is the traditional story of a man named Goha that details the customs of his people.

• It is imaginary tale of a man named Goha and also contains a life-changing lesson.

The ___________ teaches the life lesson in a folktale.

• character

• plot

• problem

• solution

These folk tales are often tied to a specific place or person, and can have elements of the supernatural (magic)

• Legends

• Myths

• Fables

• Tall Tales