Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Fables, and Myths

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Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Fables, and Myths

• Definitions and Examples

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Fairy Tales

• Characteristics
• Make-Believe
• Happens Long Ago
• Has Magic
• Happily Ever After
• Good and Evil Characters

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Fairy Tales

• Examples
• Cinderella
• Gingerbread Man
• Beauty and the Beast
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Princess and the Pea
• Snow White

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Folk Tales

• Characteristics
• Fiction
• Oral, Not Written (Passed Down Through Time)
• Setting Is Set a Long Time Ago
• Explain Why Something Happens

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Folk Tales

• Examples
• Paul Bunyan
• John Henry
• Pecos Bill
• The Elephants Nose

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Fables

• Characteristics
• Talking Animals
• Teaches a Lesson
• Usually Short
• 2-3 Characters

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Fables

• Examples
• The Tortoise and the Hare
• Town Mouse and Country Mouse
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff

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Myths

• Characteristics
• Gives Explanations
• Example Explains Why Something in Nature Happens
• Example Tells Why People Act Certain Ways
• Lessons About Good and Bad Behavior
• Involve Nature, Gods/Goddesses, and/or Heroes

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Myths

• Examples
• The Story of Arachne and Athena
• King Midas Gold
• How the Deer Got His Spots
• Why the Leaves Fall