Ms. Sims' Folktale Friends Folk Tales Ms. Sims’ Folktale Friends

What is a folktale? A story that began long ago, spoken from person to person A story passed down through the ages Teaches a lesson Explains why things are as they are

Characteristics of a folktale Simple and straight forward Magic or supernatural powers Characters represent human qualities such as good, evil, wisdom Problems and conflicts occur A happy ending Good rewarded, evil punished

Types of folktales Trickster Fable Why story Fairytale Tall tale

Trickster tales from different cultures North America: coyote, hare Africa: spider, tortoise Japan: badger Europe: fox, wolf

Examples of trickster tales “The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote” A Mayan tale of a clever rabbit and the tricks he uses to escape from the coyote “The Tortoise and the Hare” A North American tale of a race between the speedy hare and the slow, yet steady tortoise.

Teaches a lesson or a moral Animals have human qualities Fable Short story Teaches a lesson or a moral Animals have human qualities Stresses a theme

Fables from around the world China ~“The Tiger finds a Teacher” Fables from around the world Iran ~”The Magic of Mushkil Gusha Germany ~ “The Fox and the Cat”

Here's some well-known fables Rikki-Tikki-Tavi ~ A story about a brave Mongoose who saves a Boy from an evil cobra The Sick Lion ~ A tale of a clever fox discovering a lion’s trick to get food without chasing it himself

Why Stories ?? Explains why something is as it is Explains how something came to be

Why stories from around the world Africa ~ “Why crocodile has a rough back” Iroquois Nation ~ “how bear lost his tale” India ~ “How the leopard got its spots”

Examples of “why stories” “How the Camel Got its Hump” ~ An exciting tale of how the camel got his hump. “How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin” ~ A tale of how the rhinoceros’ skin got so wrinkly.

Fairytales Good and bad characters A hero or heroine Magic and fantasy Ends happily ever after The problem is overcome by kindness, courage or intelligence

Fairytales from different cultures Russia ~“Baba Yaga” France ~”The Enormous Nose” Pakistan ~”Dorani”

Some well-known fairytales “Cinderella” ~ The story of a maiden who became a princess after fitting her foot into a golden slipper “Liang and the Magic Paintbrush” ~ The story of a poor boy who found a magical paintbrush that could give him whatever he wanted

Fairytale Authors Hans Christian Andersen Brothers Grimm

Tall Tales Larger than life super-human main character with a specific job Problem solved in a funny way Exaggerated details that describe things greater than they really are

Tall Tales How did tall tales start? Settlers who made homes in the American wilderness made up stories

Favorite Tall Tales Pecos Bill ~ A story about the best cowboy the world has ever seen. He was raised by coyotes, wrestled a rattlesnake, rode a cougar, tamed a wild mustang named Widow Maker, and rode a twister across the west. He alone started the cattle drive to Kansas and he made the Grand Canyon.

Favorite Tall Tales Paul Bunyan ~ A tale of gigantic size about a giant lumberjack who lives in the forests of the Northern Mid-west, befriends a blue ox named Babe and clears all of forest alone.

Favorite Tall Tales “John Henry” ~ The African- American tale about the steel drivin’ man who could drive more nails into the track than hundreds of men put together.

Let’s Review

_____ is an example of a trickster tale. A) Cinderella B) The coyote and the hare C) Pecos Bill D) Liang and the magic paint brush

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Which is a trickster tale? A) Cinderella B) The Coyote and the Hare C) Pecos Bill D) Liang and the magic paint brush

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A tall tale is ____? A) A tale explaining how something came to be B) A tale that animals have human qualities C) A tale with the main character having super-human characteristics D) A tale that ends happily ever after

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What is a tall tale? A) A tale that explains why something happens B) A tale that gives animals human qualities C) A tale that gives the main character super-human qualities D) A tale that ends happily ever after

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