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Traditional Literature Folktales Fairy tales Fables Myths Legends Tall Tales
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Traditional Literature *Passed down orally from one generation to the next *At some point, it was written down *Every culture has these stories
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Folktales *giants, witches, magic, ogres *involves a task
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Folktales Examples: Goldilocks and the Three Bears The Three Little Pigs
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Fairy tales Magic and wonder (like wow!)
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Fairy tales Examples: Cinderella Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Fables Animal stories that teach a lesson.
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Fables Examples: Little Red Hen Three Billy Goats Gruff
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Myths Explain how the world began Explain things in nature Stories about gods and supernatural beings Called “why stories”
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Myths Examples: Greek myths such as Hercules How the Rabbit Got a Short Tail
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Legends *Often based on historical figures- sometimes saints *Based in truth, but with some exaggeration *Told to showcase a particular virtue
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Legends Examples: Robin Hood Sir Lancelot
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Tall Tales Larger than life characters Based on lies and exaggerations
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Tall Tales Examples: Daniel Boone Johnny Appleseed John Henry
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