1. Traditional Literature

2. What makes a story traditional literature? Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. This includes: FolktalesLegendsFablesFairy tales Tall talesMyths

3. Folktales Oral stories Anonymous Found in cultures Timeless and placeless stories

4. Folktales Often fairy tales, trickster tales, and tall tales are grouped in the folktale category

5. What will most folktales will have in common? The Setting It can be a place that exists or an imaginary place.

6. What will most folktales will have in common? The Characters Can be people or talking animals who sometime have exaggerated or magical abilities

7. What will most folktales will have in common? The Conflict Usually everyday problems that regular people might have.

8. What will most folktales will have in common? Style Informal and conversational

9. What will most folktales will have in common? Theme Or the folktale's moral, is a lesson about human nature from which listeners or readers can learn.

10. A Myth will…… Explain something in nature Have gods and goddesses as characters

11. A Fable will… Teach a lesson or have a moral to the story Often has talking animals as characters

12. A Fairytale will…. Involves magic Kings, Queens, Princes, and Princesses will be the characters

13. A Legend will…. Be told like it really happened of the like the characters really lived But the characters will have exaggerated abilities and do unbelievable things yet it will seem almost like it could be true.

14. A Trickster Tale will…. Often has a moral lesson mixed with humor One of the main characters will be a prankster

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