Myths,Folk Tales,Fables, andFairy Tales

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What is a myth?

A myth is a story that usually explains

something about the world and involves gods and other superhuman

beings.

Examples of Myths

• Baucis and Philemon

• Medusa’s Head

• Quetzalcoatl

• Daedalus and Icarus

What is a Folk Tale?

• A folk tale is a story with no known author. Folk tales are passed down from one generation to another by word of mouth.

Examples of Folk Tales

• The Nightingale• The Seventh

Sister• How the Snake

Got Poison• Ali Baba and the

Forty Thieves• He Lion, Bruh

Bear, and Bruh Rabbit

What is a fable?

• A fable is a very brief story in prose or in verse that teaches a moral or a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.

Examples of Fables

• The Crow and the Jar

• The Wolf and the House Dog

• The Fox and the Crow

• The Country Mouse and the City Mouse

• The Maid and the Milk pail

What is a fairy tale?

• A fairy tale is a type of imaginative writing that carries the reader into an invented world where the laws of nature, as we know them, do not operate.

Examples of Fairy Tales

• Cinderella• Snow White and

the Seven Dwarves

• Ella Enchanted• Cinder Edna

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Quiz Time!

• Which genre teaches a moral at the end?

• What are two examples of myths?

• What is a story with no known author?

• What are three examples of folk tales?

• What kind of story is The Country Mouse and the City Mouse?