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Folk Tales and Fairy Tales. Marshdale Elementary LMC Mrs. Meyer, Librarian. What makes a story a folk tale or fairy tale?. Characters. Characters are simple. One is good. One is wicked. One character is someone of royalty (king, queen, prince, princess, etc.). Plot.
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Folk Tales and Fairy Tales Marshdale Elementary LMC Mrs. Meyer, Librarian
Characters • Characters are simple. • One is good. • One is wicked. • One character is someone of royalty (king, queen, prince, princess, etc.)
Plot • The story begins with “once upon a time” or something similar. • Plots are simple and direct. • Magic events, characters and objects are part of the story.
Setting • They were told as oral stories before they were written down. • They represent our cultural heritage. • Certain numbers like three and seven are often in the story.
Other story elements... • They reveal truths about human nature. • The story ends with “…they lived happily ever after.”
Types of folk tales • Cumulative • Pourquoi (why) • beast
Where are they? • In our library you will find most folktales and fairy tales in the 398.2 section in non-fiction. 398.2