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Fables, Tall Tales, Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends

Fables, Tall Tales, Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends. Fables. Definition : A brief story that sets forth some pointed statement of truth Origin : Found in almost every country Handed down from generation to generation as oral literature

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Fables, Tall Tales, Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends

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  1. Fables, Tall Tales, Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends

  2. Fables • Definition: A brief story that sets forth some pointed statement of truth • Origin: Found in almost every country • Handed down from generation to generation as oral literature • Content: Usually contains incidents that relate to the unusual, sometimes supernatural • Contains a moral • Characters: often animals or plants given human qualities, but people and supernatural figures may appear • Structure: lacks development of characters • Examples: Aesop’s fables, The Tortoise and the Hare

  3. Tall Tale • Definition: story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual • Origin: American folk literature • Oral tradition and contests • Content: Based on hard-working people • Bragging and exaggeration – HYPERBOLE • Humorous or witty • Seemingly impossible feats • Characters: people, fictional characters • Told to make the narrator seems as if he/she was part of the story • Examples: Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed

  4. Fairy Tales and Folk Tales • Definition: fictional story that may feature folkloric characters and enchantments • Origin: almost all cultures • Oral tradition and then written and recorded • Content: Associated with children • Characters: fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, gnomes, talking animals, princes, princesses, witches, wicked stepmothers, fairy godmothers, etc. • Structure: Contains elements of plot • Examples: Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, etc.

  5. Myths • Definition: a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form • Origin: Almost all cultures • Passed through oral tradition • Content: Closely linked to religion and the explaining of why something is; establishes models for behavior • Characters: Gods or supernatural heroes • Structure: Elements of plot, personification • Examples: Greek mythology, Roman mythology

  6. Legends • Definition: a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale truth • Origin: found in almost all cultures • Passed on through oral tradition • Content: occurrence of miracles • Characters: real people going through imaginary events • Structure: Includes element of plot • Examples: Beowulf, Robin Hood

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