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Traditional Literature

Traditional Literature. Fables, Fairy/Folk Tales, Legends, and Myths. Understanding Traditional Tale Types. Fables. Tortoise and the Hare The Fox and the Grapes The Lion and the Mouse. Types of Folktales. Cumulative Beast Tales (3 Billy Goats) Magic and Wonder (includes fairy tales)

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Traditional Literature

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  1. Traditional Literature Fables, Fairy/Folk Tales, Legends, and Myths

  2. Understanding Traditional Tale Types

  3. Fables • Tortoise and the Hare • The Fox and the Grapes • The Lion and the Mouse

  4. Types of Folktales • Cumulative • Beast Tales (3 Billy Goats) • Magic and Wonder (includes fairy tales) • Pourquoi (why stories)

  5. Mythology • Greek and Roman (Zeus, Jupiter) • Norse (Thor, Odin) • Native American (Coyote-Trickster) • African (Anansi) • Sumerian/Babylonian (Gilgamesh) • and many more

  6. Legends

  7. American Legends - Tall Tales • Based on hard-working people • Bragging and exaggeration • Seemingly impossible feats • Agricultural to industrial culture • Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, etc.

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