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What is a Folk Tale?. What is a folktale?. Folktales were the oral traditions of adults They were passed down generation after generation by word of mouth They are stories about people’s lives and their imaginations as they struggled with their fears and anxieties about the world around them.
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What is a folktale? • Folktales were the oral traditions of adults • They were passed down generation after generation by word of mouth • They are stories about people’s lives and their imaginations as they struggled with their fears and anxieties about the world around them.
What is a folktale? • Folktales were made up to explain the wonders of the world.
Different Types of Folktales • Trickster Tales • Fables • PorquoiStories • Fairytales