6.1 Literature Tales & Myths

Question 1

Centuries before the Internet, television and radio gave us the news, people were curious to find out what was going on in their lives. What did they use?

Answer 1

stories / folktales

• They created stories to explain how things came to be as they are.
• As time passed, the stories that people told came to be known as folktales.

Question 2

How are fairy tales different from folktales?

Answer 2

Fairy tales are filled with magic and often set in places that seem unreal to us. They have dream-like qualities, yet contain a plot with a very real conflict between good and bad characters or forces.

Question 3

Sample fairy tales

Answer 3

Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk

Question 4

Many_________ include animals with human characteristics that have something to tell us about how people live their lives. These stories were originally passed on orally from one generation to the next. Many of these folktales have animals as the protagonist and antagonist, and are often referred to as fables.

Answer 4

folktales

Question 5

sample traditional folktale titles

Answer 5

The Three Little Pigs, The Little Red Hen, The Three Bears