What is a Folktale?

What is a Folktale? book cover — CONTENTS What Is a Folktale Why Are Folktales Told Themes in Folktales Folktales Retold 10 The Giant Witch 10 20 Li Chi and the Serpent 12 Let's Compare 14 The Girl Who Lived with the Wolves 16 A Story and a Song 18 Let's Compare The Warrior and the Owl 22 Selekana 24 Let's Compare Write Your Own Folktale 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 26 Index 32

What is a Folktale? — page 1 — WHAT IS A FOLKTALE What Is a Folktale olktales are stories that tell about different parts of life They can be scary funny or exciting They may entertain teach a lesson or try to explain things about the world that people do not understand Folktales are told all around the world Folktales have been passed down by word of mouth One person told a tale first then the story spread Soon whole families and communities knew and loved the tale of ISAF The word folktale is made up of two words Folk means people or to do with a particular group of people Tale means a

What is a Folktale? — page 2 — WHAT IS A FOLKTALE Folktales changed as they were told Eventually they were written down Today there are different Some of versions of the same folktale the best folktales are

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