What is a Folktale?

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

What is a Folktale? — page 3 — WHAT IS A FOLKTALE Why Are Folktales Told ong ago grandparents OAD and parents told children folktales to teach them about their people's culture and history Folktales were also used to teach children how best to live their lives Folktales were powerful stories so children remembered them and passed them on to their own children OOOOO Australian Aboriginals have folktales known as the Dreamtime They are about the creation of all things Ooooooooooo

What is a Folktale? — page 4 — WHY ARE FOLKTALES TOLD Characters in folktales often have the same fears that people have in real life Folktales were told to show people that they could face their fears like the characters in the folktales In many folktales people use their wits to survive Some folktales teach a moral or a lesson Some are just great stories that are told Most Native American for fun folktales have a moral moral is a lesson in how to behave

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