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Myths,Folk Tales,Fables, andFairy TalesA PowerPointPresentationByKim Denney, Lake Murray Elementary, Lexington School District One
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What is a myth?
A myth is a story that usually explains something about the world and involves gods and other superhuman beings.
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Examples of MythsBaucis and Philemon
Medusas Head
Quetzalcoatl
Daedalus and Icarus
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What is a Folk Tale?A folk tale is a story with no known author. Folk tales are passed down from one generation to another by word of mouth.
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Examples of Folk TalesThe NightingaleThe Seventh SisterHow the Snake Got PoisonAli Baba and the Forty ThievesHe Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit
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What is a fable?A fable is a very brief story in prose or in verse that teaches a moral or a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
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Examples of FablesThe Crow and the JarThe Wolf and the House DogThe Fox and the CrowThe Country Mouse and the City MouseThe Maid and the Milk pail
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What is a fairy tale?A fairy tale is a type of imaginative writing that carries the reader into an invented world where the laws of nature, as we know them, do not operate.
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Examples of Fairy TalesCinderellaSnow White and the Seven DwarvesElla EnchantedCinder EdnaPhoto from:http://www.jlmatrix.co.uk/joanna/images/enchanted1.jpg
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Quiz Time!Which genre teaches a moral at the end?What are two examples of myths?What is a story with no known author? What are three examples of folk tales?What kind of story is The Country Mouse and the City Mouse?
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