Myths,Folk Tales,Fables, andFairy TalesA PowerPointPresentationByKim Denney, Lake Murray Elementary, Lexington School District One

What is a myth?

A myth is a story that usually explains something about the world and involves gods and other superhuman beings.

Examples of MythsBaucis and Philemon

Medusas Head

Quetzalcoatl

Daedalus and Icarus

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.

Examples of Folk TalesThe NightingaleThe Seventh SisterHow the Snake Got PoisonAli Baba and the Forty ThievesHe Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit

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.

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

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.

Examples of Fairy TalesCinderellaSnow White and the Seven DwarvesElla EnchantedCinder EdnaPhoto from:http://www.jlmatrix.co.uk/joanna/images/enchanted1.jpg

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?