Folktales and Fairytales

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Folktales and Fairytales
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Folktales

• Folktales are stories told by people.
• One Folktale you may remember is Jack and the
  Beanstalk.

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• Folktales are stories that are told from
  generation to generation, like the story of the
  tooth fairy.

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• Many folktales are make believe.

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• Some folktales are part make believe and part
  real.
• That means that the characters themselves were
  probably real people.

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• Some folktales teach a lesson like the story of
  the Tortoise and the Hare.
• Also, in some folktales, animals can talk.

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• Some folktales can be scary.

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• Some folktales are also tall tales.
• That means they are exaggerated and sometimes
  funny.

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Vocabulary

• Folktale a story, often with mythical or
  legendary elements, made and handed down among
  common people.
• Traditional handed down customary to a people
• Version a performance or interpretation of a
  piece of music, poetry, drama, story, or
  characters role.

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More vocabulary

• Scan a glance at or to review quickly
• Motif a main element, idea or feature to be
  elaborated on or developed.
• Porquoi A French word meaning why
• Point of View the perspective or way in which a
  story is told the eyes through which the reader
  sees.

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What folktales can you remember?