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Title: Oral Tradition


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Oral Tradition
  • Fairy Tales, Fables, Legends, and Myths

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Oral Traditions
  • Oral traditions is a term that includes fairy
    tales, fables, legends and tall tales, and myths
  • Oral traditions were composed long ago, in many
    cases before books were available to the general
    public
  • Although each type has its distinctions, all oral
    traditions have a shared purpose of teaching the
    reader a lesson about life.

3
FairyTales
  • A fairy tale is a story composed orally and then
    passed along by word of mouth
  • Intended to teach a moral lesson
  • Usually include magical elements

4
Fables
  • A fable is a brief story or poem, usually with
    animal characters that talk, that teaches a
    lesson about life called a moral.

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Legends and Tall Tales
  • Legends and tall tales are stories handed down
    over generations that are generally believed to
    be historical
  • They usually contain fantastic elements, such as
    people with extraordinary abilities or
    characteristics.
  • Legends and Tall Tales are sometimes used to
    explain origins or natural occurrences

6
  • Many legends and fables are influenced by
    cultural context - the background, customs, and
    beliefs of the people who originally told the
    story.

7
Myths
  • Myths are stories usually containing super-human
    beings that explain natural occurrences and
    express beliefs about right and wrong.

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  • Myths are used to explain
  • Natural phenomena
  • Origins of animals, landmarks, and natural
    entities
  • Lessons about right and wrong
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