Folktale Motifs

(recurring thematic elements) Folktales often share common motifsplot elements that are easily recognized because they appear frequently. Read the following common folktale motifs and write down folktales youve read which have featured the motifs: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Miraculous birth of a hero: Gatot Kaca (Central Java) Unusual birth: Timun Mas (Central Java) An impossible mission or tasks: The Legend of Tangkuban Perahu (West Java) Defeating monster: Timun Mas (Central Java) Winning of the bride and/or throne A wicked step-mother: Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih (Central Java) The fulfillment of an oracle The use of trickery: A Lesson for The Tiger (Central Java) The Legend of Tangkuban Perahu (West Java), Botol and the Tiger (Bali) The use of magical objects: Timun Mas (Central Java) Magical powers: Malin Kundang (West Sumatra) A poor or mistreated younger child: Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih (Central Java) A Journey: Malin Kundang (West Sumatra) A promise kept or broken: Lake Toba (North Sumatra), Rabiatuns Promise (South Sumatra), Botol and the Tiger (Bali) A spoiled child: Telaga Warna (West Java) Divine command disobeyed: Joko Seger and Roro Anteng (East Java), Rabiatuns Promise (South Sumatra)

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