Name: Janelle M.

Brito
Year/Course: BSED English II-C

Research/study the definition of Myth and Folklore and compare and contrast the two.

Myth
a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a
people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon creation myths.
A story without an author that is passed along and is usually intended to teach a lesson, or something
that is untrue. If many believe that black cats are evil but this isn't true, then this is an example of a
myth.

Folklore
is the body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to
that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, proverbs and jokes.
Some examples of folk tales include: “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” – a British story about a girl who
breaks into the house of the three bears, tries everything out, and gets scared away. “The White
Elephant” – a folktale from Asia about how the kind white elephant is treated kindly.

 Mythology usually refers to something extremely grand in scale and scope, often
covering a wide geographical range and thousands of years. Folklore, however, is usually
smaller in scale and is often thought of as the mythology of common people, though these
stories can be just as well known. Both mythology and folklore involve fictional stories
and characters, but the people in myths are often divine or immortal beings who fight
fantastical monsters and are involved in events that shape the very nature of the world.