Legend

a story based on a real cultural

hero or event set in the past.

Traditional Legend Combines both true and made

up parts.

literature Examples: Characteristics:

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Folktales King Arth
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What other folktale would be considered a legend?

Sleepy Hollow Or Sleepy Beauty

 a short story passed down a story that explains something
orally that teaches a lesson. about the world.
Fable Myth
Examples: Characteristics: Examples: Characteristics:

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Fable
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The ToCrrtioed Wo ° Talking animals
The CreaM yt h ° Ancient story
ise and the ° Problem t i o n of T h ° Gods/ goddesses heroes
Hare ° Solution or ’s ° Mythical creatures
Hammer

Choose a fable and fill in Myth Web

Animal characters Moral of the story

Myth
Gods/
Goddesses
Title Setting

Explains the
origin of
What other fable do you know?

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 Types of Folktales Characters
a story involving magic, takes
place in a fictional land and
Fairy Tale royalty rules. The characters
are good or evil typically ends
with a happily ever after.

Examples: Characteristics:
Cinderella ° Happy ending
Snow Wh ° Good/evil characters

Story Elements
ite and the ° Mythical land and creatures
Seven Dw Setting
arfs ° Royalty rules

Fill in the parts of Cinderella Draw a symbol of another fairy Plot

that makes it a fairy tale tale here
Royalty:_________________

Happy ending:___________

Good character: _________

Evil Character: __________ Theme

Is Shrek a fairy tale why o why not?
Fairy Tale Conflict
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…and so they lived happily ever after..