This document defines and provides examples of different types of folklore, including oral tradition, folktales, legends, fables, myths, and tall tales. It notes that folklore includes the stories, customs, and beliefs of a whole group of people that are often passed down orally. Fables always have a moral lesson, while legends usually feature exaggerated stories about real people or supernatural beings. Myths seek to explain natural events, and tall tales are exaggerated American stories sometimes used to describe an area or occupation. The example tall tale describes an impossible scenario of a man turning geese into snowballs.
7. MORAL A learned lesson Your act of revenge may destroy what you care for. The early bird gets the worm. Kindness inspires kindness in others. Don't buy taffy if you have no teeth!
8.
9.
10.
11. What is the setting of this story? Time_________________ Place_________________ Who is the narrator? __________________ What is a narrator? __________________ What impossible happening does the story describe? Why is it impossible? Americans have always enjoyed telling stories, jokes, and riddles. Sometimes a group of people would make up a story about the work they did or the area in which they lived. This story was told and retold. In the retelling, the truth was stretched more and more. These funny, exaggerated stories are known as TALL TALES. TALL TALES
![FOLKLORE ,[object Object]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)