1. Myths,
Folk Tales,
Fables, and
Fairy Tales
A
PowerPoint
Presentation
By
Kim Denney, Lake Murray
Elementary, Lexington School District
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2. What is a myth?
A myth is a story that usually
explains something about the
world and involves gods and
other superhuman beings.

3. Examples of Myths
• Baucis and
Philemon
• Medusa’s Head
• Quetzalcoatl
• Daedalus and Icarus

4. What is a Folk Tale?
• A folk tale is a story
with no known
author. Folk tales
are passed down
from one generation
to another by word
of mouth.

5. Examples of Folk Tales
• The Nightingale
• The Seventh Sister
• How the Snake Got
Poison
• Ali Baba and the
Forty Thieves
• He Lion, Bruh Bear,
and Bruh Rabbit

6. What is a fable?
• A fable is a very
brief story in prose
or in verse that
teaches a moral or a
practical lesson
about how to
succeed in life.

7. Examples of Fables
• The Crow and the Jar
• The Wolf and the
House Dog
• The Fox and the Crow
• The Country Mouse
and the City Mouse
• The Maid and the Milk
pail

8. What is a fairy tale?
• A fairy tale is a type
of imaginative
writing that carries
the reader into an
invented world
where the laws of
nature, as we know
them, do not
operate.

9. Examples of Fairy Tales
• Cinderella
• Snow White and the
Seven Dwarves
• Ella Enchanted
• Cinder Edna
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10. • Which genre teaches
a moral at the end?
• What are two
examples of myths?
• What is a story with
no known author?
• What are three
examples of folk
tales?
• What kind of story is
The Country Mouse
and the City Mouse?
Quiz Time!