20 questions
Aesop's Fables
Fables
Folk Tales
Myths
Legends
Usually has animals as characters (personification)
myths
tall tales
fables
legends
Teaches a lesson or moral
legend
folk tale
tall tale
fable
Cinderella
Tall Tale
Legend
Fable
Fairy Tale
good vs. evil
fables
short stories
fairy tales
folk tales
magic, faeries, and other mythical creatures
folk tales
legends
fairy tales
tall tales
happily ever after, good prevails over evil
folk tales
fairy tales
legends
tall tales
Before written language this was the only way to preserve the history and culture of a group of people.
Legends
Myths
Folk Tales
Fairy Tales
Passed down by oral tradition
Myths
Folk Tales
Tall Tales
Legends
Folk Tales based on real events
Fables
Tall Tales
Myths
Legends
Stories that have been passed down for so long some information may be true, and some may not be true.
Myths
Legends
Fables
Tall Tales
King Arthur
Legends
Fairy Tales
Folk Tales
Myths
Lesson, sometimes stated at the end of the story.
Lesson
Moral
Theme
Oral Tradition
Gods and Goddesses
Legends
Fables
Myths
Tall Tales
"Hercules" and "Perseus and Medusa"
Myths
Fairy Tales
Legends
Folk Tales
Often teaches a lesson or explains natural phenomena
folk tale
myth
tall tale
legend
Word of mouth
moral
oral tradition
lesson
folk lore
Often based in historical fact with unbelievable parts added to the story.
Myths
Legends
Tall Tales
Folk Tales
Usually set in America long ago
Legends
Myths
Tall Tales
Fairy Tales
John Henry
Folktale
Tall Tale
Myth
Legend