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Folk Tales and Fairy Tales

Folk Tales and Fairy Tales. Marshdale Elementary LMC Mrs. Meyer, Librarian. What makes a story a folk tale or fairy tale?. Characters. Characters are simple. One is good. One is wicked. One character is someone of royalty (king, queen, prince, princess, etc.). Plot.

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Folk Tales and Fairy Tales

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  1. Folk Tales and Fairy Tales Marshdale Elementary LMC Mrs. Meyer, Librarian

  2. What makes a storya folk tale or fairy tale?

  3. Characters • Characters are simple. • One is good. • One is wicked. • One character is someone of royalty (king, queen, prince, princess, etc.)

  4. Plot • The story begins with “once upon a time” or something similar. • Plots are simple and direct. • Magic events, characters and objects are part of the story.

  5. Setting • They were told as oral stories before they were written down. • They represent our cultural heritage. • Certain numbers like three and seven are often in the story.

  6. Other story elements... • They reveal truths about human nature. • The story ends with “…they lived happily ever after.”

  7. Types of folk tales • Cumulative • Pourquoi (why) • beast

  8. Where are they? • In our library you will find most folktales and fairy tales in the 398.2 section in non-fiction. 398.2

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