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A Most Amazing Race

A Most Amazing Race. Folktales, Myths, and Legends From Around the World. 1. All folktales originally began as stories told by word of mouth. Folktale Characteristics. What does this mean about the original form of the stories?.

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A Most Amazing Race

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  1. A Most Amazing Race Folktales, Myths, and Legends From Around the World

  2. 1. All folktales originally began as stories told by word of mouth. Folktale Characteristics What does this mean about the original form of the stories?

  3. Three birds flew past Wheeling Middle at 5:00 pm. One said, “I wish I could swim in that river right now.” The other two replied, “Don’t be ridiculous.”

  4. 2. All folktales have a moral or teach a lesson. Folktale Characteristics What is a moral?

  5. 3. Many old folktales explain how something came to be. These are called “creation myths.” Folktale Characteristics Before science could explain actions and reactions, storytellers would attempt to explain the unexplainable with folktales.

  6. 4. Characters in folktales are usually animals or people. Folktale Characteristics Many old Native American myths use animals as characters to describe how things came to be. Human characters in folktales can range from royalty to peasants, heroes to villains, princes to princesses.

  7. 5. Usually a character in a folktale must face an impossible test. Folktale Characteristics Name some stories you know where a character had to face an impossible test.

  8. 6. Many folktales contain the Rule of Three. Characters and events seem to happen in threes. Folktale Characteristics Name some stories you know where there are three things …

  9. Types of Folktales • Fairytales • Characters are usually royalty. • Characters usually face a test. • Setting is usually, “Once upon • a time in a far off place.” • Themes usually include good • vs. evil and dark vs. light.

  10. Types of Folktales • Myths • Characters are usually gods or • god-like creatures. • They usually explain how • something came to be or how • something was created. • These are some of the oldest • types of folktales.

  11. Types of Folktales • Legends • Usually specific to a certain • area, but some similar legends • appear in different areas. • Legends are usually based on • fact but extraordinary details • have been added. • Different types include: urban • legends, personal legends, • local legends, and • supernatural legends.

  12. A Most Amazing Race

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