Say what?
"I am indeed grateful to you, for you too asked something impossible of me."
"The Blacksmith's Dilemma"
A wise fool is an example of this.
An archetype
The character (an animal) whose eye could supposedly cure the fish king
the rabbit
One Thousand and One Nights is an example of this; a primary narrative that introduces and surrounds multiple secondary stories.
Frame story
"King Thrushbeard"
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Experience can give wisdom
"The Cave that Talked"
I have done great wrong, and am not worthy to be your wife."
"King Thrushbeard" by the brothers Grimm
This line is an example of a ___________, a brief saying that expresses a truth in a witty, satirical, or striking manner:
"Joy comes from knowing what to dread."
the character who told the king that he required charcoal from hair and water from tears to complete his task
Walukaga
"The Rabbit" is this type of story; a whimsical tale that is intended to entertain and guide the listener, often with a large variety of characters. Most fairy tales fall into this category.
Folktale
Greek slave attributed with writing a famous collection of fables which present life lessons
Aesop
Kindness is often repaid in unexpected ways
"Lion and the Mouse"
"The Rabbit"
This line is an example of a _________, an expression that can only be understood in its specific wording rather than as separate words, often unique to a specific language:
"With that he tore away up to the mountain side and has ever after been careful to give the turtle a wide berth."
idiom
The jackal in "The Cave that Talked" is an example of this archetype.
The trickster
A type of legend in which things are humorously exaggerated to explain the origins of landmarks or cultural practices. Paul Bunyan and Captain Stormalong are examples of this type of legend.
Tall tale
The country from which the Panchatantra, the oldest surviving collection of fables, is from
India
Old friends should never be sacrificed for new ones
"The Goatherd and the Wild Goats"
"Never Travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger."
"The Bear and the Two Travellers"
This line is an example of what type of irony:
"For all rogues are notoriously clever at concealing their real designs."
Dramatic irony--a contrast between what a character says and what a reader or audience knows to be true
nickname given to a suitor of the prideful princess
King Thrushbeard
"The Goatherd and the Wild Goats" is this type of story; a brief tale intended to teach the listener a life lesson
a fable
"Eldorado"
Edgar Allen Poe
Punishing others for one's own wrongdoing is unjust
"The Peasant and the Sheep"
"For all rogues are notoriously clever at concealing their real designs."
"The Peasant and the Sheep"
The following line is an example of _______, an understatement expressed as a negative to communicate the opposite argument.
"And the Kraken wasn't what I'd call helpful."
litote
Morgiana
a work song that alternates every line between the verse, which is sung by one of the sailors, and the chorus, which is sung by the rest of the crew
Sea chantey
"The Big Dipper"
Leo Tolstoy
Arrogant knowledge that lacks common sense is worthless
"The Lion-Makers"