Folktale, Fable, or Tall Tale?
Folktale, Fable or Tall Tale 2
Examples of folktales, fables, and tall tales
Passages
100
Has a moral or life lesson.
What is a fable?
100
Character has a problem that they solve in a funny way.
What is a tall tale?
100
The Tortoise and the Hare
What is a fable?
100
The 20 foot man flew over the town with his huge wings in search of his dog.
What is a tall tale?
200
Passed down generation by generation.
What is a folktale?
200
Characters show mistakes that humans make.
What is a fable?
200
Paul Bunyan
What is a tall tale?
200
The genie granted the boy his 3 wishes for being so kind.
What is a folktale?
300
Has lots of exaggeration and stretches the truth.
What is a tall tale?
300
Objects come alive and act like humans.
What is a fable?
300
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
What is a fable?
300
The flower jumped for joy when it started raining because it needed the water to grow.
What is a fable?
400
Animals talk like humans and show human traits.
What is a fable?
400
Wishes are granted.
What is a folktale?
400
Pecos Bill
What is a tall tale?
400
And the moral of the story was "never trust someone who is always lying."
What is a fable?
500
Some examples of characters include Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Pecos Bill.
What is a tall tale?
500
A clever character gets into trouble.
What is a folktale?
500
The Emperor and the Kite
What is a folktale?
500
The wise old lady was over 500 years old and told many stories about her life.
What is a tall tale?
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