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Modern Fantasy
Tall Tales
Folktales
100
A story about animals that keep their animal characteristics , but also may talk.
What is animal fantasy
100
The aspect of talltales that some took a dim view about the environment.
What is a negative
100
Another name for Folktales.
What is Folklore
200
A category about toys and objects that have a secret life with or without the knowledge of their owner.
What is Toys and Objects
200
A story in which one man planted many apple orchards.
What is Johnny Appleseed..
200
A folklore in which the entertaining stories reveal a lot about human nature, are about characters that have magical adventures. Animals in the stories can speak. They always end happily with the "underdog" usually triumphing or good overcoming evil. Wishes come true as a result of a test or struggle
What is fairytales?
300
A sub genre about little people that have human traits and have real human situations but are just little.
What is Tiny Humans
300
The story about a African American railroad worker.
What is John Henry.
300
A story that contain action and suspense and seek to explain the origins of life and elements of nature. They are usually about the gods and supernatural beings which existed before or shortly after humans first appeared on the earth.
What is myths.
400
A sub genre of Modern Fantasy where imaginary worlds begin in the realm of reality then move rapidly into a world of make believe where situations seem impossible but still have a realistic quality.
What is Imaginary Worlds.
400
A story that involves a giant ox and a giant lumberjack.
What is Paul Bunyan.
400
A story in which these short, simple tales, which teach a lesson, have few characters (often animals). There is a moral which can be pulled from the simple story to represent a larger lesson in life.
What is a fable.
500
A sub genre of Modern Fantasy in which these books involve the battle between good and evil and their characters may include elves, dwarves, witches, dragons and other mythical beings as well as humans. High fantasy books typically have a quest for a lost or stolen object of power that the protagonist and antagonist need for different reasons and purposes.
What is High Fantasy.
500
A story in which an American cowboy rides a tornado.
What is Pecos Bill.
500
A folktale that usually refers to individuals, heroes or kings who lived in the period before written records. While they may be based in some ways on fact, they have been embellished over time.
What are Legends/Epics.