Folktales
Name that Folktale
What Kind of Folktale is it?
Characteristics of Folktales
Miscellaneous
100
A story told from generation to generation.
What is a Folktale?
100
During this story, the king imprisons a young maiden in order for her to spin golden straw.
What is Rumpelstiltskin?
100
What kind of folktale is "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
What is Legend?
100
This is in folktales and is known for being out of the ordinary.
What is supernatural powers?
100
What is the name of Ms. Nelson's cat?
What is Binks?
200
Different cultures around the world causes folktales do this.
What is change in order to fit in with the culture of the area?
200
In the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow", the main character from the story does this for a living.
What is a teacher?
200
"How Turtle Got a Cracked Shell" is this type of folktale.
What is Fable?
200
Legends are often based on
What is real events/people?
200
This is the name of Ms. Nelson's fiancé.
What is Jason?
300
These are the four types of folktales.
What is Legend, Myth, Fairytale, and Fable?
300
In this folktale, this king was cursed with the power to turn everything into gold.
What is King Midas?
300
Cinderella is this type of folktale.
What is Fairytale?
300
This type of folktale has talking animals featured in it?
What is a fable?
300
This is how you spell Ms. Nelson's future last name.
What is K A N D A L?
400
Folktales have ____________ themes that makes the stories fit in with many different cultures.
What is common ideas?
400
In "How Turtle Got a Cracked Shell", describe in detail how Turtle did crack his shell.
He was impatient and got frustrated when he couldn't speak to the Crows; therefore, he let go of the stick and fell from the sky.
400
Rumpelstiltskin is this type of folktale.
What is Fairytale?
400
Morals are featured in what types of folktales?
What is all of them?
400
Ms. Nelson's biggest pet-peeve is this.
What is student lying to her?
500
The chief purpose of a folktale is to do this.
What is entertain and/or teach a lesson?
500
Name 5 similarities and 5 differences between the movie and story version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
Similarities- Teacher, Scarecrow, in love, moved to Sleepy Hollow, music, black horse etc. Differences- Greedy, Scared, didn't teach his love, no hat left behind, musical, etc.
500
King Midas is a Myth because of these characteristics.
What is supernatural powers, king, based on a true thing, etc.
500
Name the four main characteristics of folktales.
What is meant to be told aloud and passed down generation to generation, traditional stories of a people, country, or land, deal with the hopes, fears, problems and situations of common people, entertainment is often chief purpose?
500
Who is the best teacher ever???
Who is Ms. Nelson :)