Folk+Tales

 1889 edition of The Blue Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang - illustration by H.G. Ford

 n Folk tales, unlike myths, are meant to be entertaining and thus are not assumed to be truthful or sacred. n The story is not set during a specific time other than the past; the story will indicate that events happened “long, long ago” or “once upon a time.”  n The characters in folk tales are often peasants and personified animals. n The main character often uses trickery to defeat the antagonist, who is often a monster of sorts, or complete his/her task. n The main character of the story is the one who is meant to be taught the lesson/moral.  n Magic and enchantment are often elements of a folk tale.  n The number three appears throughout the story. There could be three tasks, three characters, or three important objects.

=__[|Just So Stories]__= by Rudyard Kipling

=[|European Folk Tales] =

=[|Grimm's Fairy Tales] =

**Task** You may complete this task on your own or with one other classmate. After having read one of the folk tales in Rudyard Kipling's __Just So Stories__, one of the European Folk Tales, or one of Grimm's Fairy Tales use Inspiration to complete a graphic organizer illustrating how the story fits the characterictics of a folk tale. You may create your own web or you may use the theme template. There is an example on the Documents page. Be sure to provide cited textual evidence to support your asertions