Folktales

We'll be reading FOLKTALES! Do you know what a folktale is?

Folktales are stories passed down through generations, mainly by telling. Different kinds of folktales include fairy tales, tall tales, trickster tales, myths, and legends .

folk tale
noun  1. a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people. 2. any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially oneconsidered to be false or based on superstition. Read this first: What a folktale is and isn't...very interesting! Then, take a look at this PowerPoint Presentation:

Check out some of these links: An American Folktale || The Little Red Hen An English Folktale || A Tale from the Far East || The Little Rooster An American Folktale || A Russian Folktale || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Chicken Little <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">An English Folktale ||
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Mr. Bunny's Carrot Soup
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The Four Friends
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The Turnip

<span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Read these stories online

<span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">American Folktales

<span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Lots of great stories here

<span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">An assortment of stories organized by Aaron Shepard

<span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Scholastics Writer's Workshop: Reading, Listening to, and Writing Folktales

<span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Folktales from around the world

In class we'll read... The Wise Old Woman The Greatest Treasure In the Days of King Adobe One Grain of Rice

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Zooburst Summaries Raff and Vanessa media type="custom" key="22012002"

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