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Introduction & Terms for
     Understanding
ALLEGORY
• A short symbolic narrative
• Represents a spiritual or
  abstract meanings

PARABLE: a short
  allegory designed to
  teach some truth
  (religious principle, moral
  or life lessons)
Fairytales
• Highly interesting,
  imaginative stories that
  are implausible

• Symbolic in nature

• Meant to teach a lesson
Folklore & folktales
• A traditional story of a
  culture, locale
• Not related to history,
  but known common or
  “local” knowledge
• Any belief or story that
  is passed down through
  oral tradition
Legend
• Associated with a
  historical or verifiable
  story
• Associated with
  “local” or geographic
  locations,
• Tales of “weird
  happenings” or
  phenomenon that
  cannot be proven
Introduction to Myths, Fables & Fairy Tales
MYTH
• A traditional story
  concerning a hero or
  event, gods,
  goddesses, or
  creatures
• Explains some practice,
  rite, or phenomenon of
  nature
• With or without a basis
  of fact or natural
  explanation

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Introduction to Myths, Fables & Fairy Tales

  • 1. Introduction & Terms for Understanding
  • 2. ALLEGORY • A short symbolic narrative • Represents a spiritual or abstract meanings PARABLE: a short allegory designed to teach some truth (religious principle, moral or life lessons)
  • 3. Fairytales • Highly interesting, imaginative stories that are implausible • Symbolic in nature • Meant to teach a lesson
  • 4. Folklore & folktales • A traditional story of a culture, locale • Not related to history, but known common or “local” knowledge • Any belief or story that is passed down through oral tradition
  • 5. Legend • Associated with a historical or verifiable story • Associated with “local” or geographic locations, • Tales of “weird happenings” or phenomenon that cannot be proven
  • 7. MYTH • A traditional story concerning a hero or event, gods, goddesses, or creatures • Explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature • With or without a basis of fact or natural explanation