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1. Elements of Folktales

2. What is a Folktale?
 Folktales were passed down from
generation to generation by word of
mouth, which is called oral tradition.
 Folktales were made up to explain the
wonders of the world or to teach morals
and lessons.

3. Different Types of Folktales
 Trickster Tales
 Fables
 Pourquoi stories
 Fairytales

4. Trickster Tales
 One character, usually the protagonist,
is a clever trickster that causes
problems for the other characters
 They usually go unpunished
 Example Anansi the Spider (Africa),
Hare (North America), Wolf( Europe),
Hermes (Greek Mythology)

5. Fables
 These are stories that teach a lesson or have
a moral
 The main characters of Fables are usually
animals with human characteristics
 The moral not stated, but needs to be inferred
by the reader
 Examples of Fables: The Little Red Hen,
The Three Little Pigs

6. Pourquoi Stories
 Explain WHY something is as it is
 Explains HOW something came to be and it
usually explains something in Nature
 Examples of Pourquoi stories:
How thunder or lightening came to be
How the Elephant Got Its Trunk or How the
Tiger Got Its Stripes
*** Most myths and tall tales are considered
Pourquois

7. Fairytales
 Include good and evil characters
 Usually has a hero or heroine
 Has Magic
 Often begins with “Once upon a time”
 Conflicts are resolved through kindness,
courage or intelligence
 Examples: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty,
Aladdin

8. Common Elements of Folktales:
Rule of Three: Items happen in sets of 3 or 7s
(things happen in 3s, lots of repetition or
repeated phrases) -For Example:
- 3 characters
- 3 events
- 3 tests the character must overcome
Ex: “Jack and the Beanstalk” showed Jack climbing the beanstalk
three times. The wicked stepmother visited Snow White in the forest
three times before she finally got her to eat the apple.
Magic is commonly used, to explain the
unexplainable.
You will see similar characteristics from stories
across the world

9. Common Elements of a Folktale:
Plot/Themes
Characters go through tests to prove
something (the good character must
solve a problem)
Good v. Evil (has characters that good,
others are bad)
Good is rewarded and evil is punished in
the end (tales have a happy ending)

10. Common Elements of a Folktale:
Characterization
 Characters change only after they have gone
through the lesson learned during the course of
the story
 The hero is usually young and fair, kind, brave,
unselfish, and may possess some sort of special
power.
 Magic helpers, such as the Fairy Godmother in
Cinderella, allow for things to occur within a story
that would otherwise be impossible

11. Common Elements of a Folktale:
Setting
 Place is usually described easily and
briefly, leaving the imagination to fill in the
gaps. For example, folktales take place in
a cottage in the woods or in a magical
kingdom
 Time is fantasy time, such as Once upon
a time, or A long time ago

12. 1.the language or dialect
spoken by the ordinary people
in a particular country or
region.
Vernacular
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
"Jim was most ruined for a servant,
because he got stuck up on account
of having seen the devil and been
rode by witches."