This document is a PowerPoint presentation that defines and provides examples of myths, folk tales, fables, and fairy tales. It defines myths as stories involving gods and superhuman beings that explain the world. Examples of myths given are Baucis and Philemon and Medusa's Head. Folk tales are defined as stories passed down orally with no known author, and examples include The Nightingale and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Fables are brief stories that teach a moral lesson, such as The Crow and the Jar. Fairy tales take place in an imaginary world and feature magic, like Cinderella and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

1. Myths,
Folk Tales,
Fables, and
Fairy Tales
A
PowerPoint
Presentation
By
Kim Denney, Lake Murray
Elementary, Lexington School District
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2. What is a myth?
A myth is a story that usually
explains something about the
world and involves gods and
other superhuman beings.

3. Examples of Myths
• Baucis and
Philemon
• Medusa’s Head
• Quetzalcoatl
• Daedalus and Icarus

4. What is a Folk Tale?
• A folk tale is a story
with no known
author. Folk tales
are passed down
from one generation
to another by word
of mouth.

5. Examples of Folk Tales
• The Nightingale
• The Seventh Sister
• How the Snake Got
Poison
• Ali Baba and the
Forty Thieves
• He Lion, Bruh Bear,
and Bruh Rabbit

6. What is a fable?
• A fable is a very
brief story in prose
or in verse that
teaches a moral or a
practical lesson
about how to
succeed in life.

7. Examples of Fables
• The Crow and the
Jar
• The Wolf and the
House Dog
• The Fox and the
Crow
• The Country Mouse
and the City Mouse
• The Maid and the
Milk pail

8. What is a fairy tale?
• A fairy tale is a type
of imaginative
writing that carries
the reader into an
invented world
where the laws of
nature, as we know
them, do not
operate.

9. Examples of Fairy Tales
• Cinderella
• Snow White and the
Seven Dwarves
• Ella Enchanted
• Cinder Edna
Photo from:
http://www.jlmatrix.co.uk/joanna/images/enchanted1.jpg

10. • Which genre
teaches a moral at
the end?
• What are two
examples of myths?
• What is a story with
no known author?
• What are three
examples of folk
tales?
• What kind of story
is The Country
Mouse and the City
Mouse?
Quiz Time!