Re: folk tales or fairy tale?

[MaryAnn Rizzo <rizzoma@PRIMENET.COM>]

Hi,
  I always explain that folk tales is the all encompassing term for the
different types of stories told originally by oral tradition including
fairy tales (Sleeping Beauty, etc.), tall tales (Paul Bunyan, etc.), fables
(Tortoise and the hair, etc.), and mythology (Zeus tales etc.). It is
similiar to animals being all encompassing for all the different types of
creatures.
  Hope this helps.
MaryAnn

> I am working with a 3rd grade teacher on a folklore unit. I have
searched, but still need help. What is the difference between a fairy tale and a
folk tale? This is my homework assignment which I must report to the 3rd
graders. Your help will be greatly appreciated. email me directly if you
wish
 Jackie
 jgroves@mecs.moric.org


MaryAnn "the librarian" Rizzo
District Library Media Specialist
Bisbee Unified School District Re-2
Bisbee, AZ 85603
rizzoma@primenet.com

"We need to educate our children for their future and not for our past" A.
C. Clarke

"Keep smiling -- it keeps everyone wondering about you."  M. Rizzo

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