What Is a Folktale?
Fairy tales, tall tales, legends, and pourquoi stories are folktales—people have told them for many years.
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Language Arts
Text that tells a story and text that gives information can be distinguished by certain features and characteristics.
Story elements include characters, settings, and major events.
Characters in stories have traits that make them unique.
Key Words
folktales
fairy tale
literary texts
magic
tall tales
exaggerate
legends
pourquoi story