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| A story that explains actions of gods and heroes or origins of things in nature. |
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| A story that has characters that are historically believable but is generally not believed. |
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| The speaker or character who tells the story |
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| Tales that explain why or how something is in the world |
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| Stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth |
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| A sequence of events that make up a story or novel |
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| The reason for telling the story |
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| An animal or person who takes part in the action of a story |
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| A brief story, usually with animal characters that teaches a lesson |
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| Clues that hint at what might happen later in a story |
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| The lesson taught by a folktale or story |
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| The main lesson or moral of a story |
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| The time and place of a story |
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| A fictional story with royalty, magic and special numbers |
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| A story with exaggerated, unbelievable parts that is told as if it were true |
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| Customs and beliefs valued by a culture |
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| Folklore, Folktales, Traditional Literautre |
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| Three terms that all mean the same thing |
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| An example of a kind of folktale that begins with "Once Upon A Time...: |
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| An example of a kind of folktale that usually solves the problem in a humorous way |
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| The Crow and the Bear (Fable) |
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| An example of a kind of traditional literature that has animals talking like people |
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| An example of a kind of traditional literature that has Gods or Goddesses |
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| An example of a folktale that has specific settings and is usually thought to be historical but is often not. |
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| Any belief or story that is passed on through tradition |
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