This document discusses different types of folklore stories - folk tales, fairy tales, and fables. It provides examples of each type, including the folk tale "The Little Red Hen", the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea", and the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare". Each example identifies the type of story, point of view, and setting. The document also covers common themes, morals, and writing tools used in folklore stories.
8. WRITING TOOLS
Prediction: what you think will
happen
Personification: giving human
characteristics to things
Point of View: who tells the story
Setting: where the story takes place
9. THE LITTLE RED
HEN
“Then, probably because she had acquired
the habit, the Red Hen called: „Who will eat
the Bread?‟ All the animals in the barnyard
were watching hungrily and smacking their
lips in anticipation, and the pig said, „I will,‟
and the Cat said, „I will,‟ and the Rat said, „I
will.‟ But the Little Red Hen said, „No, you
won‟t. I will.‟ And she did.”
10. THE LITTLE RED HEN
CONT.
Type of story (folk tale, fairy tale, fable?)
• Folk Tale
Point of View (who‟s telling the story?)
• Red Hen
Setting: (Where does the story take place?)
• Farm
11. THE PRINCESS AND
THE PEA
“Well, we‟ll soon find that out,” thought the
old queen. But she said nothing, went into
the bed-room, took all the bedding off the
bedspread, and laid a pea on the bottom;
then she took twenty mattresses and lad
them on the pea, and then twenty eider-
down beds on top of mattresses.”
12. THE PRINCESS AND
THE PEA CONT.
Type of story (folk tale, fairy tale, fable?)
• Fairy Tale
Point of view (who tells the story?)
• A narrator (unknown character)
Setting (where does the story take place?)
• Prince‟s Castle
13. THE TORTOISE AND THE
HARE
“The tortoise never for a moment stopped, but
went on with a slow but steady pace straight
to the end of the course. The hare, trusting to
his native swiftness, cared little about the
race, and lying down by the wayside, fell
asleep. At last, waking up, and moving as fast
as he could, he saw the tortoise had reached
the goal and was comfortably dozing after
fatigue.”
14. THE TORTOISE AND THE
HARE CONT.
Type of Story (folk tale, fairy tale, fable?)
• Fable
Point of View (who tells the story?)
• Narrator
Setting (where does the story take place?)
• Outside at a race/ competition
15. REVIEW
There are several different types of stories
• Specific things are unique to specific stories
Morals are the lessons/meanings in stories
• They can be good or bad
Authors use writing tools
• Prediction
• Personification
• Point of View
• Setting
16. WORKS CITED
Andersen, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales of Hans
Christian Andersen. 2008. Print.
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"Definition of - Merriam-Webster's Student
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17. WORKS CITED
CONT.
Various. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy
Stories. Vol. 1. New York: University
Society, 1927. Print. The Young Folks Treasury.
Williams, Florance White. The Little Red Hen
An Old English Folk Tale. Chicago - Akron, Ohio -
New York: Saalfield, 1918. Print.
18. IMAGES
“Light Bulb” Microsoft Clip Art
“Pea” Microsoft Clip Art
“Rabbit” Microsoft Clip Art
“Turtle” Microsoft Clip Art.
http://www.alloccasion-clipart.com/free/pea_princess.gif