Question

Why do you think legends and folktales help us in any way

Answer 1

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Folktales can be used to help children develop strong reading skills, study other cultures, model positive character traits, and discover a love of stories.

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Our collection of folktales was developed to immerse children in timeless stories and help them discover a love of reading. These highly engaging stories represent a range of diverse story traditions. We’ve collected folktales from China, Africa, Latin America, India, Europe, Malaysia, the Middle East, Native America, and even remote places like the Marshall Islands or Siberia. As Margaret Read MacDonald writes, “A folktale is a story that has been passed from person to person.” Margaret also cites there are many forms and genres of folktales including:

 

Animal Stories

Epics

Fables

Fairytales

Legends 

Myths

Tall Tales

Urban Legends

Since folktales have been passed down through the oral tradition, they were honed for listening so they were easy to remember and share. As a result, folktales make it easier for children to differentiate characters, follow a plotline or recall a sequence of events. Not surprisingly, working with folktales can also help children develop the critical reading skills of phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension needed to meet the requirements defined in the Common Core Standards for Reading.  

 

While these classic stories are not only highly entertaining, they also play an important role in passing along core values or character traits. Folktales were often employed to share a common history, to reinforce cultural values or highlight important traditions. 


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