Directions: For this assignment, use the textbook (Chapter 3 Traditional Tales) to select three (3) books of traditional literature: 1. Folktale, 2. Fable, and 3. Myth or Legend.
That is, you will have three (3) entries for this assignment submission.
For each entry provide the bibliographic information for the book you selected. Bibliographic information is: Title, author, illustrator, publisher, date of publication, place of publication.
Then answer the three questions indicated below for each type of traditional literature. Notice that the questions for each type of traditional literature are not the same.
Folktale: Answer these questions for the folktale you selected for this assignment.
1. What is the original source of the folktale?
2. Is the plot simple and direct? Give a summary of the story/events.
3. Does a theme emerge from the telling of the tale? What is the story's message or moral?
Fable: Answer these questions for the fable you selected for this assignment.
1. What is the original source of the fable?
2. What is the moral or lesson of the fable?
3. Who/what are the main characters of the fable?
Myth/Legend: Answer these questions for the myth or legend you selected for this assignment.
1. What type of myth or legend is the story?
2. What explanation is the focus of the story?
3. What is the origin of the story?