What is Traditional Literature? Traditional Literature originated in the stories passed down orally throughout history. It includes fables, myths, tall tales, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, and epics. What Does the Word "Fable" Come From? The word "Fable" comes from the Latin word "Fabula" which means "a story." The word "Fabula" comes from the Latin word "Fan" which means "to speak", with the suffix -ula that means little. So overall, the word "Fable" means "Little Story." Fables
Fables are short stories, typically with animals as characters. They tend to be super natural incorporating elements of myths and legends. Fables usually convey a moral. Fables usually are told in the Third Person, with multiple character thoughts. They usually end with a moral, and usually are in a collection of fables. Fables are usually stories that were once very popular a long time ago. They're usually many stories about the same character.
Fable Formatting
Fable dialogue doesn't start in a new paragraph. New fables in a collection don't start on a new page. The moral is normally explicitly stated in the end of a fable.
Recommended Book Titles
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Retells twelve tales from Greek mythology, including the stories of King Midas, Echo and Narcissus, the Golden Apples, and Cupid and Psyche.
Aesop's Fables Author Unknown
Full of humor, insight, and wit, the tales in Aesop’s Fables champion the value of hard work and perseverance, compassion for others, and honesty. They are age-old wisdom in a delicious form, for the consumption of adults and children alike.
American Tall Tales By Mary Pope Osborne
A little exaggeration makes legends from simple historical characters, legends that help form the fabric of our culture. In this volume, the tales of nine folk heroes are related— humorous and very tall indeed! Meet Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, Sally Ann Thunder, Ann Whirlwind, John Henry, and more, and celebrate the riches this country has to offer.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow By Washington Irving
Since this story's first appearance in 1820, generations of readers, young and old, have thrilled to the headless horseman galloping through the haunted woods of Sleepy Hollow. The rollicking tale of Ichabod Crane and his ill-fated courtship of Katrina Van Tassel has proven irresistible to illustrators. Now Michael Garland brings his trademark realism to this immortal classic with paintings that are as crisp and clear as a Halloween night in Sleepy Hollow.
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What is Traditional Literature?
Traditional Literature originated in the stories passed down orally throughout history. It includes fables, myths, tall tales, legends, folk tales, fairy tales, and epics.
What Does the Word "Fable" Come From? The word "Fable" comes from the Latin word "Fabula" which means "a story." The word "Fabula" comes from the Latin word "Fan" which means "to speak", with the suffix -ula that means little. So overall, the word "Fable" means "Little Story."
Fables
Fables are short stories, typically with animals as characters. They tend to be super natural incorporating elements of myths and legends. Fables usually convey a moral. Fables usually are told in the Third Person, with multiple character thoughts. They usually end with a moral, and usually are in a collection of fables. Fables are usually stories that were once very popular a long time ago. They're usually many stories about the same character.
Fable Formatting
Fable dialogue doesn't start in a new paragraph. New fables in a collection don't start on a new page. The moral is normally explicitly stated in the end of a fable.
Recommended Book Titles
Retells twelve tales from Greek mythology, including the stories of King Midas, Echo and Narcissus, the Golden Apples, and Cupid and Psyche.
Full of humor, insight, and wit, the tales in Aesop’s Fables champion the value of hard work and perseverance, compassion for others, and honesty. They are age-old wisdom in a delicious form, for the consumption of adults and children alike.
A little exaggeration makes legends from simple historical characters, legends that help form the fabric of our culture. In this volume, the tales of nine folk heroes are related— humorous and very tall indeed! Meet Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, Sally Ann Thunder, Ann Whirlwind, John Henry, and more, and celebrate the riches this country has to offer.
Since this story's first appearance in 1820, generations of readers, young and old, have thrilled to the headless horseman galloping through the haunted woods of Sleepy Hollow. The rollicking tale of Ichabod Crane and his ill-fated courtship of Katrina Van Tassel has proven irresistible to illustrators. Now Michael Garland brings his trademark realism to this immortal classic with paintings that are as crisp and clear as a Halloween night in Sleepy Hollow.
Want to learn more about these books? Look at this link-
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