Mrs. Edwards' Folk Literature Faves
Individual or Community-- which is best?
Types of Folk Literature
Fables- brief stories with animal characters that have a stated moral at the end
Folk Tales- a story ...
Epics- long narrative ...
Myths- tales that ...
Tall Tales- focus on a central ...
Legends- stories based on real-life events and become larger than life as they are told and retold (fact changes to fiction)
Fable: The Tortoise and the Hare
Moral: Slow and steady wins the race. (You will be more successful when you do things slowly and carefully rather than quickly and carelessly.)
Epic: Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh, king of the ancient Sumerian city-state of Uruk.
Folk Tale: Davey Crockett
Davey Crockett was a legendary folk hero ad three-time Congressman. He fought in the War of 1812 and died at the Alamo in the Texas Revolution.
Do you love cute, playful squirrels and chipmunks? Read the Squirrel and the Chipmunk. Everybody LOVES it!
The Squirrel and the Chipmunk
Original Fable Written by Mrs. Edwards
(Here: audio track of you reading your fable in your BEST voice. :)
"In a small backyard filled with green grass, shrubs and trees, two friends sat perched on a small rock..." more to come... stay tuned!
Parable of Jesus: The Good Samaritan
Lesson Learned: Jesus is saying we should not only love our enemies, like the Samaritan did, but to pray for them, too.
Parables of Jesus: Parable of the Good Samaritan
Myth: Greek Hero-- Achilles
Achilles was one of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology and one of the main characters in the Trojan War. He was the protagonist in Homer's epic, the Iliad.
Greek Mythology: The Story of Achilles
Confucianism and Taoism
Confucianism and Taoism
1. Two of the most popular philosophies being observed by Asians and people around the world.
2. Confucianism is more earthly. Taoism is more out of this world.
3. Confucianism is spread by lessons taught by teachers to students. Taoism is spread through direct writing.