Unit 6: Folk Literature
By. Andrew Rogers, Co-Writer: Bob
Types of Folk Literature
Myth- Tells a fictional story based on fake gods
Epic- long narrative poem, usually heroes perform a legendary or heroic deed
Tall Tale- A huge exaggeration, where the story can never take place in real life
Legend- A real life happening that is created into a fictional story
Fables
Tall Tales
Epics
The Shark and the Dolphin
Favorite god!!
Zeus
Taoism and Confuciansm Facts
2. Today, there are still many Taoists out there. (about 20 million)
3. Taoism is based on the teachings of Tao Te Ching
4. Was taught by Confucius
5. It was taught around the 5th-6th century
6. It taught a system of things that had great impact on the people
The Parable of the Sower
The Parable of the Sower Meaning
My Fable
The Shark and The Dolphin
There was this ocean where there was an underwater king. His name was Skar. He was the most feared animal of the ocean. One day Skar was swimming in the ocean. He was swimming by some rocks when he saw a dolphin. He said, “ Yum, a dolphin would make a tasty treat.” He started to creep up on the dolphin. And just as he was about to go for the kill, the dolphin suddenly twisted around. It said, “ What are you doing? You did not just try to eat me. Sorry,” said Skar. “I was hungry.” The dolphin and Skar argued for a whole other hour before the dolphin said, “ I’ll make you a deal. If you go up and touch that shark cage with the human in it, you can eat me,” said the clever dolphin. The dolphin knew that the people in the shark cage usually had weapons. The dolphin figured he would get rid of that big bad shark for good. For Skar didn’t know this, he could care less. Skar swam like an elegant looking shark. He swam swiftly up to the cage without even caring to look for divers in the cage. Suddenly he felt a big piece of metal pierce his skin. A metal spear was stuck in the shark. The shark took his last breath and cried out, “Ahhhhh!” The big shark floated to the bottom of the sea as a big dead shark. But the Dolphin swam away happily. It said,” That was just to easy.” The moral of the story, never trust a dolphin. They are the cleverest animals in the sea!!