Fables, Folktales and Funny Fairy Tales

What is a folktale?

 What is a fable?
• A story told and retold orally and later written down • A story that may have been true with exaggerated events
• Good triumphs over evil • Usually funny
• Has a lesson or moral • May contain real or imaginary people and animals
• Characters may be speaking animals or objects  

Enjoy these Quicktime Movies*

Ant and Grasshopper The Boy who Cried Wolf There once was a dog
Bird with Two Mouths The Brahmens and Crooks Thirsty Crow
Clever Crows The Clever Kid Goat Fractured Fisherman
Clever Monkeys The Dog and the Bone Tortoise and Hare
Clever Son The Fox and the Drum Wicked Rave
Crow and Pitcher The Singing Donkey John Henry
The Noble Elephant The Tall Tale Teller Fractured Sleeping Beauty
Fox and Grapes The Wicked Man Fractured Witch
Talkative Turtle The Wise Mother Fractured Three Pigs

*More tales to see and hear*

* All movies listed here are available on www.youtube.com or www.teachertube.com. All require Quicktime.

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