main features OF MYTH, LEGEND, FAIRY TALE, FABLE
FAIRY TALE
stories specifically for kids, involve magical characters, have good and evil characters, and generally start with “once upon a time.”
FABLES
LEGEND:main features, some same as in myth
LESSONS PASSED DOWN are about animals, plants, or forces of nature that are humanlike.
teaches a lesson about a real person BUT some facts dramatically changed
myth: main features
elements of magic and fantasy, supernatural events
quest
main character
VERY OLD
represent the values, beliefs and traditions of their time
traditional tales passed down form one generation to the next ORALLY