ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Myths, legends, fables and folktales are types of stories originally passed by word-of-mouth, but are now found in writing. They vary in their subject matter, from explaining the natural world and delivering life lessons, to exaggerated events and people grounded in history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Folktales can be understood as stories that have been passed down from ancestors of a particular group of people to the younger generations. In most cases, these provide a moral. A myth, on the other hand, is a traditional story of early history or explaining a natural event, especially involving supernatural beings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some examples of folk tales include: “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” – a British story about a girl who breaks into the house of the three bears, tries everything out, and gets scared away. “The White Elephant” – a folktale from Asia about how the kind white elephant is treated kindly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Brer Rabbit. Chicken Little. Ghost Stories. Gingerbread Man. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Henny Penny. The Little Red Hen. Stone Soup. More items

Detailed explanation-5: -Animal Tales. Tales of Magic/ Wonder Tales. Religious Tales. Realistic/ Romantic Tales. Tales of the Stupid Ogre. Jokes and Anecdotes, Formula Tales, Unclassified Tales.