FABLE
story set in the Wild West; main character's strengths, skills, or size exaggerated in a funny way
MYTH
FAIRY TALE
Stories handed down from the past & deal with heroic deeds or explain something in nature
A story with magic, monsters, and/or talking animals; starts with "once upon a time"
has gods and goddesses and often accounts for how something came to be
A very short story that has a moral or life lesson; usually has talking animals as main characters
Authors are often “retelling” the story. It may say “adapted by,” “retold by,” or "author unknown”.
FOLKLORE
TALL TALE
LEGEND
