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Some reasons why folktales were created and told to younger generations

Some reasons why folktales were created and told to younger generations Let’s explore some of the motivations behind the development and transmission of folktales to younger generations. A folktale is a narrative that has its roots in popular culture and is often spread orally.

Example of Folktales

Below are some of the popular folktales example:

• “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
• “Anansi the Spider” – an Ashanti folk tale about the trickster, Anansi, who takes the form of a spider and empowers people of African descent all over the world
• “The Ant and the Grasshopper” – one of Aesop’s fables about the grasshopper who plays all summer, the ant who prepares for the hard time ahead, and the winter that greets them both.

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Some reasons why folktales were created and told to younger generations

The primary motivation for telling folktales is related to daily survival. This is due to the fact that they carry a lot of information about a particular society as well as cautionary tales about strangers and outsiders. Folktales have been used to transmit shared historical information, which helps to uphold cultural values and also emphasizes significant traditions, from one generation to the next. Folktales have several benefits for the current generation, among them the following:

• Develop stronger reading skills
• Study other cultures
• Model character traits
• Appreciate other traditions
• Learn about decision making
• Explore new ways of seeing the world
• Discover a love of stories

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