Traditional Literature & Science Fiction Genre
Traditional Literature
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Traditional literature is literature that has no known author and stories that have been handed down orally from one generation to the next, with each storyteller adding slight variations. These stories often tell of a culture's customs, values, and beliefs. It is for this reason that they are included in the nonfiction section of the library under the Dewey classification 398.2. These stories include folk, fairy, and tall tales, myths, legends, and fables. They were used to teach children important lessons in life and prepare them for society.
Fairy Tales frequently begins with “Once upon a time...” in a long ago setting with imaginary characters and events who must overcome a task or challenge. Magic is used to solve problems, has good conquering evil, frequently ends with “...and they lived happily ever after.” Examples: The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Anansi stories
Fables are very short story that contains a moral or lesson. Characters are often animals that act like people. The purpose of the story is to teach a lesson, and they frequently end with “...the moral of the story is..” Aesop's Fables
Myths are traditional stories written to explain a people's beliefs, a natural event, or the relationships of human beings and gods, goddesses, and heroes. Myths are made up stories that try to explain how our world works or how we should treat each other. The stories are usually set in times long ago, before history as we know it was written. Some myths answer questions like “How did our world come to be?” or “Why do tornadoes happen?”
Legends
A folk story set in the present or the past based on real events or people. They are stories about people and their actions people lived in more recent times and are mentioned in history. The stories are told for a purpose and are based on facts, but are not completely true.
examples: Robin Hood or The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Tall Tales
Humorous stories that feature superhuman accomplishments and may be based on a real person's life. They are humorous stories containing exaggeration. examples: Paul Bunyan, Mike Fink, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Tugboat Annie stories
Science Fiction Genre
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