Folktale Unit
Folktale
Interview of
Parent
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Directions
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You, the student, are becoming a researcher. What you are
trying to determine is if the art of the folk tale is a dying
cultural value. You are to ask your parent(s) the following
questions and put their answers on the slide.
Make an appointment with your parent to do this and try not
to have any interruptions.
Sit at the computer to do this and type in the answers on
each slide that your parent gives. Sometimes the answers
will be a NO. Then just put that but try to gain as many
details as possible. I have three cultures included and there
are slides for each culture that applies to your parent. The
parent should answer only those from his/her culture. Thank
you
Read the following definition to your parent:
Definition of a
Folk Tale
What is a folktale? (folk tale)
A folktale is a story or legend forming part of an oral tradition. Folktales
possess many or all of the characteristics listed below.
○ Are generally part of the oral tradition of a group.
○ Are more frequently told than read
○ Are passed down from one generation to another
○ Take on the characteristics of the time and place in which they are told
○ Sometimes take on the personality of the storyteller
○ Speak to universal and timeless themes.
○ Try to make sense of our existence, help humans cope with the world in
which they live, or explain the origin of something.
○ Are often about the common person who is the best in his profession
○ May contain supernatural elements
○ Function to validate certain aspects of culture
Question 1 – Did your parent or grandparent ever tell you
stories that fit the definition of a folk tale?
○ Type the answer here. Ask for specific details
or titles. If more than one, list them.
Question 2 – If yes, can you tell the story
and/or be willing to tape it for class?
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Put answer here. If q1 was no, put NO and go
to next slide.
The next three questions relate to
your cultural background
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If you are German, click here
If you are Spanish, click here
If you are American, click here
Question 3G – If you are German, please look at these
titles. Have you ever heard of these stories? Answer of
next slide.If you are not German, please go on to slide 9
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0.Preface
1.Gaffer Death
2.The Legend of Paracelsus
3.Hans in Luck
4.The Grey Mare in the Garret
5.The Water Spirit
6.Peter Klaus
7.The Legend of Rheineck
8.The Cellar of the Old Knights in the
Kyffhauser
9.The Fisherman and his Wife
10.The Mouse Tower
11.The Dancers
12.The Little Shroud
13.The Arch Rogue
14.Brother Merry
15.Fastrada
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16.The Jew in the Bush
17.The Elves
18.The Conclave of Corpses
19.Legends of Rubezahl, or NumberNip
20.The Hunter Hackelnberg and the
Tut-Osel
21.The Alraun
22.The Goose-Girl
23.Hans Jagenteufel
24.The Waits of Bremen
25.The Flaming Castle
26.The Monks at the Ferry
27.Doctor All-Wise
28.The White Maiden
29.The Sturgeon
30.St. Andrew's Night
Question 4G – Which of the previous stories were you told and
which did you learn in school?
Told orally
Learned in school
Question 5G – Which of these stories have
you never heard?
When finished click here to continue
Vaguely remember
Have no knowledge
of
Question 3S – If you are Spanish or Portuguese, please
look at these titles. Have you ever heard of these
stories? Answer of next slide.
Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton,
Adams & Co., London
○ 0.Preface
○ 1.The Ingenious Student
○ 2.The Ugly Princess
○ 3.The Wolf-Child
○ 4.The Magic Mirror
○ 5.The Black Slave
○ 6.A Legend of St. Bartholomew
○ 7.The White Cat of Ecija
○ 8.The Church Auctioneer and
Clown of Villar
○ 9.The Wise King of Leon
○ 10.The Cobbler of Burgos
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11.Barbara, the Grazier's Wife
12.The Watchful Servant
13.Silver Bells
14.King Robin
15.The Wicked King
16.The Palace of the Enchanted
Moors
17.The Seven Pigeons
18.Lady Clare
19.Good St. James, and the
Merry Barber of Compostella
20.Elvira, the Sainted Princess
21.The Enchanted Mule
Question 4S – Which of the previous stories were you told and
which did you learn in school?
Told orally
Learned in school
Question 5S – Which of these stories have
you never heard?
When finished click here to continue
Vaguely remember
Have no knowledge
of
The Hudson and Its Hills
0. Preface
1. Rip Van Winkle
2. Catskill Gnomes
3. The Catskill Witch
4. The Revenge of Shandaken
5. Condemned to the Noose
6. Big Indian
7. The Baker's Dozen
8. The Devil's Dance-Chamber
9. The Culprit Fay
10. Pokepsie
11. Dunderberg
12. Anthony's Nose
13. Moodua Creek
14. A Trapper's Ghastly Vengeance
15. The Vanderdecken of Tappan Zee
16. The Galloping Hessian
17. Storm Ship on the Hudson
18. Why Spuyten Duyvil is so Named
19. The Ramapo Salamander
20. Chief Croton
21. The Retreat from Mahopac
22. Niagara
23. The Deformed of Zoar
24. Horseheads
25. Kayuta and Waneta
26. The Drop Star
27. The Prophet of Palmyra
28. A Villain's Cremation
29. The Monster Mosquito
30. The Green Picture
31. The Nuns of Carthage
32. The Skull in the Wall
33. The Haunted Mill
34. Old Indian Face
35. The Division of the Saranacs
36. An Event in Indian Park
37. The Indian Plume
38. Birth of the Water-Lily
39. Rogers's Slide
40. The Falls at Cohoes
41. Francis Woolcott's Night-Riders
42. Polly's Lover
43. Crosby, the Patriot Spy
44. The Lost Grave of Paine
45. The Rising of Gouverneur Morris
Question 3A – If you are American, please
look at these titles. Have you ever heard of
these stories?
Answer of next slide
Isle of Manhattoes and Nearby
1. Dolph Heyliger
2. The Knell at the Wedding
3. Roistering Dirck Van Dara
4. The Party from Gibbet Island
5. Miss Britton's Poker
6. The Devil's Stepping-Stones
7. The Springs of Blood and Water
8. The Crumbling Silver
9. The Cortelyou Elopement
10.Van Wempel's Goose
11. The Weary Watcher
12. The Rival Fiddlers
13. Wyandank
14. Mark of the Spirit Hand
15. The First Liberal Church
MOST WELL KNOWN also considered TALL
TALES
Babe the Blue Ox
Birth of Paul Bunyan
Birth of the Jersey Devil
Casey Jones
Davy Crockett
Pecos Bill
Stormalong
Mose
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind
Febold Feboldson
Pecos Bill
John Henry
Question 4A – Which of the previous stories were you told and
which did you learn in school?
Told orally
Learned in school
Question 5A – Which of these stories have
you never heard?
When finished click here to continue
Vaguely remember
Have no knowledge
of
Question 6 – Did the folktales you
heard teach you a lesson or instill
values in you?
I learned a lesson
and it involved
The tale reflected values
of my cultures which are
Q7 – How do/did you feel when someone
reads or orally tells you a story?
Positive
Negative
Q8 – Did the characters seem
real? Animals real? Setting read?
Problems real?
Q9- Instead of folktales were fairy tales or
fables mainly told to your? Which ones?
Fairy tale
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A fairy tale is a fanciful tale of
legendary deeds and creatures,
usually intended for children.
Fable
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A fable is a short narrative
making a moral point. Often
employs animals with human
characteristics (powers of
speech, etc.) as the main
characters of the story.
Q10 – How important is it, in your opinion and with
reasons, for adults to share stories like this orally
with their children?
Thank you for helping with
this ESL assignment