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Folktales that have a moral and usually have animal characters that teaches a lesson.
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Fable
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A woman who commits an act of remarkable bravery or who has shown great courage.
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Heroine
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An imaginative or fanciful work, esp. one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters (type of fiction)
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Fantasy
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People who grow up at about the same time
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Generation
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Stories shared and passed down from one generation to another which are accepted as true, but cannot be checked.
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Legends
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A story related to mythology. It is usually set in non-existent places and features supernatural beings.
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Fairy tale
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Supernatural characters that have the power to make extraordinary things happen.
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Mythic hero
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Stories that were passed along by word of mouth before being written down.
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Folk tale
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A story about people or animals who do amazing or unbelievable things and exaggerates a story so that it could never, ever, ever be true (normally set in North America)
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Tall tale
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A story told as a factual incident that happened to someone known by the teller, and often passed on through media such as newspapers or email.
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Urban legend
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A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.
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Dialect
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A made-up story that explains the existence of a natural phenomenon.
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Myth
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A tale (most often an animal tale) in which the main character constantly tries to trick other characters.
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Trickster tale
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Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the embodiment of force.
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god
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Female supernatural beings who control parts of the world
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goddess
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A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.
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Metamorphosis
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Beliefs and customs of a group of people.
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Culture
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Cannot be explained by science or natural causes
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Supernatural
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The ruler of the Greek gods;
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Zeus
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She challenged Arachne to weave and helped Perseus kill Medusa
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Athene / Athena
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In “Why Monkeys Live in Trees,” Monkey’s trick depends on...
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the help from all of his look-alike monkey friends
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The monkey’s trickery in “Why Monkeys Live in Trees” is first discovered by
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Leopard
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In “The Tiger Who Would Be King,” what character trait is responsible for the downfall of the tiger?
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The ambition or drive to have power or be a king
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What is the moral of "The Tiger Who Would Be King?"
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You can't be king of beasts if there aren't any (beasts).
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Athene wanted Arachne to learn what lesson?
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Arachne shouldn't be overly proud of herself; she should practice humility. She should also be nice to everyone especially her elders.
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According to the story, why do monkeys live in trees?
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All of the animals are mad that the monkeys cheated to win the contest and they would chase the monkeys.
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What is the moral of "The Lion and the Bulls"?
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United we stand; divided we fall.
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Why don't chickens have ears?
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The hippopotamus screamed when he ate the peppers and blew the chickens' ears off.
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Why did the birds take the feathers from Tortoise?
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They were mad that he tricked them and ate all of the food at the feast.
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Why is a tortoise's back not smooth?
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When he fell from the sky, he landed on all of the hard things that he owned and his shell broke. His shell couldn't go back together perfectly, so it's now bumpy.
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Which monster did Perseus kill?
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Medusa
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In “The Lion and the Bulls,” the lion is able to defeat the bulls after he does what?
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The lion makes the bulls suspicious or distrustful of each other.
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