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26 Cards in this Set
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NOT ABOUT GODS, NOR ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THE WORLD OR NATURE
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FOLK TALE
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IS A RELIGIOUS STORY FROM THE PAST
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MYTH
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CHARACTERS ARE USUALLY ANIMALS OR INANIMATE OBJECTS THAT ACT LIKE HUMANS
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FABLE
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DIFFICULT TO TELL WHERE 'FACT' ENDS AND 'FICTION' BEGINS
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LEGEND
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HAS A HAPPY ENDING
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FOLK TALE
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EXPLAINS WHY THINGS GO WRONG OR WHY THERE IS SUFFERING
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MYTH
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CHARACTERS ARE HUMAN, ANIMAL, OR BOTH
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FOLK TALE
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STARTS OUT 'ONCE UPON A TIME . . . ' OR IN A SIMILAR FASHION
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FOLK TALE
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EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH
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MYTH
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CHARACTERS ARE REAL HISTORICAL PEOPLE
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LEGEND
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COULD BE USED TO TEACH MORALS, VALUES, OR APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR VALUED BY THE PEOPLE WHO TOLD THE STORY
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FOLK TALE
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CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR TIME AND PLACE IN HISTORY
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LEGEND
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EXPLAINS HOW THE WORLD OR SOMETHING IN THE WORLD CAME TO EXIST
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MYTH
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PURPOSE OF THE STORY IS TO TEACH A LESSON
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FABLE
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CHARACTERS ARE TRULY GOOD OR TRULY EVIL
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FOLK TALE
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FACTS AND EVENTS HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATED
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LEGEND
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CHARACTERS ARE GODS, GODDESSES, OR SUPERNATURAL BEINGS
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MYTH
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STORY IS A FICTION
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MYTH (FABLE OR FOLK TALE)
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HAS A CLEAR MORAL
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FABLE
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COULD BE VIEWED AS AN EARLY FORM OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, OR PHILOSOPHY
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MYTH
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THE SUBJECT IS A SAINT, KING, HERO, FAMOUS PERSON, OR WAR
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LEGEND
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IS A VERY SHORT FICTION
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FABLE
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INCLUDES HISTORICAL FACTS
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LEGEND
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INCLUDES ELEMENTS OF MAGIC AND/OR ENCHANTMENT
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FOLK TALE
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STORY COULD BE CONSIDERED TRUTHFUL OR SACRED BY THE PEOPLE WHO TOLD IT
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MYTH
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HUMAN CHARACTERS ARE 'COMMON FOLK' OR REPRESENT A LOWER CLASS OF SOCIETY
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FOLK TALE
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