Folktale

Folktales or folktales are a type of folklore that is usually composed of stories that are orally communicated. The purpose of these stories is to explain what people do not understand, train a child, or just spend time. Different cultures have different "folk stories", and it is common for versions of the same story to differ. These include:

The Aarne-Thompson classification system classifies various themes and themes repeated through folklore of various cultures.

The story of Cinderella is actually a fairy tale that is part of a group of stories called folklore. Folktales are stories talked over and over and finally written down. Originally, these folktales were only fun, but then it became a means to explain natural phenomena, explore relationships, and teach morals. But fairy tales are used only to deeply study human behavior through fantasy, and provide the hope that the ultimate justice will win.

Folktales are a popular story told verbally from one generation to the next. Usually, the author is unknown, and this story usually has many versions. Fold stories include fables, fairy tales, legends, and even "city legends". Likewise, some stories may be based on partial truths that are lost or hidden over time. Because folklore applies to many categories, it is difficult to classify accurately. Myths, legends, folktales are difficult to classify and often overlap. Imagine a line (or continuum) as shown below. Its history is based on the facts of myths or cultural folklore at one end and the other end; when you go to the end of myth / folklore, events symbolize people their feelings against facts more than facts The fact became less important.

Folktales are different from myths and legends in that they do not always have a religious aspect and are not always finding the basis for historical truth. Folktales are actually "stories of people" including fictitious figures and situations. Most of them are verbal traditions, then they are written down. In the African-Americans tradition, we find that all Africans bring rich variety of folklore to long-term slavery. Their folk stories not only reflect the vast number of different backgrounds they derive but also reflect the new and diverse relationship they formed in the United States. It is this tradition that combines American tradition with Indian tradition to make American folklore one of the wealthiest folklore in the world. In many ways, the diversity of our folklore helps us to understand the complex concepts of the American "crucible" and shows us the meaning of Americans.