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Traditional Literature

This document defines traditional literature and its key characteristics. It discusses the origins and purpose of traditional literature as stories passed down orally before being written. The document then outlines the main types of traditional literature including folktales, myths, legends, fables, and fairytales. Examples are provided for each type from various cultures. Specifics are given about animal stories, trickster tales, cumulative tales, and fractured fairytales. The Brothers Grimm are highlighted for compiling and preserving many classic European fairytales.

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Traditional Literature

This document defines traditional literature and its key characteristics. It discusses the origins and purpose of traditional literature as stories passed down orally before being written. The document then outlines the main types of traditional literature including folktales, myths, legends, fables, and fairytales. Examples are provided for each type from various cultures. Specifics are given about animal stories, trickster tales, cumulative tales, and fractured fairytales. The Brothers Grimm are highlighted for compiling and preserving many classic European fairytales.

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UNIT IV: TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Objectives: B. TYPES AND


CHARACTERISTICS OF
a) Define traditional literature; FOLKTALES
b) Discern traditional literature from 1. Animal Stories- deals
other literary evolution by its story with anthropomorphism
plot and trend; Ex. The Three Little
c) Give examples of traditional Pigs, Goldilocks and the
literature from Philippines; Three Bears
d) Determine the significance of 2. Trickster Tales- center of
traditional literature in modern era the story is a character
of literature; and who uses cunning and
e) Determine the implication/s of guile.
traditional literature on teaching Ex. Ang Pagong at
the English subject. Matsing, The Princess
Who Never Cries
3. Cumulative Tales-
A. OVERVIEW AND MEANING composed of repeated
lines and additional lines.
Introduction Ex. There Was an Old
Lady who Swallowed a
Charles Darwin’s notion of “survival of Fly
the fittest” depicts man’s struggle to 4. Fairytales- stories of
self-preservation. The need to leave a princesses and magical
legacy as a proof of man’s existence. tales.
Ex. Cinderella
The richness of Traditional Literature 5. Folktales- reflect a
encompasses the customs, traditions, particular culture
and culture of a certain group. Ex. Bakit Pango ang
Ilong ng mga Pilipino?
 May also be called Folklore or 6. Fables- animal tale use to
Folk Literature convey moral lessons
 Told before written Ex. Aesop’s Fables
 No known author 7. Ghost Stories- tales of
 Before 1800 metaphysical beings
 Deemed to be the window of Ex. White Lady ng
modern children to view the Balete Drive
past due to its historical and 8. Myths- stories revolving
cultural contents and around gods and
implications goddesses
 Scaffold of stories written due Ex. Norse, Greek,
to its ancient roots Tuwaang
9. Epic and Heroic
Legends-grew out of
mythology but humans
became the heroes.
Ex. Iliad and Odyssey,
Ibalon

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C. FABLES, CREATIONS,
NATURE, AND HERO MYTHS Ever wondered what happens
after “happily ever after” of the
1. Fables- animal tale use to princesses who married a prince
convey moral lessons they barely know? Hmmm…
Ex. Aesop’s Fables
2. Creation Stories – E. EXAMPLES OF THE BROTHERS
stories of how the GRIMM FAIRYTALES
universe began usually
involving god/s and German brothers who wrote the
goddesses, or a great folklore
creature.  Rumpelstiltskin
http://www.historyworld.  Hansel and Gretel
net/wrldhis/PlainTextHist  Sleeping Beauty
ories.asp?historyid=ab83  Snow White and the
(for more info) Seven Dwarves
3. Nature Stories – stories  The Little Red Riding
Hood
primarily revolving around
forces of nature and  Cinderella
teaching nature  Rapunzel
stewardship. Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm and Wilhelm
4. Hero Myths – stories of a Carl Grimm inspired the birth of study of
figure considered to be a modern folklore. Together, they compiled
hero because of a journey folk literature and songs. To this day, their
leading that character to work “Kinder-und Hausmarchen” proves to
prove his worth, strength. be significant as a basis for other folklorist
Such character, then to conduct investigative study of folk
returns home, bringing narratives.
with him either knowledge
for his people or proof of https://www.britannica.com/biography/B
his power. rothers-Grimm (for more info)
https://mypages.valdosta.
edu/blparrow/heroes/intr
oduction.html (for more
info)

D. FRACTURED FAIRYTALES

Fractured Fairy Tale/Folk Tale is a


version of known fairy tales or folk
tales done usually to entertain,
introduce a new point of view, or
to develop a plot.

Creating a fracture tale is easy


enough. All it takes is to have an
imaginative and somewhat twisted
mind.

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