We want you guys to tell us that what type of story you like so that we can post stories according to your choice
Fable - a short moral story not based on fact, using animals as characters, such as, Aesop's Fables - The Fox and the Grapes, Lion and the mouse and others. Fairytale - The best-known would be Grimm's fairytales about imaginary folk, such as elves, giants, witches, gnomes, and fairies. Closer to home is Mary and the Leprechaun, by Irish-Australian writer John Kelly. Folk tale - a traditional story, in which ordinary people gain special insight, transforming them and enabling them to overcome extraordinary obstacles. See The Magic Orange Tree & other Haitian Folktales by Diane Wolkstein. Legend - a story based on the life of a real person in which events are depicted larger than life, for example, The Stories of Robin Hood, or King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Myth - a story about gods and heroes, explaining the workings of nature and human nature. See Psyche and Eros or Inanna by Diane Wolkstein. Parable - a fictitious story told to point to a moral, for example, The Sower and the Seed from the New Testament of the Bible. Personal story - a life story from your own or your family's experience, such as, Streets and Alleys by Syd Lieberman. Religious story - an historical and philosophical story based on a particular culture and religious persuasion, for example, The Story of Lazarus from the Bible. Tall tale - an exaggerated story, often humorous. Fishing stories, Australian Bush stories, see The Loaded Dog by Henry Lawson. Traditional tale - a story handed down orally from generation to generation, such as the Polynesian stories - Maui, and The Coming of the Maori.
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
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