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A Pre-Reading Activities
Personal Connection
If you get three wishes from a magical creature, what will you wish for? Write down your wishes in the space given below and share with your teacher and classmates.
Genre Connection
Folklores or tales are traditional stories that are passed on from one generation to another. These stories teach lessons of life. Every culture around the world has a unique way of expressing traditions, beliefs and values through folklores. Folklores are a way of passing on tradition and culture from one generation to another. Folklores can be classified as fairy tales, legends, oral history, tall tales, and fables. The study of folklores is called folkloristic and people who study folklores are known as folklorists. Folklores usually have morals and lessons for life. English antiquarian, William Thoms first coined the word folklore and used it in a letter to the periodical “The Athenaeum”. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
Famous folklores include: Grimm's fairy tales, The Arabian Nights, Aesop's Fables, Atlantis, etc.
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