Handwritten newspaper about folk tales Introduction to folk tales

1. Folk stories are one of the important themes in folk literature. Broadly speaking, folktales are oral literary works in the form of prose with fictional content created and disseminated by the working people. "etc. Folktales are narrative stories that have been passed down orally by people since ancient times and use strange language and symbolic forms to tell various relationships between people. They have a wide range of themes and are full of fantasy. Folktales start from life itself, but are not limited to actual situations and what people think is true and reasonable. They often contain natural, whimsical elements.

2. Myths and legends are the earliest fantasy oral prose works of mankind. The product of human childhood and the precursor of literature. The basis for the emergence of myths is the low level of productivity in ancient times and people's positive requirements to understand and control nature in order to survive and improve production capacity. The content includes gods, immortals, ghosts, monsters, and famous figures in history.

3. The origin of legendary stories is generally the result of "oral transmission", and most of the content is about knights, honest officials, corrupt officials and other figures that are of concern to the people. This type of story has a unique characteristic, that is: things that ordinary people cannot do can be accomplished in the story.

4. Life stories are the stories of small people. These stories are widely circulated among the common people, including love stories, witty stories, philosophical stories and so on.

5. In ancient times, most Chinese people were illiterate, but they had a kind of admiration for talented people and beautiful women. There are many such stories circulating among some lower-class literati.

6. The widespread circulation of public case stories is closely related to the darkness of feudal society. The common people are all looking forward to the birth of upright officials who speak for the people, so the stories of those upright officials are widely circulated among the people and become people's hearts. A sustenance of life. In modern times, koan stories have become a topic of conversation after dinner, and are also widely circulated among the people. Folktales can be divided into five categories: fantasy stories, animal stories, life stories, folk fables, and folk jokes.