Folktales

Sarah Park ** What are folktales? ** A folktale is a fictional story that is passed down orally from generation to generation for entertainment purposes. The storytellers always tell the same folktale in different styles and ways. These folk tales are taken place usually in fictional places with fictional characters and times. These stories may even include unrealistic animals such as dragons, fairies, and monsters. ** Crucial to Nigeria’s Culture ** Folktales told stories of greed, love, family, friendship, work, wisdom, and wealth. These would outline how Nigerians viewed their world. Most of this teaching was sent taught to the Nigerian children and they were used to identify unknown events that took place in the world.  The Nigerian culture revolves greatly around the traditions and lessons passed down through folktales. This picture show the importance of folktales to children and also for defining what is unknown in the world. This picture show the verbal passing down of folktales and other culture in Nigeria from generation to generation. Websites Used: [] [] []

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