Folk literature Folktales Folktales , generic term for the various kinds of narrative prose literature found in the oral traditions of the world. Legend Legend Mythology Mythology , the body of myths of a particular culture, and the study and interpretation of such myths. The Age of Fable Fable Fable brief, allegorical narrative, in verse or prose, illustrating a moral thesis or satirizing human behavior. Fairy Fairy in folklore, one of a variety of supernatural beings having magical powers. Folktales Mythology Mythology collective myths of a people and scientific study of such myths.
Myths are traditional stories occurring in a timeless past and involving supernatural elements.