People can choose to pay rent or buy or build their own houses. These are some ways people meet their basic human needs. Some people experience better standards of living, they eat better food, wear nicer clothes and live in bigger houses than other people. While people can be happy with less, those who do not meet all three basic needs may not survive. A folktale is a tale told to friends and acquaintances which is believed to be true but is usually anonymous, timeless, and placeless.
Traditional folktales pass orally from one generation to another.
Folklorists collect folktales, write them down, document them, and sometimes determine the parts of the tale which are based in fact compared to the parts based in myth or imagination. Regardless of their degree of truth, folktales convey moral as well as spiritual meaning and provide examples of good and bad behavior. They serve important educational as well as social functions. Legends A legend is a story describing an amazing event, passed down from generation to generation. Unlike myths, legends have a basis in historic fact, perhaps not verifiable.