Traditional Tales

What is a traditional tale? How do traditional tales and fables differ?

• A traditional tale is a story that has been told and re-told for many years, and consequently, becomes a story that almost everyone knows. Traditional tales are also referred to as fairy stories or fairy tales. Stories such as Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Jack and the Beanstalk are all traditional stories. 

• A fable is a story that features animals, plants or forces of nature and ends with a ‘moral’.