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| traditional literature | a story that is told orally and handed down through generations; it may teach a lesson and often reflects the values of a culture. Also called folk tales. |
| fantasy | stories that contain magic or other things that can't happen in real life |
| realistic fiction | a story where people and events could happen in real life. Setting is usually in modern-day times. |
| myth | attempts to explain how things in nature came to be; often uses gods or superhuman beings. |
| science fiction | tells about imaginary events that involve science or technology; usually set in the future or in space. |
| fable | a brief story that leads to a moral; often uses animals as characters. |
| historical fiction | uses real events, places, or people in the fictional story |
| fairy tales | Often begins with "Once upon a time"; includes good and bad characters; includes magic or something enchanted; good people live happily ever after. |
| tall tales | a humorous story written with characters that are larger than life and with unbelievable events. |
