Folktale Unit Folktale Interview of Parent Student Name

Folktale Unit Folktale Interview of Parent Student Name Class Date

Directions ○ ○ ○ You, the student, are becoming a researcher. What you are trying to determine is if the art of the folk tale is a dying cultural value. You are to ask your parent(s) the following questions and put their answers on the slide. Make an appointment with your parent to do this and try not to have any interruptions. Sit at the computer to do this and type in the answers on each slide that your parent gives. Sometimes the answers will be a NO. Then just put that but try to gain as many details as possible. I have three cultures included and there are slides for each culture that applies to your parent. The parent should answer only those from his/her culture. Thank you

Definition of a Read the following definition to your parent: Folk Tale What is a folktale? (folk tale) A folktale is a story or legend forming part of an oral tradition. Folktales possess many or all of the characteristics listed below. ○ Are generally part of the oral tradition of a group. ○ Are more frequently told than read ○ Are passed down from one generation to another ○ Take on the characteristics of the time and place in which they are told ○ Sometimes take on the personality of the storyteller ○ Speak to universal and timeless themes. ○ Try to make sense of our existence, help humans cope with the world in which they live, or explain the origin of something. ○ Are often about the common person who is the best in his profession ○ May contain supernatural elements ○ Function to validate certain aspects of culture

Question 1 – Did your parent or grandparent ever tell you stories that fit the definition of a folk tale? ○ Type the answer here. Ask for specific details or titles. If more than one, list them.

Question 2 – If yes, can you tell the story and/or be willing to tape it for class? ○ Put answer here. If q 1 was no, put NO and go to next slide.

The next three questions relate to your cultural background ○ ○ ○ If you are German, click here If you are Spanish, click here If you are American, click here

Question 3 G – If you are German, please look at these titles. Have you ever heard of these stories? Answer of next slide. If you are not German, please go on to slide 9 ○ ○ ○ ○ 0. Preface 1. Gaffer Death 2. The Legend of Paracelsus 3. Hans in Luck 4. The Grey Mare in the Garret 5. The Water Spirit 6. Peter Klaus 7. The Legend of Rheineck 8. The Cellar of the Old Knights in the Kyffhauser 9. The Fisherman and his Wife 10. The Mouse Tower 11. The Dancers 12. The Little Shroud 13. The Arch Rogue 14. Brother Merry 15. Fastrada ○ ○ ○ ○ 16. The Jew in the Bush 17. The Elves 18. The Conclave of Corpses 19. Legends of Rubezahl, or Number. Nip 20. The Hunter Hackelnberg and the Tut-Osel 21. The Alraun 22. The Goose-Girl 23. Hans Jagenteufel 24. The Waits of Bremen 25. The Flaming Castle 26. The Monks at the Ferry 27. Doctor All-Wise 28. The White Maiden 29. The Sturgeon 30. St. Andrew's Night

Question 4 G – Which of the previous stories were you told and which did you learn in school? Told orally Learned in school

Question 5 G – Which of these stories have you never heard? When finished click here to continue Vaguely remember Have no knowledge of

Question 3 S – If you are Spanish or Portuguese, please look at these titles. Have you ever heard of these stories? Answer of next slide. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. ; Hamilton, Adams & Co. , London ○ 0. Preface ○ 1. The Ingenious Student ○ 2. The Ugly Princess ○ 3. The Wolf-Child ○ 4. The Magic Mirror ○ 5. The Black Slave ○ 6. A Legend of St. Bartholomew ○ 7. The White Cat of Ecija ○ 8. The Church Auctioneer and Clown of Villar ○ 9. The Wise King of Leon ○ 10. The Cobbler of Burgos ○ ○ ○ 11. Barbara, the Grazier's Wife 12. The Watchful Servant 13. Silver Bells 14. King Robin 15. The Wicked King 16. The Palace of the Enchanted Moors 17. The Seven Pigeons 18. Lady Clare 19. Good St. James, and the Merry Barber of Compostella 20. Elvira, the Sainted Princess 21. The Enchanted Mule

Question 4 S – Which of the previous stories were you told and which did you learn in school? Told orally Learned in school

Question 5 S – Which of these stories have you never heard? When finished click here to continue Vaguely remember Have no knowledge of

The Hudson and Its Hills 0. Preface 1. Rip Van Winkle 2. Catskill Gnomes 3. The Catskill Witch 4. The Revenge of Shandaken 5. Condemned to the Noose 6. Big Indian 7. The Baker's Dozen 8. The Devil's Dance-Chamber 9. The Culprit Fay 10. Pokepsie 11. Dunderberg 12. Anthony's Nose 13. Moodua Creek 14. A Trapper's Ghastly Vengeance 15. The Vanderdecken of Tappan Zee 16. The Galloping Hessian 17. Storm Ship on the Hudson 18. Why Spuyten Duyvil is so Named 19. The Ramapo Salamander 20. Chief Croton 21. The Retreat from Mahopac 22. Niagara 23. The Deformed of Zoar 24. Horseheads 25. Kayuta and Waneta 26. The Drop Star 27. The Prophet of Palmyra 28. A Villain's Cremation 29. The Monster Mosquito 30. The Green Picture 31. The Nuns of Carthage 32. The Skull in the Wall 33. The Haunted Mill 34. Old Indian Face 35. The Division of the Saranacs 36. An Event in Indian Park 37. The Indian Plume 38. Birth of the Water-Lily 39. Rogers's Slide 40. The Falls at Cohoes 41. Francis Woolcott's Night-Riders 42. Polly's Lover 43. Crosby, the Patriot Spy 44. The Lost Grave of Paine 45. The Rising of Gouverneur Morris Question 3 A – If you are American, please look at these titles. Have you ever heard of these stories? Answer of next slide Isle of Manhattoes and Nearby 1. Dolph Heyliger 2. The Knell at the Wedding 3. Roistering Dirck Van Dara 4. The Party from Gibbet Island 5. Miss Britton's Poker 6. The Devil's Stepping-Stones 7. The Springs of Blood and Water 8. The Crumbling Silver 9. The Cortelyou Elopement 10. Van Wempel's Goose 11. The Weary Watcher 12. The Rival Fiddlers 13. Wyandank 14. Mark of the Spirit Hand 15. The First Liberal Church MOST WELL KNOWN also considered TALL TALES Babe the Blue Ox Birth of Paul Bunyan Birth of the Jersey Devil Casey Jones Davy Crockett Pecos Bill Stormalong Mose Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Feboldson Pecos Bill John Henry

Question 4 A – Which of the previous stories were you told and which did you learn in school? Told orally Learned in school

Question 5 A – Which of these stories have you never heard? When finished click here to continue Vaguely remember Have no knowledge of

Question 6 – Did the folktales you heard teach you a lesson or instill values in you? I learned a lesson and it involved The tale reflected values of my cultures which are

Q 7 – How do/did you feel when someone reads or orally tells you a story? Positive Negative

Q 8 – Did the characters seem real? Animals real? Setting read? Problems real?

Q 9 - Instead of folktales were fairy tales or fables mainly told to your? Which ones? Fairy tale ○ A fairy tale is a fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children. Fable ○ A fable is a short narrative making a moral point. Often employs animals with human characteristics (powers of speech, etc. ) as the main characters of the story.

Q 10 – How important is it, in your opinion and with reasons, for adults to share stories like this orally with their children?

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