2009/04/20

The Types of the Folk-Tale


Tale classification used by folkloristics.

I. Animal Tales

o Wild Animals

o Wild Animals and Domestic Animals

o Man and Wild Animals

o Domestic Animals

o Birds

o Fish

o Other Animals and Objects

II. Ordinary Folktales

o A. Tales of Magic

Supernatural Adversaries

Supernatural or Enchanted Husband (Wife) or Other Relatives

Supernatural Tasks

Supernatural Helpers

Magic Objects

Supernatural Power or Konwledge

Other Tales of the Supernatural

o B. Religious Tales

o C. Novelle (Romantic Tales)

o D. Tales of the Stupid Ogre

III. Jokes and Anecdotes

o Numskull Stories

o Stories about Married Couples

o Stories about a Woman (Girl)

o Stories about a Man (Boy)

o The Clever Man

o Lucky Accidents

o The Stupid Man

o Jokes about Persons and Religious Orders

o Anecdotes about Other Groups of People

o Tales of Lying

IV. Formula Tales

o Cumulative Tales

o Catch Tales

o Unfinished Tales

o Other Formula Tales

V. Unclassified Tales

o Unclassified Tales

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