1. Not meant to be taken as truthful
Songs, stories, poems handed down orally over generations Folktale vs Fable
Brief stories that teach a lesson through a moral
Most have animals that behave like people (Do you remember what this technique is called?)
Personification
Not meant to be taken as truthful
Characters are usually humble folk; shown to have better values than the powerful or wealthy.

2. Listen to How the Snake Got Poison by Zora Neale Hurston
How does this remind you of the myths we studied?
Compare this to another folk tale by Zora Neale Hurston, How the Possum Lost
the Hair on Its Tail.