ABSTRACT

The focus in this session is on different kinds of animal tales, with an emphasis on the fable as a distinct genre but one that is related to the fairy tale, as all the short narrative forms such as the legend, myth, and anecdote are related to one another. To create transition, I generally tell the wonderful tale How Six Made Their Way through the World. Once again there are many different versions of this tale, and I shall discuss it at length when I talk about creative dramatics and the fairy tale.