Introduction

//...and the ugly stepsister squished her foot into the glass slipper, married the handsome prince, and Cinderella scrubbed floors for the rest of her life... Is that how the story goes? How do you know? Why does everyone know this story?//

 Folk literature, or folklore, is the knowledge, beliefs and values that are handed down by ‘word of mouth” from one generation to another within a culture. Folklore consist of fairy tales, tall tales, fables, myths and legends.