Chapter 6 Traditional Literature

Traditional Literature
"When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own."- John Berger.
It is also known as traditional fantasy, and it is constituted by the body of ancient stories and poems that from the oral tradition of storytelling before written down; they: Are from different parts of the world that have no identifiable author. Come from Oral origins. Were handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Story tellers tell what they have recieved from previous tellers of tales. Some traditional stories have been told as truths, or with elements of truth. Today they are mostly considered fantasy. Some books are as follows:
Cinderella
The Three Little Pigs
Snow White and the seven drawfs
Little Red Riding Hood
Traditional literature demonstrates timeless popularity and is a very important part of children's literature for three other reasons. Traditional stories and poems had to have clear structures, plots, rhymes or rhythms to be remembered. The literature invites participation: Listeners had to learn the stories and poems or they would have died out and in many cultures oral traditions are still stronger than written ones.