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(a) Myths
Characters are human beings and animals with supernatural
powers e.g. human beings the deity and animals such as the
chameleon and millipede.
A myth is a narrative dealing with Gods, demigods or cultural
heroes
It is concerned with creation of the world, the establishment of
the present order, origins of people, tribe or culture trait
Myths are sacred tales told as truth and believed as facts
They contain explanation of life phenomena
Legends
Characters are human beings usually heroes with supernatural
powers.
A historical story that contains a nucleus of historical facts such
as name of a particular character but whose existence is
shrouded in mystery as to be mythical or semi – mythical
It may also be said to be distorted history in that the memory
of the historical facts in it has been distorted and explained by
different elements derived from myths
Folktales
Characters are human beings, none – humans such as reptiles
(snakes, lizards, crocodiles etc.) inanimate objects such as
rivers, logs, trees and ogres or monsters.
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