Tales from China

I read the book Tales from China by Annie Bergeret and Marie Tenaille. This shows Chinese culture because these were tales were molded by time and history. The definition of a folktale is a traditional story, and this means the story has been told for a long time. Each story was probably made up as a pass time for something and was remembered. These stories became folktales. An example of an American folktale is Bigfoot. Bigfoot is a story everyone knows; there are giant footprints, and who could have made these? Bigfoot, of course!  Some folktales are more known about than others, but some are known all around the country. One that is known is The Ox Driver and the Weaver. This is called many different names and told many different ways, but in the end what happens is a girl goes to earth and falls in love with a human. They are separated, but find each other once a year.