Tradition of telling fairy tales, legends-stories

Fairy tale is one of the main genres of folklore. The genre of fairy tales is a developed, artistic form of folk prose, that is, folklore artistic prose.
Fairy tales are diverse in genre and plot composition. It is internally divided into several genres:
1) fairy tales about animals;
2) fantasy fairy tales, heroic fairy tales;
3) Story Tales, satirical tales;
4) fairy tales of life.
Legendary stories are a genre of folklore. The story is a work of fiction, filled with folklore qualities, as the truth is taken from life, but spread orally. Legend stories are born in connection with the name, actions of certain people who have existed in history. The work of such people for the country, care, protection of the honor of the people and noble deeds performed on this path have become a legend and passed down from generation to generation. Although there is a mixture of people in the stories of legends, the main point of thought remains the same everywhere. In legend stories, the storyline of which is built on a simple plot found in everyday life, there is not so much exaggerated imagination as in fairy tales.