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hehe, I'm not a professional. Let's try.

first of all, I classify fairy tales, myths, folklore and fables. Fairy tales and fables belong to the same category, while myths and folklore belong to the same category. The basis of this classification is: the readers of fairy tales and fables are mostly children, while fairy tales and fables are mostly for the purpose of education, explaining the truth through stories and telling people how to behave and do things; Myths and folklore are more complicated. From the source, they mainly satisfy people's curiosity about unknown affairs and worship of unknown people, while their purposes are diverse and different according to the historical background at that time.

The similarities and differences between fairy tales, fables, myths and folklore are simply finished. Let's talk about the similarities and differences between fairy tales and fables, myths and folklore respectively.

The readers of fairy tales are younger than those of fables, which is determined by the profound truth they contain. Fairy tales are more telling than fables, but fables are less telling. Four-and five-year-old children like to listen to fairy tales, but they think fables are boring because fairy tales are strong in story.

myths exist in all countries. Including today's major religions, many fairy tales have been recorded, and the reasons for their emergence can not be explained clearly in a few words. After thousands of years of circulation, the myth has become a complete and huge system. For example, the myth of China, the Eight Immortals, the Monkey King and Nezha ... all have separate storylines, but people can also find their shadows in other fairy tales and relate a lot of events. (Although the stories of other religions are different, there are many similar similarities in the plot, so I won't analyze them here. It's not what you want.) Compared with myths, folklore is not so huge, and its causes are simpler, mainly to meet people's psychological needs, and some are to meet the interests of some people. Guan Gong, who was canonized as a warrior by emperors of various dynasties, is a typical example. Originally, Guan Gong was not so famous, but in order to maintain his position, emperors of various generations needed the support of most people, so they took advantage of Guan Gong's reputation of loyalty and set an example for the world. While people worship Guan Gong, they also love everything about him, so even Red Rabbit has all kinds of legends.

That's all for the most part. Of course, it's not comprehensive enough, such as what is well-founded and what is fabricated out of thin air. I won't analyze it, but I'll supplement it later, hehe! I have work to do, so I won't say much.