an folktales, which are regarded as fictitious, are considered as important for the education of children because many of them are animal fables or other moral tales"(Bascom, 294). Even though magic, folklore, and myth can be considered to be on the same level, they can also be considered three separate ideas. Morrison is able to recognize the comparison between African American folklore and magic.
             Narratives of African American folktales are told in many different ways. These folktales are mostly told among the adults. They are later passed on to their children when the timing is right. "Because of the high regard in which they are held and because they are considered as especially appropriate to adult life, African proverbs are highly effective in exercising social control"(Bascom, 295). These stories can be told from many people at on time or one "storyteller". "Circulatory is part of that oral tradition. Traditional African stories are usually told to an audience formal in a circl
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