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One in a Million One in a Million - Folktales A folktale is a simple story that has been passed down from generation to generation over maybe hundreds of years. Folktales usually reflect the culture from which they came. Folktales differ from fairy tales in that they are about common people. **Look into the text: ** //Nasruddin Hodja looked at his donkey and frowned. The beast was a bag of bones and had a dirty shaggy coat. It stood under a tree daily chewing a clump of grass. Look at you. Hodja sneered. "You are completely worthless to me. All you do is stand under that tree. You refused every order I give you." // //The lazy donkey didn't even look at Hodja It kept chomping away. // //"That's it," Hodja cried in frustration. "I'm going to sell you!" // //So the next day Hodja led the scrawny creature to the crowded marketplace  in the center of the village. He was grateful for the thirty dinars a f oolish man offered him for the beast. // x **Important Features of Folk Tales **

*Folk tales from the same culture have the same main character again and again.

//Nasruddin Hodja// is a character who appears in many Middle Eastern folk tales.

*The setting and events reflect the traditions of the culture they are from. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">//crowded marketplace in the center of the village// <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px;">*The plot involves simple events and problems. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">What is Hodja’s problem?