Previewing the Academic Content Many cultures especially those that don't use to explain the world and to pass history and beliefs to the next generation. People have hundreds or even called folktales, in the oral thousands of years. the stories can be found in books, stories for children Now and movies. Folktales have many purposes. Some teach lessons about explain mysterious events as being the results of magic And some entertain the audience. In this unit, you will read and listen to and learn about the common features of folktales.