What's the difference between folk stories and myths and legends?

The soil of China's folk stories is in the rural areas of China, which mainly reflects the joys and sorrows of farmers. The protagonists of foreign folktales are often princes, princesses, queens and kings, mainly telling their adventures.

Folklore, produced after myths and legends, is a long-standing style after people become masters of the objective world. Although the story content has different degrees of fantasy color.

However, they all focus on and are based on real life, and their themes, roles and main plots are in line with the life logic when the story is circulated. From myths and legends to metamorphosis, animal stories, fables, life stories and jokes, the fantasy of their contents and artistic techniques is weakened in turn, and the reality is enhanced in turn. This is the main feature that distinguishes folk stories from myths.

Main categories:

Myths and legends Myths and legends are the earliest fantasy oral prose works of human beings. The product of human childhood and the precedent of literature. Myth is based on the low level of productivity in ancient times, and people actively demand to know and dominate nature in order to survive and improve productivity. The content includes gods, immortals, ghosts, monsters and famous figures in history.

Legends and legends are generally the result of "word of mouth", and the content is mostly chivalrous, honest and corrupt officials and other people who are concerned by the people. This kind of story has a common feature, that is, what ordinary people can't do can be done in the story.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Folk Stories