Which term describes a story that often provides a moral lesson?

• A. Allegory
• B. Folktales
• C. Myth
• D. Paradox

Answer: (B)

Stories that are passed down within a culture and aim to teach readers how to behave or what values to uphold are folktales. These traditional tales are often told aloud across generations, feature ordinary people (sometimes with magical elements), and commonly convey a moral or lesson about right and wrong. An allegory uses symbolic characters to express a deeper, usually social or political, message; a myth explains origins or natural phenomena and often involves gods or heroes; a paradox is a statement or situation that seems self-contradictory. Because folktales are designed to teach a lesson through the narrative, they fit best for describing a story that often provides a moral lesson.