Read this excerpt from "The People Could Fly."The slaves who could not fly told about the people who could fly to their children. When they were free. When they sat close before the fire in the free land, they told it.Which element of a folktale is included in this excerpt?

The excerpt says that the people who could not fly told the story to their children. This shows the story being passed from one generation to the next, which is a common element of a folktale. Although the excerpt mentions sitting by a fire, the clearest element it emphasizes is the passing down of the story.

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