Question

How is the purpose of urban legends of today the same as that of folktales that have been passed down for generations?

Answer 1

they are both told for entertainment purposes, and, more importantly, to relate a moral- a life lesson.

Answer 2

They both are told from person to person and they give a teaching or warning

Step-by-step explanation:

Even when urban legends and folktales have some differences in the purpose that they have like the fact that folktales are made with the purpose of unifying a group into the belief of something, they both share the purpose of spreading a common knowledge among people as they tell the story from person to person.