Question

They say the people could fly. Say that long ago in Africa, some of the people knew magic. And they would walk up on the air like climbin up on a gate. And they flew like blackbirds over the fields. Black, shiny wings flappin against the blue up there.

Which element of a folktale appears in this excerpt?

Answer 1

Answer: It is a trickster folktale

Step-by-step explanation:

A folktale is an oral story that passes on from one generation to another generation through oral narration

A trickster is an element of the folktale in which there are characters that possess secret knowledge, myths, and magic

In the given excerpt, there is a talk about magic and impossible things, so it is a trickster folktale