Question

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?◯ it is performed in a mysterious manner.◯ it is told in front of a fire.◯ it teaches a moral lesson.◯ it is passed down through generations.

Explanation:

The excerpt states enslaved people who couldn't fly told stories of those who could to their children, even when free by the fire. This shows the story is being passed from one generation to the next. The other options are incorrect: there's no mention of a mysterious performance, storytelling by a fire is a setting not a core folktale element, and no moral lesson is described.

Answer:

It is passed down through generations.