There are four types of stories: Myths, legend, fairytales,fable.
Fables: stories meant to teach a moral or lesson. For example: The Leap at Rhodes –this story is about a man who bragged about his leaping ability. Then the people challenged him.
Fairytales: stories with mystical animals and creatures.For example: The Little Mermaid is a fairy tale because it has mermaids and mermaids are mystical creatures.
Myths: explain how things that happen now in the world, For example: A myth is Maui and the sun, because it explains why we have longer days.
Legends: events or main charaters.For example:Rua and Te manu-Two brothers called Te manu and Rua, Rua paddled so far that Te manu started looking for him.
There are many diffrent story types.