Answer:
The best answer to the question: Why are stories of wealth and fame like Aesop´s fable The Milkmaid and Her Bucket categorized as folklore, would be: Because they have a moral at the end.
Explanation:
There are two things that need to be understood here. First of all, what a fable is. Fables are usually short stories in which an author wishes to leave, as result of reading the story, a moral, or lesson. Aesop was reknown for his fables. However, in cases like the story The Milkmaid and Her Bucket, apart from leaving a lesson, the main characters are people, instead of animals or other things. This turns the story into a folktale. Folktales are stories where people are the main characters, and not animals or things. Aesop combined these characteristics in many of his stories and that is why the stories of wealth and fame like Aesops´ are considered folklore.
