Keywords
minor genre, gossip, oral folklore, folklore, variety.
Abstract
This article examines gossip as a minor genre of folklore. Minor genres of folklore are small works that are associated with a person's childhood, help him grow and develop, and comprehend the world. Minor genres of oral folklore include lullabies, nursery rhymes, jokes, fables, counting rhymes, riddles, proverbs, sayings, tongue twisters.