谣言是人类社会最普遍、最神秘,历史最为悠久的口传文化现象。说起来人人痛恨谣言,可现实中人人都喜欢打听谣言,无人能够幸免于信谣传谣。“谣言的历史就像是一片神秘又没有任何道路的处女地。有很多奇特神秘的印迹穿过‘听传王国’,循着这些痕迹前行的人就好比在摸着石头过河,他对所探询的任何一个时期都无法做出透彻的研究。”(《谣言女神》)那么什么是民间文学呢?按照钟敬文、刘魁立在《中国大百科全书》中的界定,即“民间创作、 Rumors are the most common and mysterious human history, the oldest oral culture. Talking about people hating rumors, but in reality everyone likes to find out about rumors, no one can escape the rumor rumor. ”The history of rumor is like a virgin land with a mystical path without any trace. There are many peculiar mysterious imprints that pass through the hearsay kingdom. Those who walk along these traces are like walking across the river by touching the stones. In any one of the exploration of the time can not make a thorough study. “(” Rumor goddess “) So what is folk literature? According to Zhong Jingwen, Liu Kui Li in the” Encyclopedia of China “in the definition,” folk creation ,