This folklore site contains retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States. You can read about all sorts of famous characters like Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, and many more.
www.americanfolklore.net/ www.americanfolklore.net/
Retellings of American folktales and legends, Native American myths, weather folklore, ghost stories and more from each of the 50 United States of America. Great for school children and teachers. ... Babe the Blue Ox; Paul Bunyan finds a little blue ox the Winter of the Blue Snow. ... The Bakery Bear; One bright morning,
www.americanfolklore.net/sindex.html www.americanfolklore.net/sindex.html
Vast collection of folktales, myths, legends, and texts pertaining to folklore, arranged by title and theme, with a focus on northern and western Europe. ... Animals in Exile. Folktales of type 130, about aging animals who make a new life for themselves.
www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
The Two Frogs ... Once upon a time in the country of Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home in a ditch near the town of Osaka, on the sea coast, while the other dwelt in a clear little stream which ran ... This story is similar to the Grimm brothers' The Fisherman and His Wife and other type 555 folktales.
www.pitt.edu/~dash/japan.html
Folktales (or folk tales) -- including fairy tales, tall tales, trickster tales, and legends -- retold by award-winning author Aaron Shepard. ... ; Folktales; ~ Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, Trickster Tales, Animal Tales, Myths, Legends ~ ; ~ East Asian, Southeast Asian, Asian Indian, African,
www.aaronshep.com/stories/folk.html
Folklore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including stories, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, and so forth within a particular population comprising t...
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This content resource connects students with many activities on myths, folktales and fairy tales. Students read myths, publish their work online and practice story telling. Links and teacher's notes are included. ... Welcome to the Myths, Folktales and Fairy Tales Internet project. We've compiled contributions from many...
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Folktales from various countries and cultures. ... Many attempts have been made to define, classify, and describe the folktale. None of these attempts did a completely satisfactory job; the folktale is just too inclusive for such division. The term covers almost any traditional narrative, ... Choctaw Creation myth,
www.pantheon.org/areas/folklore/folktales/ www.pantheon.org/areas/folklore/folktales/
Designed by: Simon Y. Chang and Dr. Rhonda Wilkerson ... This page is best viewed in 16-bit color at 800×600 resoultion ... Last Updated on: July 22, 1999...
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