Folk Tales

"Folktales" is a general term for different varieties of traditional narrative. ...more

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Folklores are inspired by truth but coloured with fantasy.
Niranjan Mudholkar, The Kingdom of God

Juliet Marillier
It wasn’t like this in the stories. In the old tales, when a young man went forth to have adventures, he endured his trials and came forth triumphant. He became a leader, or acquired a magical skill, or at the very least wed a princess. Maybe all three. There was never any question, not even in the darkest moment, that the hero would conquer both his enemies and his self-doubt. Perhaps that was why I had been angry with Simon, because I wanted the ending of his story to be the good one he deserv ...more
Juliet Marillier, Daughter of the Forest

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