Folk Tales

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

The Skull
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole
Kapaemahu
Magnolia Flower
Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf: A Counting Story
Old Songs: Stories of Love and Death from Traditional Ballads
Queer Mythology: Epic Legends from Around the World
Doña Esmeralda, Who Ate Everything
The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas
Gloria's Porridge
Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor and Heidrek, Hrólf Kraki and His Champions
Dark Folklore
Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
Italian Folktales
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
The Skull
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Lion and the Mouse
Aesop’s Fables
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti

Emmanuelle de Maupassant
And we, from within the sigh of the trees, and the soft moss underfoot, and the calling of night birds, watched him as he watched, gazing where he should not.
Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges

An old man spoke to his grandson. "My child," he said. "Inside everyone there is a battle between two wolves. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, inferiority, lies, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, and truth." The boy thought for a moment. Then he asked, "Which wolf wins?" A moment of silence passed before the old man replied. And then he said, "The one you feed." - Native American Folk Tale ...more
Christine Woodward, Rogue Touch

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