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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as folk)
avg rating 4.32 — 195,151 ratings — published 1989
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as folk)
avg rating 4.35 — 20,975 ratings — published 1987
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as folk)
avg rating 4.23 — 220,172 ratings — published 1812
The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as folk)
avg rating 4.26 — 53,427 ratings — published 1988
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as folk)
avg rating 4.04 — 26,326 ratings — published 1975
Little Red Riding Hood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as folk)
avg rating 4.15 — 24,924 ratings — published 1983
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as folk)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,961 ratings — published 1988
Starve Acre (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as folk)
avg rating 3.69 — 13,256 ratings — published 2019
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as folk)
avg rating 4.03 — 509,578 ratings — published 2008
The Twisted Ones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as folk)
avg rating 3.63 — 44,862 ratings — published 2019
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as folk)
avg rating 4.20 — 13,296 ratings — published 1993
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as folk)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,890 ratings — published 1888
The Ritual (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as folk)
avg rating 3.57 — 32,819 ratings — published 2011
The Reddening (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as folk)
avg rating 3.56 — 7,560 ratings — published 2019
Aesop’s Fables (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as folk)
avg rating 4.05 — 129,110 ratings — published -560
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as folk)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,674,770 ratings — published 2018
Uprooted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as folk)
avg rating 4.02 — 260,104 ratings — published 2015
The Egyptian Cinderella (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as folk)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,099 ratings — published 1989
The Princess and the Pea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as folk)
avg rating 4.13 — 18,883 ratings — published 1835
The Ghost-Eye Tree (Owlet Book)
by (shelved 8 times as folk)
avg rating 3.86 — 468 ratings — published 1985
The Mitten (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as folk)
avg rating 4.28 — 94,207 ratings — published 1989
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as folk)
avg rating 4.06 — 18,505 ratings — published 1989
Italian Folktales (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as folk)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,697 ratings — published 1956
The Only Good Indians (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 3.68 — 108,867 ratings — published 2020
Spinning Silver (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 4.18 — 148,425 ratings — published 2018
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 4.09 — 227,633 ratings — published 2017
Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 4.10 — 340,655 ratings — published 2017
The Ugly Duckling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 4.12 — 43,174 ratings — published 1843
Once a Mouse... (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,115 ratings — published 1961
Paul Bunyan, a Tall Tale (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,999 ratings — published 1984
How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 3.78 — 102 ratings — published 2006
Stone Soup (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 4.30 — 29,065 ratings — published 1971
The Lion and the Mouse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 4.23 — 24,397 ratings — published 2009
The Folklore of Discworld (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as folk)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,369 ratings — published 2008
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.22 — 88,839 ratings — published 2021
Harvest Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 3.81 — 11,072 ratings — published 1973
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,103,365 ratings — published 1954
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.23 — 256,869 ratings — published 1902
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,273 ratings — published 1988
The Three Little Pigs (A Little Golden Book)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.29 — 17,498 ratings — published 1973
Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.21 — 263 ratings — published 1974
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,096,241 ratings — published 1954
American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.10 — 984,731 ratings — published 2001
Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,832 ratings — published 1999
The Three Pigs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.16 — 20,632 ratings — published 2001
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 3.39 — 64,885 ratings — published 2010
Myths to Live By (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as folk)
avg rating 4.16 — 7,064 ratings — published 1972
“Speranza si incupì sotto lo sguardo delle nipotine, le sopracciglia bianche si incontrarono al centro della fronte e la luce aranciata dell’abat-jour marcava le rughe come trincee nere, creava ombre scure nell’incavo degli occhi e sotto il mento. «Sa Filonzana» disse. «La Filatrice» chiarì subito dopo, a beneficio delle bambine. [...] «Lei fila il destino della gente» continuò. «E lo interrompe, se deve. Zac! Taglia il filo» spiegò, mimando un paio di forbici con le dita, quasi volesse giocare a Carta-Forbici-Sasso.
«Come le Parche» osservò Elena, dall’alto dei suoi dieci anni di saggezza.”
― Sa Filonzana
«Come le Parche» osservò Elena, dall’alto dei suoi dieci anni di saggezza.”
― Sa Filonzana
“Disrespecting elders is the cancer of folks.”
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