folk tales

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synonyms for folk tales

On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to folk tales, such as: belief, legend, lore, tradition, conviction, and myths.

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How to use folk tales in a sentence

  • In Celtic folk tales high tides and valley floods are accounted for by the presence of a "great beast" in sea, loch, or river.

    Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. Mackenzie
  • In Europe there are many folk tales of dead mothers who return to avenge themselves on the cruel fathers of neglected children.

    Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. Mackenzie
  • If such were our rule, we should have to forbid the most beautiful works in our literature, and also our folk-tales.

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