folk tale

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These are the Ashanti Ghanian folk tales that allow the girls to name fear, and to name salvation.

From New York Times

At a time when only men could be writers or artists, women used folk tales as a means of expressing their creativity.

From Salon

Think, for instance, of the Abomination and Red Skull, who resemble ogres found in stories like the Norse myth "Beowulf" or the Chinese folk tale "Journey to the West."

From Salon

In most of its 13 stories, Babalola’s debut recasts traditional folk tales and myths.

From New York Times

The unnamed landing craft carries a rover, which was named Zhurong, after a god of fire in Chinese folk tales.

From New York Times