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folk tale

[fohk teyl] / ˈfoʊk ˌteɪl /
NOUN
story that is passed down
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But no: this has become a subgenre of its own, a kind of folk tale the news loves to tell.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

The lavish folk tale draws from the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" from the 1940 cartoon film "Pinocchio," about a puppet wishing to become a real boy.

From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023

Executive Director Julie Perlin Lee told me they always try to sync up the space’s monthly story time with a topical theme, such as a winter Ukrainian folk tale in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Sky-scraping summits: A writer, guided by an epic folk tale, tours the Himalayas.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Pito's house; a Mexican folk tale, by Catherine Bryan & Mabra Madden.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1970 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office




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