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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

Sweet July’s first title, forthcoming in January, will be Roselle Lim’s Chinese folk tale “Celestial Banquet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

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

A sprawling epic of adventure and true love that unfurls across a broad swath of the landscape, it’s long been recognized as Kumaon’s pre-eminent folk tale.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

The fairy tale, the folk tale, and the fable, owe their popularity with young children to the predominance of the imaginative element.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature by Ontario. Ministry of Education




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