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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

Noseda instead led his Washington players into a gauzy, gossamer-spun dreamland of a Russian folk tale.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Perhaps it is dangerous to suggest a few recurrent catch phrases to serve as guiding threads throughout the course, but that was the secret of the old ballad and the folk tale.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul




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