folk tales
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In the absence of her sober recordings, many observers turned again to the fantastic folk tales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Topics covered by the series range from forgotten characters to intriguing folk tales, such as the "missing" bugler of Kirkstead Abbey.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
Far from being confined to folk tales, wolves in Europe are startlingly plentiful today.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 23, 2024
"The Little Mermaid" is explicit about how humans hurt the ecosystem, a critique made by Black mermaids in older folk tales and recent literature inspired by them.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023
Some she had invented to entertain her children; others were old folk tales told to her by her own mother and her grandmother.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
