Welcome to the folktales section!

The folktale is a story, passed down verbally from generation to generation. Each storyteller told the folktales a little differently, making them more interesting and fascinating as the ages passed. Different folktales bear the characteristics of the culture, folklore and customs of the people from which they originated.
Here you can read famous folktales from around the world.

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Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book, sorted by continent
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Top 10 folktales as visited by users

1.The four dragons is an Asian folktale.
2.Why the Cheetah's cheeks are stained is an African folktale.
3.The man who never lied is an African folktale.
4.The beggar and the miser is an Asian folktale.
5.Lion and Jackal is an African folktale.
6.Loawnu the wise woman is an Asian folktale.
7.The monk and the student is an Asian folktale.
8.Clever Jackal gets away is an African folktale.
9.The nightingale is a European folktale.
10.The Disobedient Son is a South American folktale.