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Sub-Categories in Tales

Animals and Plants (53)
Fables (43)
Fabulous Creatures (97)
Fairy Tales (390)
Labyrinths (9)

Legends (130)
Lore (8)
Myths@ (464)
Sun and Moon Lore (20)
Wells and Springs (8)

Web Sites in Category Tales

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - Vast collection of folktales, myths, legends, and texts pertaining to folklore, arranged by title and theme, with a focus on northern and western Europe.

A Bibliography of Feminist Folktales - A bibliography of feminist folktales.

Bat Folklore - Five folktales of different cultures, taken from "Bats, Swift Shadows in the Twilight."

Celtic Twilight - Online texts of Irish myths and legends, the legends of Camelot and Charlemagne, and the Anglo-Saxon chronicles, with links.

Crown & Thistle Inn - Traditional folktales and myths from around the world, including RealAudio versions.

Fables and Fairy Tales - A classic collection of fairy tales, fables, and poems from 1909.

Fables Collection - Collection of fables of Aesop and others, as well as Philippine and other East Asian folktales; includes section in Tagalog.

Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories and Nursery Rhymes - Ranging from Aesop to Andersen, Grimm, Carroll, and Mother Goose.

Fairy Stories and Fables - By James Baldwin (1841-1925), e-text from the Baldwin Project.

Fairy Tales & Folklore - Textile related tales for those who love spinning yarn.

Folklore Stories - Small collection of folktales as told by Jane Yolen.

Folktales - Infoplease.com short overview

Motif Index of Folk Literature - Explanation of what a motif index is and what it does, with bibliography.

MSN Learning & Research: Folktales - Encarta Encyclopedia definition, overview, and links.

MythologyWeb - Folklore, Myths and Legends - Looking at the origins and evolution of stories and mythical concepts around the world.

The Endicott Studio Forum - Essays, stories, and musings on folklore as well as modern magical fiction.

Trivial Page of Myths - Myths, legends, and folk tales from all over the world, excerpted by Sylvia Volk.

Types of the Folktale - Overview of the various types of folktales, from "Readings about Children's Literature."

Related Categories:

Arts > Humanities > Literature in Art > Fables and Fairy Tales
Arts > Performing Arts > Storytelling
Kids and Teens > School Time > English > Literature > Myths and Folktales

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