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91philippine folklore: or the stuff filipino nightmares and fantasy are made of
Philippine folklore, as in other cultures, is predominantly about heaven and hell, good and evil. A duality that is present in most things. And similarly, it too has survived a long history of dominations and exits - both actually and artificially -...
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88India's Comics About Hindu Mythology and History in English Language-Amar Chitra Katha(meaning Immortal Picture Stories)
About India's Popular Comics based on Hindu Mythology; Indian Heroes and Heroines, and Fables about human values.
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85Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves" as Folktale Variation
An examination of Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves," from the perspective of its inversion of the most familiar versions of Little Red Riding Hood.
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84The Tale of Three Trees, A Christmas Story
A review of the book, The Tale of Three Trees, as retold by Angela Elwell Hunt, and how it relates to the meaning of the Easter story.
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84The Story of the Master Thief - Ancient Norse Folktale
Sadly, there are stories and tales of old, once taught and handed down from one generation to the next, that are slipping away from the consciousness of modern minds, destined to be lost to future generations if we are not careful. One such ancient Norse folktale in danger of being lost is -- The Story of the Master Thief.
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83The Leprechaun: An Irish Legend
The legend of the Leprechaun. A look at the legend and myth surrounding the Leprechaun.
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81Lao Folktales : The Mango Tree
A real mango tree! There once was a beautiful mango tree that grew in the jungle near a village. Each and every year when its fruit was in season, the children from the village would run into the jungle and harvest its delicious fruit. ...
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79The Story of the Poor Mason - Spanish Folktales
In Madrid, having gone to bed too early after a day of sightseeing with grandchildren and their mothers, I found myself wide awake a few hours after retiring. Outside the world was alive, with both young and old in the revolving doors of nearby clubs and restaurants. Slipping out to the balcony in a silent joyful escape from the sweet snoring of my husband -- I soon found myself thinking about a Spanish speaking woman who taught me as a child, about cuentos folklóricos -- folktales and keeping s
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78The Legend of Rhampsinitos - Egyptian Folktales
In 450 B.C. Herodotus was struck by the fact that Egyptians paid strict attention to religion, and he dubbed them the most religious of all of mankind. It was his opinion, that they surpassed all nations in the reverence they paid to their gods of antiquity. Herodotus was fascinated with the treasures of King Rhampsinitos, and wrote about how no other fortune could compare to it. It is because of the ancient Greek historian and cultural preservationist -- that several versions of this folktale
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78Entertaining Young Children By Telling Them Stories
When we talk about children’s books today the media on which they are delivered no longer consists of traditional books that are printed on paper and bound into book format. Today we have books for children on magnetic tape cassettes, on CDs and...
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