Folklore and Legend

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"I am pleased with you," said the Beast. "You have come of your own accord, and so you may remain."

AFRICA	PAKISTAN
INDIA	ITALY
RUSSIA	NORWAY
JAPAN	PHILIPPINES
ENGLAND	TIBET
SWEDEN	TURKEY
GERMANY	MEXICO
KOREA	DENMARK
CHINA	SCOTLAND

Browse through folktales and legends from around the world! It is amazing how many similarities there are between tales from lands so far apart from one another.

The links above will take you to folktales of various regions. The links below are categorized by subject. AND, if you are still looking for more folktale and myth material, check out the links page.

GODS/GODDESSES	CREATION MYTHS
MYTHICAL CREATURES	MYTHICAL LANDS
TALL TALES	FABLES & PROVERBS

Ijapa said, "It emerges!"
His son replied, "I grasp it!"
Ijapa asked, "What do you grasp?"
His son asked, "What did you say is emerging?"