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Fairy tales are stories that range from those in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. Despite subtle differences in the categorizing of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, and legends, a modern definition of the literary fairy tale, as provided by Jens Tismar's monograph in German, [1] is a story that differs "from an oral folk tale" in that it is written by "a ...
Female folklore characters (4 C, 2 P) H. Heroes in mythology and legend (11 C, 140 P) Holiday characters (5 C, 37 P) P. Folklore people (4 C, 1 P) S. Stock characters ...
This is a list of folk heroes, a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
Stock characters of fairy tales, whether culturally specific names often used for heroes and heroines, ... Dwarves (folklore) (5 C, 26 P) E. Elves (4 C, 46 P) F.
Saci - A Brazilian folklore character, a one-legged black or mulatto youngster with holes in the palms of his hands, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap. Sang Kancil, the mouse-deer trickster of Malaysian and Indonesian folklore. Scheherazade, the heroine in the frame story of the One Thousand and One Nights.
Native American cultures are rich in myths and legends that explain natural phenomena and the relationship between humans and the spirit world. According to Barre Toelken, feathers, beadwork, dance steps and music, the events in a story, the shape of a dwelling, or items of traditional food can be viewed as icons of cultural meaning.
Folklore lets people escape from repressions imposed upon them by society. Folklore validates culture, justifying its rituals and institutions to those who perform and observe them. Folklore is a pedagogic device which reinforces morals and values and builds wit. Folklore is a means of applying social pressure and exercising social control.
The earliest record of the folklore was included in the Panchatantra, which dates the story between 200 BCE and 300 CE. Mary Frere included a version in her 1868 collection of Indian folktales, Old Deccan Days, [1] the first collection of Indian folktales in English. [2] A version was also included in Joseph Jacobs' collection Indian Fairy ...