folk tale
Example Sentences
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These are the Ashanti Ghanian folk tales that allow the girls to name fear, and to name salvation.
From New York Times
Wong, of Los Angeles County, likened Newson’s proposal — and the idea that counties have extra money to implement it — to the old folk tale about making soup from a stone.
From Los Angeles Times
He brought up the Hans Christian Andersen folk tale of an emperor who was convinced by crafty swindlers that his new clothes were beautiful, despite his inability to see them.
From New York Times
Drawing on myths, folk tales and her own upbringing under a dictatorship in Portugal, artist Paula Rego made paintings and drawings that were mischievous, menacing and psychologically complex.
From Washington Post
She most recently illustrated “Daughters of Ys,” a fresh and thrilling young adult adaptation of a Breton folk tale, written by M.T.
From New York Times
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