folk tales
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In the absence of her sober recordings, many observers turned again to the fantastic folk tales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Topics covered by the series range from forgotten characters to intriguing folk tales, such as the "missing" bugler of Kirkstead Abbey.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024
Historical accounts and later folk tales suggest white horses were valued for sacrifices, for example.
From Science Magazine • May 16, 2024
However, the mazes that focused on these Latin American folk tales were short-lived and did not continue in the Horror Nights event again until 2022.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023
Some she had invented to entertain her children; others were old folk tales told to her by her own mother and her grandmother.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
