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
She’s immersed in Yeats and Irish folk tales while being bored at school reading “Fun With Dick and Jane.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
These feel-good features function almost like folk tales: a recognizable parable in which a benevolent stranger swoops in to resolve a community’s shameful problem, restoring order before the credits roll.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2025
So is there any truth to the story, and what does it tell us about how folk tales begin and spread?
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
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
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