folk tales
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She recalls other witches from folk tales like Baba Yaga, frightening characters but also, she says, “women possessing an innocence that had been eroded over the years by the harshness of life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Still, the apocalyptic folk tales offer an irresistible fable for the times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
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
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
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
