folk tale
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But no: this has become a subgenre of its own, a kind of folk tale the news loves to tell.
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025
The lavish folk tale draws from the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" from the 1940 cartoon film "Pinocchio," about a puppet wishing to become a real boy.
From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023
Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale won this year’s Humanitas prize for family feature film for writing “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” a reworking of the classic folk tale about a toy that comes to life.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2023
For kids, there’s the animated fantasy “The Monkey King,” based on the Chinese folk tale and featuring the voices of Jimmy O. Yang, Stephanie Hsu and BD Wong.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
The Bontoc people have another folk tale regarding head taking.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
