folk tale

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Ridge’s popular and widely translated work inspired folk tales, ballads and movies.

From The Wall Street Journal

But no: this has become a subgenre of its own, a kind of folk tale the news loves to tell.

From Salon

Topics covered by the series range from forgotten characters to intriguing folk tales, such as the "missing" bugler of Kirkstead Abbey.

From BBC

“I think there’s the folk tales, the storytelling aspect that you see in Western African music that’s also a very big part of country music,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Historical accounts and later folk tales suggest white horses were valued for sacrifices, for example.

From Science Magazine