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- The Goat and The Ram - A Russian Folktale
'The Goat and The Ram' is a Russian folktale where we see two animals overcome their nature to take on a group of wolves.
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7 min - The Cock and The Bean - A Russian Folktale
The first of three stories from "More Russian Picture Tales" is very familiar with a small, but important change. This week please visit https://folktaleproject.com and make sure you see all of the pictures!
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6 min - How the Five Rusty Rats Helped Find a New Village - An American Folktale
One last tale from "Rootabaga Stories" this week as we discover the origins of The Village of Cream Puffs in 'How the Five Rusty Rats Helped Find a New Village' as told by the young girl from our previous tale, Wing Tip the Spick.
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9 min - How They Bring Back the Village of Cream Puffs When the Wind Blows It Away - An American Folktale
Today's silliness from Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories" is about a fantastic village that routinely floats away on the wind.
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9 min - How They Broke Away to Go to the Rootabaga Country - An American Folktale
The past few weeks have been a lot, so this week at least I'll be bringing you chapters from one of the silliest, most nonsense filled books of American folklore - Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Country", beginning with 'How They Broke Away to Go to the Rootabaga Country'.
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14 min - The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots - A French Folktale
It's been 4 years since we last told this tale and since it's one of my absolute favorites I'm happy to once again share the classic French tale of that most clever cat, 'The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots'.
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13 min - Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper - A French Folktale
Charles Perrault's version of the classic 'Cinderella' may be the closest to the Disney version, but that doesn't make it any less special. Not at all.
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17 min - Good Little Henry, Pt. 7 - The Plant of Life - A French Folktale
In the finale of "Good Little Henry" get finally see Henry reach his destination at the garden of the fairies where he can find 'The Plant of Life'.
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11 min - Good Little Henry, Pt. 6 - The Fishing - A French Folktale
In 'The Fishing' Henry once again relies on an old friend to help him out of a tight spot as he overcomes the final obstacle on his way to the garden at the top of the mountain.
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10 min - Good Little Henry, Pt. 5 - The Chase - A French Folktale
In Part 5 of the tale of "Good Little Henry" we get yet another challenge from the genii of the mountain, and Henry gets help from an unexpected friend.
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Every week The Folktale Project brings you new folklore, fairytales, myths and legends from around the world. Some tales you've heard before and some brand new.