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- The Songbird and The Healing Waters - A Canadian Folktale
Another Canadian origin tale from Cyrus Macmillan's "Canadian Fairy Tales'", 'The Songbird and The Healing Waters' is the story of a loving and devoted husband who makes a discovery.
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10 min - Rainbow and The Autumn Leaves - A Canadian Folktale
'Rainbow and The Autumn Leaves' is a very special Canadian folktale. It's the source of two completely different origins.
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13 min - Salman and Rostom - An Armenian Folktale
'Salman and Rostom' is an origin story hidden in a tale of a great warrior and a warlord.
From: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia
Author: A. G. Seklemian
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9 min - The Old Woman and The Cat - An Armenian Folktale
The nursery tale of 'The Old Woman and The Cat' is a familiar progressive folktale with a truly surprising ending, complete with a moral worthy of Aesop.
From: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia
Author: A. G. Seklemian
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7 min - The Dreamer - An Armenian Folktale
The Armenian folktale of 'The Dreamer' is a story whose pieces we've heard before, but when put together makes a fascinating tale to say the least!
From: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia
Author: A. G. Seklemian
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17 min - The Courteous Prince - A Scottish Folktale
In the final Halloween folktale this week of 'The Courteous Prince' we have a love story that takes place on Halloween eve and features the kindest Prince in folklore.
From: The Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving
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10 min - Stingy Jack - An Irish Folktale
Happy Halloween from The Folktale Project! We're celebrating, as we do every year, with a retelling of the story of the origin of the Jack o' Lantern, 'Stingy Jack'.
6 min - Twinkling Feet's Halloween - A Cornish Folktale
'Twinkling Feet's Halloween' is the perfect story to start our week of Halloween folklore this year. It's an adorable tale of a pixie who loses his laugh on Halloween and looks to a jolly witch and Jack o Lantern for help.
From: The Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving
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14 min - The Lord, St. Peter and The Apostles - An Italian Folktale
The best way I can describe 'The Lord, St. Peter and The Apostles' is as the original, Italian folklore version of "Buddy Christ" and shows Jesus as your friend who plays bad practical jokes.
From: Italian Popular Tales Author: Thomas Frederick Crane
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7 min - The Ingrates - An Italian Folktale
'The Ingrates' tells us about the ways of the world as it is, and not at all as we'd like it to be. And it's not the best reflection of ourselves.
Title: Italian Popular Tales Author: Thomas Frederick Crane
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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.