Folklore+from+Around+the+World


 * Folklore from Around the World **

__ ** Folktales ** __ Chinese Folktale This is a description of Chinese folktales and the story "Wait Next to the Tree for the Rabbit."

Finnish Folktales This page contains 4 Finnish folktales - remember, you only need to read 1.

African Folktale This page contains the African folktale "How the Chipmunk got its stripes."

American Folktale This page contains the American folktale "A Baker's Dozen."

Mayan Folktale This page contains the Mayan folktale "The Little Boy Who Talked with Birds."

__** Myths **__ Native American Myth This page contains the Native American myth "Coyote and Wishpoosh."

Greek Myth This page contains the Greek myth "The Creation of Man by Prometheus."

Celtic Creation Myth Read "Celtic Creation myth #1" on this page.

Egyptian Creation Myth This page contains an Egyptian Creation myth.

Aboriginal Myth This page contains the Aboriginal myth that explains how the stars were made: "Rolla-Mano and the Evening Star."

British Columbia Myth This page contains the myth "Attack of the Mammoth" from British Columbia, Canada.

__** Legends **__ New England Legend This page contains the New England legend "Gollywhopper's Eggs."

Bolivian Legend This page contains the Bolivian legend "Armadillo's Song."

Japanese Legends This page contains 7 Japanese legends - remember, you only need to read 1.

Legends of Camelot This page contains "Of Sir Lancelot and the Fair Maid of Astolat."

New York Spooky Story This page contains a spooky story from New York called "Aunty Greenleaf and the White Deer."

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