![]() It’s interesting to notice the way common themes run through the folklore of various cultures. ![]() These are all fairy tales, but they aren’t folklore, because they have specific authors. Such stories include Pinocchio, Hansel & Gretel, and Rapunzel. Some stories, such as the Grimm’s fairy tales, are mistakenly referred to as folklore, but actually they are not: they have a specific author, and therefore don’t fit the definition of folklore. The key here is that folklore has no author – it just emerges from the culture and is carried forward by constant retelling. ![]() Folklore is typically passed down by word of mouth, rather than being written in books (although sometimes people write down collections of folklore in order to preserve the stories of a particular community). Folklore refers to the tales people tell – folk stories, fairy tales, “tall tales,” and even urban legends.
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