![]() 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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