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folk tale

NOUN
  1. a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk

How To Use folk tale In A Sentence

  • This Navajo folk tale describes the creation of the Earth.
  • This anthology pairs contemporary stories with folk tales, many of which interpret natural phenomena in the light of local knowledge and lore.
  • The custom of carving jack-o'-lanterns can be traced back to an old Irish folk tale.
  • I think, when I was a kid, I was always really fascinated with folk music and folk tales and fairytales and have always just kind of harbored this fascination with them. Colin Meloy: '10-Dollar Words' For A Cause
  • Two modern women present a spirited interpretation of a Chinese folk tale
  • Under the auspices of the fellowship, Hurston was to travel to Florida and New Orleans to begin her research on African American folk tales and to scout out hoodoo practice.
  • The children put on a play adapted from a Russian folk tale.
  • The birds of the title refer to three story traditions-- the classical myths, Germanic folk tale and legend, and the Christian sacred story. Tales of Grimm Beauty
  • The custom of carving jack-o'-lanterns can be traced back to an old Irish folk tale.
  • David Davis moves the old folk tale "Stone Soup" to the American Southwest for "Fandango Stew" Sterling, 32 pages, $14.95 , a boisterous picture book full of Wild West lingo that pretty much demands to be read aloud with Tex-Mex emphasis on the diphthongs. When Imagination Blasts Into Orbit
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