Folktales

Hello Everyone!

Here are links to lists of folktales from a few different countries and cultures:

African Folktales

Asian Folktales

European Folktales

North American Folktales

South American Folktales

Here is a list of several prominent fairytale writers and brief information on them as well as their fairytales:

Hans Christian Anderson

The Brothers Grimm

Andrew Lang

Charles Perrault

Here is another website that has some cultural folktales, fairytales, myths, and legends for you to browse:

Aaron's World of Stories

Some of these folktales and fairytales you might recognize (for example, most cultures have a version of the story of Cinderella) and some of them you will be completely new to you. These are great links to get you started thinking about your new writing assignment!