Folktale
Folktale noun - A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk.
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Synonyms for Folktale
Stories
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- A Hungarian animation series, Magyar népmesék was a collection of animated shorts, each telling a traditional folktale, many being variants of more well-known stories.
Source: Animation / Magyar Népmesék -
Somewhere at the Bottom of the River drew its inspiration from the "asian folktale" told in the song "Four", and prominently featured uncommon time signatures and screamed vocals.Wildlife was a more subdued and introspective record that focused on stories and issues that the band had encountered.
Source: Music / La Dispute - An episode of the anime Ghost Stories was banned before it even aired in Japan, due to complaints from viewers about the Kuchisaki-Onna, based off a Japanese folktale, being insensitive to those with cleft palate disorder (as in the myth, she had a deformed mouth).
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