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Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 I am still mulling over the idea of doing a folktale bracket for October... Have people nominate their favorite tale types and find some fun stories for each type, maybe. What say you all?

#folklore #folktales #storytelling
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Alex Haist | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @13457137 Trickster stories!
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Jürgen Hubert | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @13457137 @b735251d @ff51a124 @3f6633fc @a1b9025f Treasure tales, maybe?
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bb96084b | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @13457137 @b735251d @ff51a124 @836df508 @a1b9025f

My favourite tale type has been ATU 530 (the princess on the glass mountain) since I was very young. I had a photocopied version from a book in the early 70s, in which the hero uses eagle’s claws to climb the mountain and rescue the princess.

ETA: I’m in.