A Listing of Fairy Tales, Fables, Folklore, and Tall Tales
Fairy Tales and tall tales are stories of fanciful imagination. These stories have been passed down and repeated throughout history from every culture. Both versions have been retold and recreated over and over from various regions of the world, ranging in time from ancient Egypt to present day. Tall tales are stories from folklore that are mostly composed of truth and vivid imaginations. Fairy tales are stories full of remarkable and extraordinary actions, creatures and deeds that have been completely made up. The following links will take you to the places and worlds where dreams come from. Relive some of the greatest stories ever told.
- Beginning Fairy Tales: A look at beginning fairy tales. This site is interactive; read or listen along. There are tons of activities for each of the fairy tale listed.
- Aesop's Fables: Aesop's Fables have been around since the days of the Roman Empire. These short fables are full of morals and illustrations of right and wrong.
- Aeseops Fables: A Listing of some of the more popular Aesop fables featuring stories and pictures.
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Fairy tales and activities by the famous Brothers Grimm teaching us lessons, morals values and right and wrong.
- Andersen Fairy Tales: Fairy tales and activities by the famous Hans Christian Andersen teaching us that appearances can be deceiving and that magical beauty exists in even the most unlikely characters.
- American Folklore Tall tales from around the United States. A myriad of stories from folklore inspired by a giant lumberjack, to the ghost stories of Pecos Bill and a haunted house.
- Illustrated Fairy Tale Books: This site contains Illustrated fairy tale and tall tale books from the 19th century.
- Mayan Folk Tales: Tall tales from the Mayan culture. These tales are full of fun animal anecdotes; travel with the animals as they learn right from wrong.
- Tales from Russia: The old tales of Russia. There are short and long version of every tale. All translated into English.
- The University of Pittsburgh: This link contains all the fairy tales and tall tales from the library of the University of Pittsburgh in electronic format.
- Children’s Stories for the young: This site has original stories that have been told to children for decades.
- Norwegian Folk Tales This is a compilation of old Norwegian folk tales that have been loved from generation to generation. Adapted into the English Language.
- Fables, Fairy Tales and Folklore: A comprehensive listing of folktales, fables, folklore and other stories.
- Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories and Nursery Rhymes: A great listing of tales from the popular Aesop, Hans Christian Anderson, Grimm Brothers, Lewis Carroll, Carlo Collodi, and Mother Goose.

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