This site has the story of Pecos Bill. It explains how he rides a tornado like a bucking bronco and when he fell off the ground sank below sea level and created the Death Valley.

Learn about Venezuela's folk traditions and customs such as dance, music, and holidays.

Folktales from many cultures around the world about the sun. There is also information available about ancient astronomy.

Folktales from many cultures around the world about the sun. There is also information available about ancient astronomy.

Read the online text versions of many of the Grimm Brothers' stories and fairy tales such as Cinderella, Three Little Pigs, Snow White, and many, many more.

These four lesson plans integrate the life of Davy Crockett and the tall tales that were created about him. Includes a printable rubric, lesson extensions, links, and much more!

Through this lesson plan learners will come to appreciate how folk tales express the culture in which they were derived through the writing.

Russian-speaking students can access a plethora of Russian folk and modern tales as well as Russian translations of world tales from one site. ESL teachers might ask their native Russian speakers to translate some complete tales or...

What exactly is the definition of a folktale? This resource offers insight into this topic. Students will participate in a Folktale writer's workshop where they will learn about folktales and will eventually write their own and publish it.

This is the index page to the full text of a vivid collecton of Jewish folklore that entertains and teaches. This book, originally published in 1919, is based on tales from the Talmud and Midrash. While some of the themes are familiar...

The lessons presented in this website "introduce children to folk tales" and how these folktales are changed and affected by generational and cultural values. Includes several links to further related information on folktales, fables,...

A website devoted to the quest to find the facts behind the folklore of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

Author provides a summary, discussion questions, background information, pre-reading and after-reading questions, as well as extension ideas for math and language arts for the folk tale from India, One Grain of Rice.

Interesting collection of 20 Brazilian folktales and myths from different regions of the country, such as the Amazonian rain forest. Includes stories of mythical cities, of creatures that haunt certain regions, and of a goat that eats...

The famous Uncle Remus folktales were retold by this writer. Site offers a biography of Harris, a brief discussion of the Uncle Remus tales, and a list of suggested readings.

Wikipedia offers excellent information on the construction, history, folklore, and archaeology of Stonehenge. Includes images.