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

Looking for American folktales? Look no more! Choose from famous characters, states, historical events, regional, or ethnic folklore. There are also links to weatherlore and spooky stories.

This site is for the preservation and awareness of folk art and music and links that will give more education to folklore.

Spanish content; this page is a wealth of information and various media presenting the tradition of folklore and folk culture in Argentina.

This site features an online workshop where students have an opportunity to explore everyday folklore with the help of the author Nina Jaffe. Find out how you can find folklore in different aspects of your own life. Students will have an...

Read a Mayan folktale about how the sun and moon were created, a Russian tale about how a farm boy becomes a prince, a Scandinavian tale about how Winter captured Spring, or a Blackfoot Indian story about learning from buffalo. More than...

Website source for Britain's stories, legends, folklore, and myths.

The traditional ballad index is an extensive bibliography of folk ballads. There is some summary information.

Many folktale resources are offered here. Texts of stories, "extras" including music and audio files, posters and background information can be found for some stories.

This site provides the reader with a different folktale each month. The folktales are from different areas around the world.

The Orkney Islands, off the coast of England, preserve much of their old culture. This site continues that preservation by explaining the folklore of the island and retelling many folktales.

This site offers links to folk tale and fairy tale sites. Students and teachers will benefit from this useful reference guide.

Under the expansive online exhibit from the Natural History Museum on fossils, this site examines a series of myths associated with fossils including topics on monkeys, snakes, serpents, monsters, and more.

This site provides brief tall tales from many different states. The site also provides what they all have in common.

This site is full of easy to understand information about fungi. From science to folklore and funky facts there is something for everyone.

All features of the Xiakou village in the western Sichuan Province of China from the rich history, folklore, subsistence, etc. are found in this comprehensive project.

A biography of Joseph Campbell, a leading academic in the study of myth. Discusses his books and his ideas about myth and folklore. His work was a big influence on filmmaker George Lucas for the screenplay of the first Star Wars movie.

Information about festivals and about folk song background plus support for furthering education about folklore.

This video segment from Jakers! features a storyteller who tells a Pourquoi story about Anansi, the spider, a popular character in African folklore.

Explore the world with PBS LearningMedia! This collection focuses on food, folktales, and other aspects of cultural heritage. With your class, hear stories, play through situations, and learn how to make crafts from cultures near and far.

Users will learn about key components about Paul Bunyan such as the beginning of the story of Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, and other stories.

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...

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

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...