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Folktales from different countries
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serene
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Folktales from different countries
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Dear friends,
I am going to take part in a joint project about folktales with the Greek teacher in my school. The objective of this project is to familiarize our students (1st grade senior high school) with the elements and structure of folktales, and also to have them compare Greek folktales with folktales from other parts of the world.
I have already searched the Internet and found some sites with traditional stories and fairy tales from many countries but I would be grateful if you could suggest the title(s) of the most well-known folktales in your countries.
Thanks a lot for your help!
Have a peaceful weekend,
Hugs
serene
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23 Sep 2011
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rach81
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Hello I am from the Philippines and these are some of the most well-known folktales in my country:
THE MONKEY AND THE TURTLE
THE SUN AND THE MOON
THE POOR FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE
THE ADVENTURES OF JUAN TAMAD(LAZY JUAN)
JUAN TAMAD GATHES GUAVAS
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23 Sep 2011
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Pauline Burke MSc
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Cu Chulainn (Ireland) Tir na n�og (Ireland) similar to Elysium in Greek myths. Interesting project! |
23 Sep 2011
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edinita
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 23 Sep 2011
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maryse pey�
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you �ve also got �Les Malheurs de Sophie � by La Comtesse de S�gur. These are the adventures of an unlucky and naughty girl whose name is Sophie.
Here in France Perrault, Andersen and Brothers Grimm are famous.
Very interesting topic. I once made a lecture about the common symbolism in the tales around the world.
Good luck and let us know. You may make a ws just for your, and our of course, selfish pleasure ??? |
23 Sep 2011
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xochitsin
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Hi Serene,
It �s a really interesting project !
Here you have some links where you can find Aztec and Mayan (an others) legends and traditional stories from Mexico:
http://www.native-languages.org/aztec-legends.htm
http://www.mayadiscovery.com/ing/legends/
http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/place.html
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/index.php?one=azt&two=fac&id=127&typ=reg
http://orphinlasz.blogspot.com/2010/05/rabbit-in-moon.html ( this one has two version, the Aztec and the Mayan, I send you the Mayan which is less bloody...)
Hope it can be helpful and you can share with us the results :D
Hugs,
Xoch
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23 Sep 2011
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almaz
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In Scotland, we share similar folk-tales with Ireland, such as the legends of Finn MacCool and Ossian as well as mythical characters like kelpies, banshees and selkies, but we also have specific Scottish tales with characters like Tam Lin, Michael Scot and Sawney Bean. And the Loch Ness Monster, of course.
There are some more here:
Don �t forget that the end of next month sees the celebration of (the originally Scottish) Halloween with all its ghoulies, ghosties and assorted bogles and brownies.
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