Sure. 'Cinderella' is one of the top 10 folk stories. It's about a kind - hearted girl who overcomes hardships with the help of a fairy godmother. Another is 'Snow White', which tells of a beautiful princess persecuted by her evil stepmother. 'Little Red Riding Hood' is also among them, a story of a girl and a big bad wolf in the forest.
Well, among the top 10 folk stories, there is 'The Ugly Duckling' by Andersen. It shows how a little duckling that is considered ugly at first turns out to be a beautiful swan. 'Beauty and the Beast' is a great one too. A young woman learns to see the good in a beast - like creature. And 'Hansel and Gretel' where two children outwit a wicked witch in the forest.
One well - known Khmer old folk story is 'The Reamker'. It's an epic that has similarities to the Ramayana. It tells of heroic deeds, battles between good and evil, and the importance of loyalty and honor. In this story, there are gods, demons, and heroic princes.
Another great Mexican folk story is 'El Chupacabra'. This creature is said to attack and suck the blood of livestock. It has been part of Mexican folklore for a long time. People describe it as a strange - looking, reptilian - like creature that strikes fear into the hearts of farmers.
One well - known Japanese folk story is 'Momotaro'. It's about a boy who was born from a large peach. Momotaro sets out on an adventure with his animal friends, a dog, a monkey and a pheasant, to defeat the demons on an island. They succeed in the end and bring back the treasures.
Sure. One famous English folk story is 'Robin Hood'. He was an outlaw who lived in Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men. They robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, which made him a hero to the common people. Another is 'Jack and the Beanstalk', where Jack climbs a giant beanstalk and has adventures in the giant's castle.
One famous English folk story is 'Robin Hood'. Robin Hood was an outlaw who lived in Sherwood Forest. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Another is 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a giant at the top. There is also 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin'. A piper was hired to get rid of the rats in the town.
Sure. One famous Chinese folk story is 'The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl'. It's a love story about a cowherd and a fairy weaver girl who fall in love but are separated by the Milky Way. Another is 'Journey to the West', which tells the adventures of Tang Sanzang and his three disciples on their journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures. And 'The Legend of Mulan' is also well - known. Mulan disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.
The story of the Patupaiarehe is also fascinating. They are a mythical race in Maori folklore. They are said to be fair - skinned and live in the forests and mountains. They are often associated with magic and mystery, and stories about them are used to teach the Maori about respecting the natural world and the spirits within it.
One famous Japanese horror folk story is 'Kuchisake - onna'. It's about a woman with a slit mouth. Legend has it that she was a beautiful woman who was punished by having her mouth slit from ear to ear. She now wanders around asking people if they think she's pretty. If you answer 'yes', she'll slit your mouth like hers. Another is 'Teke - Teke', the story of a schoolgirl who was hit by a train and now haunts railway tracks, making a 'teke - teke' sound as she drags her upper body with her hands.
One of the most well - known Chinese folk love stories is 'The Butterfly Lovers'. It tells the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. They fell in love while studying together, but due to family opposition, they couldn't be together in the end and turned into butterflies. Another is 'The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl'. The Cowherd, a poor mortal, fell in love with the Weaver Girl, a fairy. They were separated by the Milky Way but could meet once a year on the Qixi Festival.
Sure. One well - known Chinese folk tale is 'The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl'. It tells the love story between a cowherd and a fairy weaver girl. They fell in love but were separated by the Milky Way. Another is 'The Magic Paintbrush'. A poor boy got a magic paintbrush that could make whatever he painted come to life. There is also 'The Monkey King'. He is a very powerful and mischievous character in Chinese folk tales.