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The secret of the kelpie

2016
Only Flora suspects that the beautiful horse she and her brothers and sisters find by the loch is not what it appears to be and must think quickly to save her siblings from the kelpie that plans to drown and eat them.

The Jade Emperor

a Chinese zodiac myth
2014
Presents an adapted retelling of the traditional Chinese folktale, in which, the Jade Emperor invites all the animals of the world to race with the first twelve animals having a year named after them in the Chinese calendar.

What is a folktale?

2014
Looks at how to distinguish folktales from other forms of storytelling, and compares six folktales from various cultures.

The Faber book of northern folk-tales

1983
Thirty-five folk tales from Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, Flanders, and the British Isles.

Black folktales

1969
Twelve tales of African and African American origin include "How God Made the Butterflies," "The Girl With the Large Eyes," "Stagolee," and "People Who Could Fly.".

Leprechauns and Irish folklore

a nonfiction companion to Leprechaun in late winter
2010

In a dark, dark room, and other scary stories

retold by Alvin Schwartz ; illustrated by Dirk Zimmer
1984
Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.

The three bears & 15 other stories

1975
Sixteen famous children's stories including "Lazy Jack," "Three Little Pigs," "The Gingerbread Man," and "The Shoemaker and the Elves.".

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