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Society: Folklore: Literature: Tales: Fairy_Tales: World_Tales: American:
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See also:
- Regional: North America: Canada: Society and Culture: Folklore (6)
- Regional: North America: United States: Tennessee: Arts and Entertainment: Folklore (2)
- World: Español: Regional: América: Argentina: Sociedad: Culturas: Folclore y tradición (25)
- World: Español: Regional: América: Chile: Sociedad: Culturas: Folclore y tradición (2)
- American Folklore - Folktales, myths, legends, tall tales and ghost stories from each of the 50 states, as well as sections on Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Jesse James..
- American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940 - Collection of typescript interviews from the Federal Writers' Folklore Project offering the recollections of Americans from many walks of life..
- AppLit: Resources for Readers and Teachers of Appalachian Literature for Children and Young Adults - Annotated materials, folklore texts and original literature from and about the southern Appalachian region..
- Arizona Ghost Stories - True Arizona ghost stories submitted by readers..
- Bawdy Ballads and Far-Fetched Folklore - An Oral History of Rural North Carolina - Ballads and folktales, including an interactive section..
- The Boy & The Devil - A Cuento from the Texas borderland..
- Folk Lore and the Civil War - Listing of publications on folklore of the Civil War, presented by Frank de Caro..
- Folklore, Legends, Tall Tales - An Interactive Case Book for Ford Knox County, Indiana - Stories gathered from old newspaper clippings as well as stories submitted by WWW readers..
- Gullah Tales - Tales and traditions of the African-American communities on the South Carolina and Georgia Sea islands..
- Haitian Proverbs, Riddles, Jokes and Folktales - Collection compiled by Bob Corbett (in Creole and English)..
- Index of Appalachian Folktales Listed by Tale Title - Bibliography, tale types, and abstracts of tales..
- Jamaica Anansi Stories - By Martha Warren Beckwith (1924), with music and riddles; e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive..
- Las Lloronas - The Crying Women - Hispanic ghost stories of women betrayed by love and lovers..
- Louisiana Langiappe - Louisiana ghost stories, traiteur tales, lore, and tales from the African tradition..
- Magic Tales of Mexico - Tales from the Texas Mexican border, collected by Gabriel A. Cordova Jr..
- Mules and Men - African American folklore collected by famous folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, published in 1935..
- Newfoundland and Labrador Folklore - Songs, stories, placenames and jokes from Newfoundland..
- Paul Bunyan - The Giant Lumberjack - Illustrated version of the American tall tale..
- Puerto Rican Folktales - Curriculum by Doris M. Vazquez, offering an introduction to Puerto Rican storytelling, with sample tales, and annotated bibliography..
- Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana - Multimedia website examining Louisiana's cultural diversity through its traditional storytellers..
- The Texas & Oklahoma Campfire Tales - Regional folklore and legends from the Texas and Oklahoma area; topics include ghostly apparitions, mysterious creatures, and strange sightings..
- Thinkquest: Chiloé, A Land of Myths and Legend - Student project outlining legends from Chiloé Island in the south of Chile..
- Uncle Remus - History and ethnology research project of Joe Harris' tales of Uncle Remus; includes selected texts..
- Vietnam Veterans Oral History and Folklore Project - An ongoing undertaking to collect, preserve and make better known the folklore, especially the folksongs, of Americans in war..
- White Cong and Black Clap: The Ambient Truth of Vietnam War Legendry - Article by John Baky discussing legendary motifs occurring in print and opinion about the Vietnam war..
- Yaffles & Yaffles - Baccalieu Trail fairy stories (Newfoundland)..
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