folktale

Noun
  1. A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk (synset 107236710)
    associated with: flying carpet - (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go
    is a type of: narration, narrative, story, tale - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
    specific instances: arabian nights, arabian nights' entertainment, thousand and one nights - a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century
    is a part of: folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
    same as: folk tale

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