| In the fabricated world of his horror folk tales, everything is over-decorated and symbolic. |
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| It is precisely with this sense of anticipation that I picked up this book of Dogri folk tales and I was not disappointed. |
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| Another popular figure in myth and folk tales is Aligouran, a character in a series of adventures involving an uncle and his nephew. |
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| Resonant of medieval folk tales, it conjures up the image of a wizened old hag casting spells on innocent children lost in a tangle of forests. |
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| It was a happy coincidence that Brecht's theory of alienation was inspired by folk tales and folk theatre, which relied a lot on story-telling. |
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| Other famous fairytale writers, such as the German Grimm brothers, were primarily compilers and recorders of folk tales. |
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| Like all good folk tales these are stories of human ingenuity and stupidity, the worst of human nature and the best. |
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| We brought certain folk, music, and literary traditions with us from Europe and turned them into novels, stories, folk tales, songs, and music. |
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| Conflict is then almost endemic to a good story, and literature, mythology, folk tales, and even religious texts are full of violent narratives. |
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| I think you can see the same kind of idea present in a lot of folk tales and fairy tales as well. |
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| The story of the two brothers Hungbu and Nolbu is one of the most typical and popular of all Korean folk tales. |
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| This anthology pairs contemporary stories with folk tales, many of which interpret natural phenomena in the light of local knowledge and lore. |
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| Early Indonesian literature consisted largely of local folk tales and traditional religious stories. |
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| Under the auspices of the fellowship, Hurston was to travel to Florida and New Orleans to begin her research on African American folk tales and to scout out hoodoo practice. |
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| In art and literature, in folk tales and mythology, the mother, as the personification of love and compassion, has been glorified and put up on a pedestal. |
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| As such, the game narratives are more like modern renditions of radical folk tales that question the explicit power structure by presenting an alternate structure. |
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| The diverse themes represented in the decoration include mythical and historical figures, folk tales, zoomorphic imagery, plants, flowers, birds, and other animals. |
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| These creatures move against a background of macabre folk tales with surrealistic undertones. |
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| It can be for examples, verbal expressions such as folk tales, folk poetry and riddles, musical expressions, songs, dances, rituals. |
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| Perhaps it is because wilderness places abroad are wisely protected by folk tales and beliefs. |
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| Ask people if they know of any folk tales or other stories that use the metaphor of a person going on a journey to present moral ideals. |
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| Folk singer Sergey Starostin has always had a great interest in folk tales and folk music, even while he studied classical music. |
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| A student of Matejko, into his painting he introduced folk tales, Greek myths and end-of-the-century angst. |
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| If we were seated around a fire and an owl hooted or a bush-baby cried in the dark, witchcraft was blamed and the narration of folk tales was abandoned. |
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| Vocabulary includes words related to traveling through the desert, descriptions of buildings and landscapes, natural and human phenomenon, and the language of fairytales, myths and folk tales. |
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| Researching, discussing and presenting folk tales was used as a vehicle for understanding cultural values and the importance of diversity in Europe. |
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| In the show, the curious Japanese figurine of folk tales and legends is brought to life in a Japanese puppet-style fantasy. |
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| Zebras have been the subject of African folk tales which tell how they got their stripes. |
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| He has also written four volumes of Pembrokeshire folk tales, and two other novels. |
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| In these case studies women are often seen as the transmitters of cultural values to their progeny and to future generations, including through the use of artistic expressions such as song, dance and folk tales. |
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| Each place has its own view of starlight handed down through generations: legends, folk tales, children stories, and traditional festivals are critically endangered worldwide. |
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| The bear is an animal of folk tales that were passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation until the 20th century in the bear's places of refuge like the Pyrenees. |
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| Working in multi-national groups, participants had to research folk tales and discover historical and cultural values in them specific to the country or ethnic group which the tales came from. |
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| We learn them from the stories, the proverbs, the folk tales and so on, and they keep in your mind those images that will be of use to you in later life. |
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| On the one hand, it is viewed as a place to fear and avoid, where monsters and unknown dangers lie in wait for us, as is evoked in many folk tales. |
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| There are various folk tales and modern literary references to island life. |
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| The collections of folk tales published by the Brothers Grimm popularised German folklore on an international level. |
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| Dr al-Ghanim's presentation described the important social role of Qatari folk tales, and shared advice for aspiring researchers when conducting interviews with storytellers. |
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| With the movement of puppets, the show depicted folk tales and skits to entertain and educate children regarding social problems including health, education, environment, etc. |
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| Through this immersion, Ghanim gathered a lot of folk tales and stories. |
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| Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival returns next month with three days of folk tales, music, puppetry, dance, discussions, film, song, art and exhibitions. |
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| These popular Chinese folk tales span both ancient and modern times and deal with a wide range of subjects in both the real world and the world of fantasy. |
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