~ Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales,
Trickster Tales, Animal Tales, Myths, Legends ~
~ East Asian, Southeast Asian, Asian Indian,
African, Middle Eastern, Scandinavian,
North American, South American ~
"Ashliman has gathered hundreds of tales and grouped them by their Aarne-Thompson tale type. This site is the best place on the web to find tales with related themes across different cultures all in one place. You'll find more than the tales here with biographies of fairy tale writers and links to fairy tale texts all over the web."
The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community.
Grimm's Fairy Tales is a collection of German fairy tales. Source: Edwardes, M., Taylor, E., trans. (1905). Grimm's Fairy Tales. New York: Maynard, Merrill, & Co.
"Noodlehead" stories from around the world. "There is some kind of twisted logic to noodlehead stories. Who is really the fool? They reveal a silliness that resides in all of us which often emerges at our most awkward moments. They enable us to laugh at ourselves. And that is why the stories must not told to ridicule or make fun of others."
U of Rochester. "The scope of this site is amazing. It is impossible to read it all in one sitting. Peck has written a bibliography of stories, illustrations, plays, music, novels, poetry, just about anything and everything related to Cinderella. There is also a generous section devoted to Beauty and the Beast."
