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Article on the history of Estonian paremiography, by Arvo Krikmann and Ingrid Sarv, published in the E-zine Folklore.
Cat related superstitions.
Including beliefs concerning the Evil Eye and Kalikatzaroi (goblins).
Collection of prepared responses to refute oft cited internet myths and urban legends.
Debunking hoaxes as well as urban legends that spread on the internet.
Information about email hoaxes; includes weekly newsletter, archives and list of the latest email hoaxes.
A collection of about 500 English proverbs, in Norwegian and English.
Collection of Afghan proverbs and explanations (in English).
Compilations of nursery rhymes published in 1846, with some examples of even earlier collections.
Handful of riddles, including the famous riddle of the Sphynx.
Infoplease.com short overview.
A collection of contemporary fables, parables, and other reports of "things that go bump in the night."
Encyclopedic article of the mythological version.
Outline of the classical work "Morphology of the Folktale."
Pictures of some labyrinths around the world.
By Wilhelm Ruland (1906) with illustrations; e-text at Kellscraft Studio.
Information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts, with searchable virus and hoax description database.
Text and scanned images of an edition of 1916, illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright.
Titles of fables with their corresponding proverbs.
As translated by George Fyler Townsend.
Aesop's fables, including a brief biography.
Encyclopedia article about Aesop. Includes fables, life and death, and biographical notes.
Theorized anatomy, traditional summary in mythology and influence on society.
Alphabetically categorized locations of local legends, with an interactive map.
An ethnographic study by W.Y. Evans Wentz (1911), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
References folklore sightings, and of becoming Wyoming's official mythical creature.
Descriptive summary.
Sabine Baring-Gould's 1865 classic book on werewolves, including page and chapter index but not all illustrations.
A collection of traditional folk tales, including some from Croatia, Luxembourg and Slovakia.
Timeline summary of the werewolf in history, folklore and literature; includes links.
As translated by Edward William Lane (1909-14) and revised by Stanley Lane-Poole; e-text at Bartleby.
Text of the adaptation by Andrew Lang, first published in 1898, from Free Public Domain.
Lucy Crane translation of fifty-two fairy tales, originally published in 1886. In plain text, or in HTML with illustrations by Walter Crane. From Project Gutenberg.
A biography of Andrew Lang based on the 1911 Encyclopaedia Brittanica.
Visitors can view a time line of significant events,read a summarized version of the legend, and retrieve information on well-known objects and characters.
Le Morte d'Arthur pictures by Francoise Taylor, a summary of Sir Thomas Malory's story, an Arthurian search engine, and other Arthurian legend topics.
Presents texts, infopedia, and list of Arthurian artists.
Online transcription of Edgar Allen Poe's poem titled "El Dorado."
Translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton. Downloadable e-text from Project Gutenberg.
By W. H. I. Bleek and L. C. Lloyd (1911), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Collected by R. Sutherland Rattray (1913), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Indonesian myths and folktales retold by Mario Rustan.
Four Tuvan why-tales concerning animals, retold by Kira van Deusen.
Synopsis and background of the legend, and comparison with similar legends and its connection with Chinese Opera.
Selection of five stories.
By Flora Annie Steel, e-text at the Gutenberg project.
Panchatantra Tales - translated from original sanskrit and Telugu text and comes with beautiful paintings.
Collection of Turkish folktales in English, as well as epic and other texts in several Turkic languages (PDF format).
From "Tales and Legends of the Q'anjob'al Maya" of Guatemala, as told by don Pedro Miguel Say.
An analysis and synopsis of the story of Mataluangi from East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.