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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.
An analysis of folktales from Unea Island, Papua New Guinea, as published in the journal "Time and Society".
Legends and oral history passed from generation to generation on the Pacific Islands.
How the Kiwi Lost his Wings, and Rata's Waka.
Description of different types of tales, and their principal characteristics.
A few of the thousands of humorous and thoughtful stories about Mullah Nasruddin.