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Parchment-style illustration of Dick Whittington with his cat overlooking London, English folktale scene.

Dick Whittington and His Cat

British & Irish Folktales·English Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of a shadowy English hearth scene symbolizing the Bogeyman from English folklore.

The Bogeyman of the Hearth

British & Irish Folktales·English Folktales

A boy directs villagers to construct barriers as a river floods a Southern community

The Boy Who Wrestled the Floodwaters

American Tall Tales·American Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of Black Annis near a hollow oak, English folktale from Leicestershire.

Black Annis of Dane Hills: An English Folktale from Leicestershire

British & Irish Folktales·English Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of the Green Man confronting a woodcutter in an English medieval forest.

The Green Man of the Forest: An English Folktale

British & Irish Folktales·English Folktales

A 19th-century carpenter builds several frontier houses rapidly as villagers look on in awe

The Carpenter Who Built a Town in a Day

American Tall Tales·American Folktales

A historic blacksmith forging a glowing railroad spike in a riverbank forge as early locomotives approach

The Blacksmith Who Forged the First Railroad Spike

American Tall Tales·American Folktales

A legendary Ohio laborer holding up a storm filled sky to protect a town below

The Man Who Held Up the Sky in Ohio

American Tall Tales·African American Folktales

A gentle giant resting beside a wide curved Mississippi River, shaping the land as water flows around him.

The Giant Who Carved the Mississippi Bend

American Tall Tales·African American Folktales

A young ranch hand standing on the open plains as a distant tornado forms under a dark sky.

The Boy Who Lassoed a Tornado’s Tail

American Tall Tales·American Folktales

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