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| goldilocks |
(used with a sing. verb) (cap.) in a European folk tale, a young girl with blond hair who visits the house of three bears. [1/3 definitions] |
| motif |
a similar dominant or recurring element in folk tales, advertising or political campaigns, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| ogre |
an ugly giant or monstrous person that eats people, esp. one in folk tales and children's stories. [1/2 definitions] |
| old wives' tale |
a superstition, usu. embodied as a folk tale or bit of folk wisdom. |
| The Arabian Nights |
an ancient collection of bawdy, supernatural, and adventurous folk tales from Persia, India, and Arabia. |
| Tom Thumb |
the extremely small hero of many English folk tales. |
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