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Timeless oral stories passed through generations across the United States.

Parchment-style artwork of Davy Crockett firing into the sunrise on a frosty Tennessee hill, American folktale scene.

Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor

October 21, 2025

American Folktales·Classic American Tales

In the early days of the American frontier, when the land stretched wild and untamed across Tennessee, there lived a man whose name was known in every cabin and campfire tale, Davy Crockett. Hunter, soldier, lawmaker, and storyteller, he was as famous for his bold deeds as for the tall tales he spun about them. It was said that Davy

Parchment-style artwork of Nanabozho and animals during the Great Flood, Ojibwe Native American folktale.

African American Folktales·American Folktales

The Great Flood and the Creation of the Earth: An American (Ojibwe) Folktale that Teaches Lesson on Humility and Renewal

When the world was young, the skies stretched endlessly over shimmering waters. The land had vanished beneath a vast flood that swallowed mountains, forests, and plains. The only living beings left adrift upon the endless waves were Nanabozho, the Great Hare and powerful culture hero of the Ojibwe people, and

Parchment-style illustration of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in snowy woods, American folktale.

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend

Long ago, in the rugged northern forests of America, where towering pines

Parchment-style illustration of Iktomi tricking dancing ducks by a river, Lakota folktale scene.

Iktomi and the Dancing Ducks: A Lakota Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Greed and Deceit

On the wide, wind-swept plains of the Lakota people lived Iktomi, the

Parchment-style illustration of Coyote chased by a giant rock, Arapaho Native American folktale scene.

The Coyote and the Rolling Rock: A Lesson in Respect from the Arapaho Tribe

October 21, 2025

American Folktales·Native American Folktales

Long ago, when the world was still young and the spirits of the earth spoke plainly to those who listened, Coyote wandered the high plains in search of adventure, or mischief. He was clever, full of wit and words, but too often his tongue got ahead of his wisdom. The

Br’er Rabbit and the Millstone

October 17, 2025

American Folktales

Morning crept slow over the Georgia hills, bringing with it a syrupy kind of heat—the kind that made every creature move slower except for Br’er Rabbit, who never could sit still long enough to get sticky. He hopped down a red-dirt path, whistling a tune that might’ve been cheerful if

Coyote and the Borrowed Light

October 17, 2025

American Folktales

Long ago, before rivers remembered their names and before the People could see their own shadows, the world slept under an endless twilight. The stars shivered faintly above, too small and too far to warm the darkness. Nights and days were the same gray hour. The People stumbled when they

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American Folktales - Page 2

Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor

The Great Flood and the Creation of the Earth: An American (Ojibwe) Folktale that Teaches Lesson on Humility and Renewal

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend

Iktomi and the Dancing Ducks: A Lakota Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Greed and Deceit

The Coyote and the Rolling Rock: A Lesson in Respect from the Arapaho Tribe

Br’er Rabbit and the Millstone

Coyote and the Borrowed Light

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