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The 15 pages that link to Folktale, each with the reason it gives.

• Oral traditionBroader topic: Folktales are a familiar narrative form carried by oral tradition.

• FolkloreBroader topic: Folktales are one of folklore’s most widely shared narrative forms.

• MythCompared with: Folktales share oral transmission with myths but usually lack their sacred explanatory role.

• FableNarrower topic: Fables belong to the wider family of traditional stories, but have a more pointed didactic aim.

• Oral literatureBroader topic: Folktales are a major narrative form within oral literature, though they may also circulate in print.

• Brothers GrimmNarrower topic: The Grimms collected stories that belonged to this broad oral tradition.

• Hans Christian AndersenCompared with: Andersen borrowed folktale motifs but crafted individual literary works rather than recording fixed oral versions.

• Historical legendCompared with: Folktales need not claim that their events happened in a particular historical past.

• American folkloreRelated: Folktales supply recurring plots and characters across American storytelling traditions.

• Vladimir ProppNarrower topic: Propp derived his model from a corpus of Russian folktales.

• Grimms' Fairy TalesRelated: Many collected stories circulated in changing forms before publication.

• Literary fairy taleCompared with: Its communal transmission differs from a tale attributed to a known author.

• European folkloreBroader topic: Folktales are one of folklore’s central narrative forms.

• Isaac Bashevis SingerNarrower topic: Singer reshaped folktale patterns into modern stories about belief, desire, and consequence.

• The Three Little PigsNarrower topic: Its changing details reflect the tale’s life across generations and editions.