Word Study
folktale
CIDE DICTIONARY
folktale, n.
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk, especially one forming part of the tradition of a culture. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
folktale
Marchen, Mishnah, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna, Talmud, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, ancient wisdom, apologue, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, bedtime story, common law, custom, detective story, fable, fabliau, fairy tale, fantasy, fiction, folk motif, folk story, folklore, gest, ghost story, horse opera, immemorial usage, legend, lore, love story, mystery, mystery story, myth, mythology, mythos, nursery tale, parable, racial memory, romance, science fiction, shocker, space fiction, space opera, suspense story, thriller, tradition, traditionalism, traditionality, whodunit, work of fictionFor further exploring for "folktale" in Webster Dictionary Online