American folk tales

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folklore genre traditional narrative

American folk tales are traditional stories from the United States that blend history, myth, and regional culture to celebrate larger-than-life characters and moral lessons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folklore genre ⓘ
traditional narrative ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
documentedIn American literature anthologies ⓘ
folklore collections ⓘ
oral history archives ⓘ
hasCharacteristic blend of history and myth ⓘ
didactic purpose ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ
larger-than-life characters ⓘ
moral lessons ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
regional diversity ⓘ
use of exaggeration ⓘ
use of humor ⓘ
use of symbolism ⓘ
hasSubgenre Native American stories ⓘ
frontier stories ⓘ
ghost stories ⓘ
legend ⓘ
myth ⓘ
slave narratives ⓘ
tall tales ⓘ
trickster tales ⓘ
hasTheme community values ⓘ
frontier heroism ⓘ
individualism ⓘ
ingenuity ⓘ
justice and retribution ⓘ
relationship with nature ⓘ
trickery and cleverness ⓘ
includesCharacter Anansi (in African American adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bigfoot (as a legendary creature) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brer Rabbit NERFINISHED ⓘ
Davy Crockett (legendary figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jack tales hero "Jack" NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnny Appleseed NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mike Fink NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Bunyan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pecos Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rip Van Winkle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sasquatch (as a legendary creature) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy African folklore ⓘ
Caribbean folklore ⓘ
European folklore ⓘ
Native American oral traditions ⓘ
frontier experience ⓘ
immigrant cultures in the United States ⓘ
language also African American Vernacular English ⓘ
also Native American languages ⓘ
also Spanish in U.S. regions ⓘ
primarily English ⓘ
preservedBy folklorists ⓘ
oral tradition in families and communities ⓘ
storytellers ⓘ
writers ⓘ
relatedTo American mythology ⓘ
American regional literature ⓘ
oral history in the United States ⓘ
timePeriod developed from colonial era to present ⓘ
usedIn children's education in the United States ⓘ
popular culture adaptations ⓘ
regional identity formation ⓘ

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Johnny Appleseed → appearsIn → American folk tales ⓘ