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Formula Folklore (Dewey 398.2)
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FORMULA TALES
- Catch-tales
- Gingerbread Boy VARIANTS [booklist *]
- Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone
- Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth
- Runaway Tortilla by Eric Kimmel
- The Pancake in Scandinavian Folk and Fairy Tales by Claire Boos [Norway]
- The Wee Bannock [England]
- Johnny-cake [England]
- Journey Cake, Ho by Ruth Sawyer [American] [Caldecott Honor Book]
- Stop that Pickle by Peter Armour
- Rounds
- Tikki Tikki Tembo * by Arlene Mosel [CHINA]
- Cumulative tales [pattern build-up by adding on using repetition]
- The Old Woman and Her Pig [England]
- The House That Jack Built
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
- One Fine Day
- Henny Penny [England] VARIANTS
- Henny Penny by Paul Galdone
- Chicken Little Retold by Steven Kellogg
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For a broadened view of folklore, refer to The Folktale by Stith Thompson for tale types and motifs.
For your reading enjoyment, peruse "Folk Tales of the North American Indians" by Stith Thompson. It includes tales categorized by culture group and motif.