Palestinian Folklore
Songs, proverbs and two stories (Ataba & Zarief E-ttool, and The Hunter).
The Passion and the Magic: Distinctions of Arabic Folktales
Article by Fatme Sharafeddine Hassan on some characteristic elements of Arabic folktales.
Zohra and the Gazelles
A Moroccan folktale retold by Mary Morton Cowan.
Armenian Fairy Tales
Three folktales taken from "100 Armenian Tales", by Susie Hoogasian-Villa.
Children's Folklore: Jirtdan
One of the most popular and beloved fairy tales in Azerbaijan, with an introduction.
Arab Folk Tales
Three folk tales from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria.
Suite101.com: Arabian Folktales and Storytelling
Sketch of Arabic story telling, particularly in Palestinian society, and three folktales from the book "Arab Folktales" by Inea Bushnaq.
The Brother's Mean Wife
A folktale from Qatar.
Timor
A Chechen tale.
Speak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales
Collection of tales gathered and annotated by Ibrahim Muhawi (Darwish) and Sharif Kanaana; e-text from the University of California Press.
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