Our project, 'Tales from My Childhood', is crowdsourcing on a new level! We would like you to retell the folktales you grew up with.
 
Folktales are the most common type of narrative folklore. They form part of oral tradition and are passed down from one generation to the next in every culture. Folktales reflect the values and customs of the culture from which they come. They are used to teach character traits while providing hours of entertainment for little ones. For example, the Buddhist story of 'The Banyan Deer' illustrates concern for others. The Russian folktale 'The Turnip' teaches the value of teamwork. The Ghanaian folktale 'The Hungry Little Boy' teaches respect for the elderly. Similar folktales are found in different cultures around the world. 'The Three Little Pigs' appears in both English and Russian folklore, as does the 'The Frog Princess'. 
 
Nothing brings us closer to another culture than learning about its traditions and values through folktales. That is why Walt Disney Pictures' 'Mulan' was borrowed from Chinese folklore traditions. 'Alladdin' came to us from 'One Thousand and One Nights' which is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. 'Jack and the Beanstalk' is a traditional English folktale, best known through the retelling by Joseph Jacobs.