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  2. Jack and the Beanstalk - Wikipedia

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    The film was released by Moonbeam Entertainment, the children's video division of Full Moon Entertainment. Avalon Family Entertainment's 2009 Jack and the Beanstalk is a low-budget live-action adaptation starring Christopher Lloyd , Chevy Chase , James Earl Jones , Gilbert Gottfried , Katey Sagal , Wallace Shawn and Chloë Grace Moretz .

  3. Folklore of the United States - Wikipedia

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    American folklore encompasses the folklore that has evolved in the present-day United States mostly since the European colonization of the Americas. It also contains folklore that dates back to the Pre-Columbian era. Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and ...

  4. List of fictional tricksters - Wikipedia

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    Kitsune - In Japanese folklore, they are described as "tricksters" with no care for the concept of right or wrong. Kuma Lisa - A fox and trickster figure in Bulgarian folklore. Loki - A cunning, shape-shifting god, sometimes benefactor and sometimes foe to the gods of Asgard. Famous as a catalyst for Ragnarök.

  5. Tom Thumb - Wikipedia

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    Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. The History of Tom Thumb was published in 1621 and was the first fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangling with giants, and becoming a favourite of King Arthur. The earliest allusions to Tom occur in various ...

  6. List of folk heroes - Wikipedia

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    Odysseus – Greece, legendary king of Ithaca. Ragnar Lodbrok or Lothbrok – Sweden and Denmark, legendary Viking king. Rummu Jüri – Estonia, outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor. Molly Pitcher – American, Military woman who carried water pitchers for American soldiers in the Revolutionary war.

  7. Tales of the Alhambra - Wikipedia

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    607, in two volumes. Dewey Decimal. 910. Tales of the Alhambra (1832) is a collection of essays, verbal sketches and stories by American author Washington Irving (1783–1859) inspired by, and partly written during, his 1828 visit to the palace/fortress complex known as the Alhambra in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

  8. Category:Folklore characters - Wikipedia

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    Female folklore characters‎ (4 C, 1 P) H. Heroes in mythology and legend‎ (11 C, 131 P) ... The Three Golden Children (folklore) U.

  9. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter - Wikipedia

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    Paperback. ISBN. 0-9708442-0-4. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts[4] is a guide to the fictional Harry Potter universe, written by David Colbert. [5] It explores the references to history, legends, and literature in J.K. Rowling 's Harry Potter novels. Colbert conceived the idea for The ...