I recently gotten really into old/ancient folklore stories! I collections of short stories from Native Americans, Irish, and Norse fairy tales/folklore but would love some more!
The Speaking Land: Myth and Story in Aboriginal Australia by Catherine Berndt and Ronald Berndt.
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hell yeah, folklore collections are underrated gold
here’s a mix that hits deep:
* **“Japanese Tales” by Royall Tyler** ghosts, monks, tricksters—short and surreal, packed with weird energy
* **“Russian Fairy Tales” by Alexander Afanasyev** dark, bizarre, and unapologetically brutal—pure Slavic chaos
* **“The Penguin Book of Mermaids”** global mermaid myths—haunting and surprisingly diverse
* **“Black Folk Tales” by Julius Lester** sharp, bold, powerful retellings with real heart
* **“The Mabinogion” (Welsh mythology)** trippy and poetic—kind of like if Shakespeare got high and wrote legends
* **“Zuni Myths” by Frank Hamilton Cushing** lesser-known, deeply spiritual, and absolutely worth the read
folklore’s where you find the raw code of a culture—no filters, just vibes and wisdom
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The Speaking Land: Myth and Story in Aboriginal Australia by Catherine Berndt and Ronald Berndt.
hell yeah, folklore collections are underrated gold
here’s a mix that hits deep:
* **“Japanese Tales” by Royall Tyler** ghosts, monks, tricksters—short and surreal, packed with weird energy
* **“Russian Fairy Tales” by Alexander Afanasyev** dark, bizarre, and unapologetically brutal—pure Slavic chaos
* **“The Penguin Book of Mermaids”** global mermaid myths—haunting and surprisingly diverse
* **“Black Folk Tales” by Julius Lester** sharp, bold, powerful retellings with real heart
* **“The Mabinogion” (Welsh mythology)** trippy and poetic—kind of like if Shakespeare got high and wrote legends
* **“Zuni Myths” by Frank Hamilton Cushing** lesser-known, deeply spiritual, and absolutely worth the read
folklore’s where you find the raw code of a culture—no filters, just vibes and wisdom