Example sentences for: folktales

How can you use “folktales” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Many of the folktales, legends, and cuentos (stories) collected in New Mexico by Aurelio Espinosa, Juan Bautista Rael, and R. D. Jameson (Robe 1980) are about witches and witchcraft.

  • He collected folktales, folk songs, proverbs, superstitions, riddles, children’s games, and much more.

  • In it she describes the early Spanish settlers, life on the hacienda, the religious fiestas, the santos (saints), foods, folk songs, folktales, and the customs of the region.

  • In addition, he collected folktales, proverbs, ballads, and other lore, which were published in the California Folklore Quarterly in the 1940s.

  • Although he is not heard of often in contemporary times, references to el abuelo can be found in the folktales and literature of New Mexico.


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