a story of oral origin that has been passed from one storyteller to another until it is finally documented in a written form as in the tales of the Brothers Grimm
a story or legend handed down from generation to generation usually by oral
a story that was passed down from grandparents to grandchildren for hundreds of years
a story which is pure fiction and which does not have a particular time or space
a traditional tale or legend originating among a particular people, handed down, especially by word of mouth, and sometimes in written form
a very old story that has been passed down from one family to another, from one generation to another
An account, legend, or story that is passed along orally from generation to generation. Folk talks are of unknown authorship.
Stories passed by word of mouth from generation to generation
a narrative form, such as an epic, legend, myth, fable etc., that is or has been retold within a culture for generations and is well known through storytelling.