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| a tale, especially a long story of adventure or incredible happenings |
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| the traditional beliefs, legends, customs |
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| a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people. |
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| is type of hero, real, fictional, or mythological |
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| a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins |
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| a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical. |
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| a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis |
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| a short tale to teach a moral lesson |
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| a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms |
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| is a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication. |
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| is a succinct story, in prose or verse, that illustrates a lesson. |
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| is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual. |
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| particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. |
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| is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. |
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| traditionally a genre of poetry, known as epic poetry. |
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