Some of the following folk tales have been presented and recorded by volunteers, real people, while others have been read and recorded by me. However, some of the stories listed below have been narrated by artificial voices, which may contain reading errors. If you notice any, I hope it doesn’t bother you too much – the alternative would have been to leave them out, which I would have preferred not to do.

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How Diarmaid got his love mark (Ireland)

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The Black Hunter (England)

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The Origin of the Swiss (Switzerland)

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A squint-eyed woman called Guurte (The Netherlands)

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Ghostriders in the Sky (USA)

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The Amber Law (Baltic Sea - Poland/Russia)

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Frau Holle as a matchmaker (Germany)

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The Witch Dance (France)

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Loreley of the Rhine (Germany)

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Frau Harke (Germany)

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King Erekle and the Farmer's Daughter (Georgia)

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The mermaid of Westenschouwen (The Netherlands)

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The Ungrateful Ones (Italy)

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The Hole in the Rocks (South-Africa)

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The Slattenpatte (Denmark)

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The Great Hare (USA)

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Robert the Bruce and the Spider (Scotland)

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The White Damsel of Monferland (Netherlands)

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Halewein or The Last Chase of a Wild Hunter (Belgium)

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The Shoemaker from Eschwege (Germany)

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How Walcheren got its name (Netherlands)

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Old Clare (Germany)

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The fortune teller of Amsterdam (Netherlands)

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The legend of the dragon who brings peace (China)

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Why the Monkeys Claim Ownership of Bananas (Brazil)