Your task is to find a fable, legend, story from your ethnic background and retell it using your own words.

Have a look at some of the quality print-based resources in the library by clicking on this link.

Resources from the free web:

Folktale links from Encyclopedia Mythica

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/folklore/folktales/

"An online encyclopedia on mythology , folklore, and legends." Entries cover "gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all over the world" and many include illustrations, pronunciation keys, and genealogical information. Features annotated links to related resources.

Folklore and Mythology : Electronic Texts
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
An extensive collection of tales from around the world, many edited or translated by D. L. Ashliman, a professor of Germanic Languages and Literature. The alphabetical listing is by author, country of origin, and categories (such as frog kings and princes, human sacrifice, multiple birth, nightmares, werewolf and witchcraft legends, and Aarne-Thompson categories). Includes stories from Aesop, Bulfinch, Boccaccio, Chaucer, Grimm Brothers, Andrew Lang, Longfellow, the Volsunga Saga , and more.

Regional Folklore and Mythology
http://www.pibburns.com/mythregi.htm

Here you will find links to information about folklore and mythology topics broken down by cultural and geographical region. The regions appear in alphabetical order.   Caution:  some of the links are no longer active