Your task for this assignment is to find a poem, short story, fable, or other literary work that reflects the cultural tradition of your heritage.

Books
Click on the image above to begin your search.	Hints on finding books:  You may want to do a keyword search with a term that describes your cultural background "African-American," "Hispanic," "Russian," "Serbian," "Korean," "Irish," etc. Then add another word referencing the type of literature you would like to find:  "poetry," "poem," "sonnet," "short story," "haiku," etc.!  Try different words until you find something promising!

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TIP:  You may select specific genres of literature to search for such as poetry, short stories, etc, as in the example below:

TIP: In the advanced search screen you can choose the author's cultural and national identities as shown in the image below:

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TIP:  You may select specific types of work (genres of literature) to search for, such as poems, plays, short stories, etc, as in the example below:

TIP:  Click on the PERSON SEARCH tab and you may search by nationality or ethnicity :

Have a look at some of the books with a multiethnic approach to legends and fables by clicking on this link.

Fable 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