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Fairy Tale Atlas

World overview

Tales
291
Dated records
437
Countries and regions
237
Tales linked to multiple countries
71
Popular tales
Top 100

Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.

Tales found across countries

TalesCountries and regions
Rapunzel Italy Germany United Kingdom
Sleeping Beauty Italy France Germany
The Crab and the Monkey Japan United Kingdom United States
The Epic of Köroğlu and Görogly Iran Türkiye Turkmenistan
The Password in the Cow’s Belly Cape Verde Bahamas Sierra Leone
The Talkative Tortoise United Kingdom United States India
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow Japan United Kingdom United States
A-Ma and the Rescue at Sea China Macao SAR China
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland United Kingdom United States

One Tale, Many Tellings

Countries and regions

Countries and regionsTale count
Eritrea2
Estonia2
Eswatini2
Falkland Islands2
Gabon2
Ghana2
Guinea2
Iceland2
Indonesia2
Iran2
Ireland2
Israel2
Jamaica2
Kosovo2
Kyrgyzstan2
Libya2
Malawi2
Maldives2
Mauritania2
Mauritius2
Niger2
Nigeria2
Northern Mariana Islands2
North Korea2
North Macedonia2
Norway2
Peru2
Philippines2
Portugal2
Russia2