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The 100 most popular tales

In short: The 100 best-known tales in the Fairy Tale Atlas, ranked. The order is Siyah At\u2019s editorial judgement of how widely known a tale is, not measured reading data.

  1. Cinderella 8 countries or regions
  2. Little Red Riding Hood 5 countries or regions
  3. Snow White 1 countries or regions
  4. Hansel and Gretel 1 countries or regions
  5. Sleeping Beauty 3 countries or regions
  6. Rapunzel 3 countries or regions
  7. Puss in Boots 2 countries or regions
  8. The Bremen Town Musicians 1 countries or regions
  9. The Frog Prince 1 countries or regions
  10. The Little Mermaid 1 countries or regions
  11. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp 3 countries or regions
  12. Pinocchio 1 countries or regions
  13. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 2 countries or regions
  14. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1 countries or regions
  15. Jack and the Beanstalk 2 countries or regions
  16. Nasreddin Hodja 7 countries or regions
  17. The Snow Queen 1 countries or regions
  18. Thumbelina 1 countries or regions
  19. Rumpelstiltskin 2 countries or regions
  20. The Pied Piper of Hamelin 2 countries or regions
  21. The Three Billy Goats Gruff 1 countries or regions
  22. Momotarō (Peach Boy) 2 countries or regions
  23. The Bamboo Cutter and Princess Kaguya 1 countries or regions
  24. Urashima Tarō the Fisherman 1 countries or regions
  25. Ramayana: Ramakien and Reamker 3 countries or regions
  26. Gilgamesh: The Flood Tablet 1 countries or regions
  27. Odysseus and Polyphemus 1 countries or regions
  28. Pygmalion and the Statue 1 countries or regions
  29. The Ballad of Mulan 1 countries or regions
  30. Keloğlan and the Golden Nightingale 1 countries or regions
  31. Anansi and Brother Dead 2 countries or regions
  32. Brer Rabbit and the Tar-Baby 1 countries or regions
  33. Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga 1 countries or regions
  34. East of the Sun and West of the Moon 1 countries or regions
  35. The Goose Girl 1 countries or regions
  36. The Children of Lir 1 countries or regions
  37. Reynard the Fox 2 countries or regions
  38. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils 1 countries or regions
  39. Popol Vuh 1 countries or regions
  40. The Hero Twins and Xibalba 1 countries or regions
  41. Māui Fishes Up the Land 4 countries or regions
  42. La Llorona (The Weeping Woman) 1 countries or regions
  43. The Story of Gelert 1 countries or regions
  44. Melusina and the Alzette 2 countries or regions
  45. Rhodopis and the Sandal 1 countries or regions
  46. The Tiger, the Brahman and the Jackal 2 countries or regions
  47. The Forging of the Sampo 1 countries or regions
  48. The Epic of Sunjata 2 countries or regions
  49. The Epic of Manas 1 countries or regions
  50. The Epic of Köroğlu and Görogly 3 countries or regions
  51. Zal and the Simurgh 1 countries or regions
  52. Basat and the One-Eyed Giant 2 countries or regions
  53. The Hilali Epic 1 countries or regions
  54. David of Sassoun 1 countries or regions
  55. The Twelve Months 1 countries or regions
  56. The Golden-Headed Fish 1 countries or regions
  57. Vassilissa Golden Tress 1 countries or regions
  58. The Tongue-Cut Sparrow 3 countries or regions
  59. The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom 2 countries or regions
  60. The Monkey and the Crocodile 2 countries or regions
  61. The Monkey and the Turtle 1 countries or regions
  62. The Crab and the Monkey 3 countries or regions
  63. Tấm and Cám 1 countries or regions
  64. The Enchanted Pig 1 countries or regions
  65. Three Doves 1 countries or regions
  66. The Frog Princess 1 countries or regions
  67. Eglė, Queen of the Serpents 1 countries or regions
  68. Lāčplēsis, the Bearslayer 1 countries or regions
  69. The Epic of Jangar 1 countries or regions
  70. The Epic of King Gesar 1 countries or regions
  71. Nornagest’s Hidden Life 2 countries or regions
  72. Martín Fierro 1 countries or regions
  73. El Güegüense 2 countries or regions
  74. Jack and the Tiger 2 countries or regions
  75. Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky 1 countries or regions
  76. How Fire Came to the Surface 4 countries or regions
  77. Hlakanyana 1 countries or regions
  78. Kintu and Nambi 1 countries or regions
  79. Makeda and Menelik 1 countries or regions
  80. Prince Vessantara’s Gifts 2 countries or regions
  81. The Story of Swasthani 1 countries or regions
  82. Princess Labam 2 countries or regions
  83. The Adventures of Prince Panji 2 countries or regions
  84. Sang Nila Utama and the Lion 1 countries or regions
  85. The Danube Maiden 2 countries or regions
  86. The Swan Maidens and the Silver Knight 1 countries or regions
  87. Fairy Helena 1 countries or regions
  88. The Bird That Made Milk 1 countries or regions
  89. Stribor’s Forest 1 countries or regions
  90. The Magic Orange Tree 1 countries or regions
  91. The Hippopotamus and the Tortoise 1 countries or regions
  92. The Talkative Tortoise 3 countries or regions
  93. Anansi, the Moon and the Stars 1 countries or regions
  94. How Rabbit Deceived Fox 1 countries or regions
  95. How Glooskap Made the Birds 1 countries or regions
  96. Cantuña’s Bargain 1 countries or regions
  97. Amah Rock 1 countries or regions
  98. The Legend of the Tiger’s Nest 1 countries or regions
  99. The Story of Bantugan 1 countries or regions
  100. The Epic of Ibonia 1 countries or regions

How is the order decided?

The order is Siyah At's editorial judgement of how widely known a tale is among children and families. It is not reading, search or sales data. Tales after the first 100 are ordered by the number of Atlas countries and records.

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