folk tale 
noun
A story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth.We brought certain folk, music, and literary traditions with us from Europe and turned them into novels, stories, folk tales, songs, and music....
- Conflict is then almost endemic to a good story, and literature, mythology, folk tales, and even religious texts are full of violent narratives.
- Early Indonesian literature consisted largely of local folk tales and traditional religious stories.
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