Folk Tale
Legend, Old Story, Folklore
noun
Long ago people used to talk about all sorts of things. Most of them weren't true. Long ago people liked to lie a lot. Now we call those things they talked about folk tales and legends.
The readings for this word are both kun'yomi readings. You learned them both already, so you should be able to read this on your own. Just watch out for the rendaku of はなし to ばなし.
昔話の主人公
main character of a folktale
昔話の世界
the world of folklore
昔話の本
a book of folktales
昔話を聞く
to listen to a folktale
昔話をする
to tell an old story, to reminisce
昔話を語る
to tell an old story
昔話に出てくる
to appear in a folktale
昔話になる
to become folklore
昔話に花をさかせる
to enliven an old story
これは日本の昔話ですか。
Is this a Japanese folk tale?
まるで昔話の中に出てくるおひめさまみたいね。
That's like a princess in a legend.
バス待合所でバスを待ちながら、昔話の絵本を子どもに読み聞かせた。
While waiting for a bus in the bus shelter, I read a folk tale picture book for my child.