folktale
fohk tayl
- n a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
- Its humor comes from breezy folktale slang, matter-of-factness in the miracle scenes, with Jonah fumbling around in the whale's belly like a man looking for a light switch.
- Following these is a pure folktale, the nearest thing to a Southern Grimm's tale: A fanatical hater of flies.
- Yang parallels this heartfelt and funny story with an illustrated Chinese folktale and a sitcom parody about an outrageously racist Chinese character going to high school.