His works such as the two Jungle Books contain a great deal of stories that are written after the manner of traditional folktales.

The story is in the style of traditional Malay folktales with an underlying moral message.

The story is in the style of a traditional Malay folktale, featuring supernatural elements and a story with an underlying moral.

In successive chapters, Propp analyzes the characters, plot events, and other elements of traditional folktales (primarily from Russia and Eastern Europe).

In 2011, he starred opposite Septriasa again in Love Story, a film based on a traditional folktale.

One popular form of traditional African folktale is the "trickster" story, where a small animal uses its wits to survive encounters with larger creatures.

The specific genre of The Woman Warrior has been disputed due to Kingston's blend of perspectives, traditional Chinese folktale, and memoir.

Siphone wrote four traditional folktales he had learned from his parents and grandparents.

Pyle created the tales based on traditional European folktales.

In his writing, influenced by his experiences of colonialism as a child, Dadié attempts to connect the messages of traditional African folktales with the contemporary world.