According to the Collins English dictionary, a folk tale is a story where the original authorship is not known, containing “legendary elements”, and handed down orally through generations of ordinary people (or folk). Now that we’re lucky enough to have writing and, generally, a high level of literacy, these tales have been preserved for future generations. When you add in sound, using PENpal and TalkingPEN technology for instance, the oral tradition is brought up-to-date in a way that makes the stories even more accessible.