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Turkish Games for Health and Recreation
http://aton.ttu.edu/turkish_games/index.htm
Scanned pages from the book by Barbara K. Walker and Warren S. Walker; e-text of ATON.
The Passion and the Magic: Distinctions of Arabic Folktales
http://almashriq.hiof.no/general/000/070/079/al-jadid/aljadid-magic.html
Article by Fatme Sharafeddine Hassan on some characteristic elements of Arabic folktales.
The Bald Boy Kelolan and the Most Beautiful Girl in the World
http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-8/
Exploration by H. Paksoy of Kelolan, an archetype from Turkish folktales, illustrated with stories.
Suite101.com: Arabian Folktales and Storytelling
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/arab_culture_and_identity/26784
Sketch of Arabic story telling, particularly in Palestinian society, and three folktales from the book "Arab Folktales" by Inea Bushnaq.
Speak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft4s2005r4/
Collection of tales gathered and annotated by Ibrahim Muhawi (Darwish) and Sharif Kanaana; e-text from the University of California Press.
Children's Folklore: Jirtdan
http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/43_folder/43_articles/43_children.html
One of the most popular and beloved fairy tales in Azerbaijan, with an introduction.
Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative
Collection of Turkish folktales in English, as well as epic and other texts in several Turkic languages (PDF format).
Arab Folk Tales
http://hem.passagen.se/moos4848/arabfolk.htm
Three folk tales from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria.