Folk tales have no youth. Folk tales from all cultures have universal themes and at the same time tell us about specific features that can illuminate and alter our perception of those other cultures, often through metaphor.Insights into other cultures I know of no other medium which can give language learners such insight into another culture as the sharing of stories. Storytelling acts as a celebration of cultural diversity, provides students with support in their language learning and builds self-esteem.When we touch folk art, we invariably immerse ourselves in the enchantment of a vast and wonderful world, saturated with fantastic and real images and paintings of life and culture. "To give one who is thirsty to drink water is good, but it is even better to show him the source of drinking alone to the full." Through tales learners can learn about emotions, different caracters and much more. They can imagine, develop creativity and critical thinking, meet history, traditions, ...