Folklore Featuring Impossible Tasks Codexery

A source-cited reference to folklore featuring impossible tasks

Folklore Featuring Impossible Tasks

The Story of the Abandoned Princess · The Adventures of Covan the Brown-haired · The Tale of Aftab · Angim · The Story of Bensurdatu · The Blue Mountains (fairy tale) · The Bold Knight, the Apples of Youth, and the Water of Life · Boots and His Brothers · The Castle of Return and No Return · Catherine and Her Destiny · The Clever Little Tailor · The Crystal Ball (fairy tale) · Culhwch and Olwen · Dapplegrim · The Devil and his Grandmother · The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs · The Dove (fairy tale) · The Hairy Man · How Six Made Their Way in the World · How the Dragon Was Tricked · How the Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter · Iron John · Jack and His Comrades · Jack and His Golden Snuff-Box · all 25 →