http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/romanian-fairy-tales Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:17:08 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:17:08 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/365/exploring-time-in-folktales-analyzing-youth-without-age-and-life-without-death-and-where-there-is-no-death By Iulia O. Basu-Zharku - The theme of time is found in many folktales, from all over the world. Thus, one of the earliest versions known is a Japanese tale, “Urashima the Fisherman,” that comes down to us from the Account of the Province of Tango, dating from 713 A.D. Urashima follows a goddess to an island where they live happily until he starts missing his family, but when he comes back to his village, 300 years had already past by and he cannot go back to his wife either (Tatar, 66-68). Similarly, “L’Ile de la félicité,” a French tale by Countess Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:24 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/365/exploring-time-in-folktales-analyzing-youth-without-age-and-life-without-death-and-where-there-is-no-death