Not necessarily, because a tall tale is a story that is exaggerated greatly, and a folk tale is a story from which to have passed down from generation to generation.
A tall tale is an exaggerated mega loquacious narration about an event and often ridicules the narrator instead of the esteem expected or hoped by the narrator. A folk tale is a story that comes from...
a tall tale, i suspect, would be an exaggerated story & if any truth it would be stretched, whereas a folk tale would be one based upon an old day belief system sometimes with a slight twisted...
Rumplestilskin is a fairy tale--most fairy tales usually tell of someone of royalty (kings, queens, princes and/or princesses) that encounter someone or something "evil". There are no real...
Using definition from the dictionary.com web page a folk tale is a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, esp. one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people,...