Folktales are characterized by the presence of unusual personages (dwarfs, giants, fairies, ghosts, etc.), by the sudden transformation of men into beasts and vice versa, or by other unnatural incidents (flying horses, a hundred years' sleep, and the like).
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In Jewish folklore, the Re'em was so large that Noah had to strap it on the side of the Ark, and King David, while still a shepherd, mistook its horn for a mountain and climbed it, then the Re'em got up and frightened David.
Ausubel is best known for his two books, A Treasury of Jewish Folklore, which went through over twenty editions, and Pictorial History Of The Jewish People. This included detailed descriptions of previously unknown Lost Tribes of Israel, as well as information on the Khazars.