There was a folk story as follows.

如下是一个民间故事。

It is more a lyric than a folk story.

与其说这是个民间故事，不如说是首抒情诗。

The novel has been developed out of a folk story.

这部小说改编自一个民间故事。

In the historian's help, a lot of folk story was preserved.

在历史学家的帮助下，很多民间故事得以保存下来。

Very imaginative and interesting. Its theme is similar to the Chinese folk story.

富有想象力，主题与中国的牛郎织女相似，很有意趣。