Books that tell tales.

Recently I have come accross some great books of folk tales. One specifically deals with Ancient Greek Folk Tales and Myths. It has been a joy to read this book yet I admit I would not reccomend the volume to just anyone. It is full of very percise terminology that most readers won't be familiar with unless they regulary read in literature from the classical period. So instead I hope you all will seek out some books that contain folk tales.
Greece is where so much rich history is found. The fox is seen as a tricky character like most if not all other folklore traditions. If you have read a piece of folk literature with a fox what is it defined as specifically?