European folklore is like a big book of stories that people have been telling each other for a really long time. The stories come from different places in Europe, like Germany, France, Spain, and lots of other places too.
The stories usually have special characters, like fairies, witches, and monsters. They also have different types of creatures, some that are silly or strange, and some that are scary, like werewolves or vampires.
People would tell these stories to each other to explain things that they didn’t understand, or to give each other advice about how to act or what to do. A lot of the stories also have a lesson in them, which means that they teach you something important.
People have been sharing these stories for hundreds of years, and people around the world still enjoy reading them and learning about them today.