Folk Tales: 45 books

Tibetan folk tales are often full of wise and sobiety. In Tibetan folk stories, great attention was given to the moral aspect of life, the advantages of good acts and unsophisticated life. The wisdom of sages was maintained every word.  “The Golden Squash” is a Tibetan folk story about two...

The word which means ‘fairy tale’ in Russian is transliterated into English as ‘skazka’. This term is used for a lot of forms, some Russian fairy tales do not include anything magical and tell a tale of everyday life, the other, however, are rather ballads. Russian fairy tales can be prosaic...

The word which means ‘fairy tale’ in Russian is transliterated into English as ‘skazka’. This term is used for a lot of forms, some Russian fairy tales do not include anything magical and tell a tale of everyday life, the other, however, are rather ballads. Russian fairy tales can be prosaic...

Start your acquaintance with enigmatic Asian world with “Tibetan Folk Tales”! We present you the corpus of legends, reflected the wisdom of one of the oldest cultures. Many of these tales have a sacred core as they tell us of the creation of the world, the origin of various natural forces, of...

Start your acquaintance with enigmatic Asian world with “Tibetan Folk Tales”! We present you the corpus of legends, reflected the wisdom of one of the oldest cultures. Many of these tales have a sacred core as they tell us of the creation of the world, the origin of various natural forces, of...

Tibetian fairy-tales reflected thew wisdom of the Tibetian people and belongs to the heritage of one of the oldest cultures. Many of these tales have a sacred core as they tell us of the creation of the world, the origin of various natural forces, of the afterlife as Tibetians see it according to...

The word which means ‘fairy tale’ in Russian is transliterated into English as ‘skazka’. In the 19th century the Russian folklore began to be collected and systematized. The hugest work in this sphere was done by the Slavist Alexander Afanasyev. His compendium contains the most beautiful and...

Story of the Prince's Friend is a fairy tale included in Tibetan folk tales. AWAY, away up in the mountains was a village. In this village lived a very wise king, who had one son. Near village  flowed a river, up above was a big pond from which came the water that irrigated their fields. In a...

The Two Thieves (A Black Tent Story) is a short fiction story included in Tibetan folk tales. Once upon time there were  the two thieves, one named Lozong, the other Adra. They drove a cow into a ravine  and killed it where nobody could see them. Adra and Lozong were afraid to leave the...

How the Raven Saved the Hunter is a short instructive story, included in  Tibetan folk tales. Once upon a time was poor man, who made his living by hunting. One day he went to the mountains, when he came to the top of mountain hunter was hungry tired and thirsty.  Fortunately, he saw a cold stream … What happened next? Read this story and find out!   

The Decision of the Official as to Who Owned the One Hundred Ounces of Silver is a short story included in Tibetan folk tales. Once upon a time lived a old wood-cutter who was blind, but he had a dutiful son, who helped and cared about him. When his son went up the mountains he found a bag with silver...

Tibetian fairy-tales reflected thew wisdom of the Tibetian people and belongs to the heritage of one of the oldest cultures. Many of these tales have a sacred core as they tell us of the creation of the world, the origin of various natural forces, of the afterlife as Tibetians see it according to...

Indian literature is one of the most ancient in the world. And Indian fairy tales are the oldest existing. These are fantastic stories on various themes: miracles, magic, cunning, luck, wit etc. Joseph Jacob, an English historian and a specialist in folklore, collected some of them into a book "Indian...

Ancient Greek fairy tales are full of kindness, secrets and puzzles. They are filled with allegory and wisdom, a triumph of the truth above lies, tricks over insidiousness, savvy and patience. Heroes of Ancient Greek fairy tales find adventures that will not leave anyone indifferent. Once upon a time...