Folk Tales: 45 books

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...

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...

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...

This is a Slovenian fairy tale. Today children around the world love Eastern Slavonians' fairy tales because they are full of wonders and miracles, kind and brave heroes. Once upon a time was a great famine all over the world. Nowhere in the world was even a grain of corn and what people sowed was...

There was a dispute. Phaethon said to another man that he is a son of Phoebus Apollo. Phaethon couldn't prove to his opponent that he is a son of Phoebus. He came to mother and asked about his kinship with the Sun. She said: "It is true, I swear. If you have any doubt, go to the land whence he...

The shepherd lived in a forest. He always rested at the foot of one tree. One day the tree said to him: “If you pour milk every day at my roots I will grant you a boon.” So the shepherd every day poured milk at the roots of the tree and after some days he saw a crack in the ground. He thought...

Once upon a time was an old widow who had a son. She was weak and feeble and she asked a son to go to the storehouse and bring some meal for cooking. But on his return from storehouse there came the North Wind, caught up the meal and carried out the meal away through the air. A son went back into...

The following story teaches us that you should never judge a person by his appearance. If someone differs from others, it doesn't mean that he is worse. He might have outstanding abilities and wits. So you should not judge a book by its cover. "The Monkey Boy" is an Indian fairy tale, which...

There were four sons of a king who was dead. The queen was passionately fond of the youngest of the princes. She gave him the best clothes, horses, food and furniture. The youngest prince had become very wilful. He never listened to anyone, not even to his mother, but he had his own way in everything....

The word which means ‘fairy tale’ in Russian is transliterated into English as ‘skazka’. This term is used for a lot of literature forms, there could be a magic skazka, which resembles a fairy tale, an animal tale, some Russian fairy tales do not include anything magical and tell a tale of...

The word which means ‘fairy tale’ in Russian is transliterated into English as ‘skazka’. This term is used for a lot of literature forms, there could be a magic skazka, which resembles a fairy tale, an animal tale, some Russian fairy tales do not include anything magical and tell a tale of...

Ananzi is a small spider. One day he buys fat and a very big frying pan, then he goes to the bay and calls the Head-fish to him. He says to the fish that it must bring all fish on shore and they will get new life. When the fish come out of the water he catches them and puts them in the frying pan....

The Santals are a tribe inhabiting the Eastern outskirts of the Chutia Nagpur plateau. Their religion is animistic, they believe in spirits of everything around them, of their ancestors etc. The Santals stories often feature animals, witchcraft, gods and spirits. This is a story of two brothers who...

It is a Slavonic fairy tale. This story was translated and published by Albert Henry Wratislaw in 1890. Albert Henry Wratislaw was an English Slavonic scholar. Once upon a time Luck met Intelligence on a garden-seat. Luck said to Intelligence: "Make a room for me!" But Intelligence was outraged:...