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ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 213 In this 213th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Old English story about the Disinheriting of a Son. A long time ago in old England, a man marries a wealthy woman. She dies in childbirth early in the marriage leaving her husband...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 421 In this 421st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale "THE LADY OF THE SNOW”. Winter time in Japan, and it’s snow scapes, has a beauty peculiarly its own, and it is a favourite theme of Japanese poets and artists. The...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 282 In this 282nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek fairy tale of “THE HAUNTED SHIP”. One night Nassos, Captain and owner of a Greek karave (similar in structure to a dromon.) On one trip they were sailing to Sicily...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 197 In this 185th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the tale of “THE PERPLEXITY OF ZADIG.” Many uears ago in the ancient land of Mesopotamia, on the banks of the river Euphrates there once lived a man called Zadig. He spent his days...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 330 In this 330th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale -"THE MAID WITH HAIR OF GOLD”. ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, there was once a king so wise and clever that he understood the language...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 417 In this 417th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese legend "THE CELESTIAL ROBE OF FEATHERS”. A long time ago and far, far away, in the third year after the Japanese Royal Hunt, and in the spring-time, the Lady...

The book containing 7 Armenian legends is the result of a study conducted by Louis A. Boettiger which have been selected from a larger mass of material. Of particular interest is the Legend of Haik or Hayk. In the account by Moses of Chorene, Hayk emigrated from Babylon to the region near Mount...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 356 In this 356th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the French Child's Tale "THE CHILDREN'S FAIRY”. A long time ago and far, far away, one dull, heavy afternoon, the long, dusty road looked quite deserted, not a horse or...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 196 In this 196th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the tale of “The Drowned Buccaneer” about Wolfert Webber, whose story it was said by Louis Stevenson to be one of the finest treasure-seeking stories in the world. Wolfert's ancestor,...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 159 In this 159th story in the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the children’s favourite of THE MASTER CAT, or, Puss in Boots. A miller’s son inherits a bag and a cat and thinks his world has come to an end. However, the cat can speak and he...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 332 In this 332nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the European Fairy Tale - "BRIAR ROSE”. At the christening of a king and queen's long-wished-for child, seven good fairies are invited to be godmothers to the infant princess....

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 77 In Issue 77 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates an old Scottish riddle used to teach children. It goes something like this…..in Scotland, there was a custom once through the Gældom (areas of Scotland where Scottish Gaelic is spoken,) when a man would...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 86 In Issue 86 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates Hans Christian Andersen’s tale about the darning needle who though she was the most important needle in her mistresses sewing box – until one day she is dropped. Download and read the story to find...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 92 In Issue 92 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Welsh legend of Beth Gellert. Prince Llewelyn the Great of Wales returns from a hunting trip to find no sign of his son. His favourite dog is found in his son’s cot, soaked in blood. So what happened?...