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This volume contains 24 tales collected in and around Wales by P. H. Emerson whilst living in Anglesea during the winter 1891-2. With the exception of the French story, they were written as they were told to the collector. In most cases he amended them as little as possible, preferring to record the...

The 48 Folk-Tales in this book hail from the South East Asian land-locked country of Laos. Herein are stories like The Enchanted Mountain, The Spirit-Guarded Cave, The Monkeys and the Crabs, The Origin of Lightning (a tale which seems to be endemic amongst all the world’s cultures,) The Faithful...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 455 In this 455th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Maori legend of "The Creation of the Stars”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago and far, far away in the land of Aotearoa – the Land of the Long White Cloud,...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 457 In this 457th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Zulu Legend "The Tale of Galazi the Wolf”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago and far, far away, in KwaZulu – which means the Home of the Zulu, there lived a man...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 462 In this 462nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates an Indian fairy tale - "The Fish Prince”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago near the port of Jamnagar, a King and Queen had two sons. The older of the two was a very short...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 467 In this 467th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a Maori Legend - "The Battle of the Giants”. Once, there was a spirit who wandered along the path that leads to gladden the heart of man; and her name was Ngawai (pronounced...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 017 In issue 17 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Jewish/Persian tale of BOSTANAI - a story about the Jewish people during their captivity/exile in Babylon and how a cruel monarch was taught a lesson by a boy. Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 271 In this 271st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek fairy tale of “THE FAIRY RING.” ONCE upon a time, long, long ago in far, far away Greece, the name PETROS GOURAS rang through all the Peloponnesus, and every tongue that...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 103 In the 103rd issue of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates a Irish story of “HOW ETHNE LEFT THE LAND OF THE FAIRIES”. Long after Angus and the Danaan folk had retreated behind the veil of invisibility, it happened that the steward of his palace had...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 106 In issue 106 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Burmese story of a well known physician called Jivaka. Jivaka’s parents could not afford to raise him. He was set adrift in a wicker basket and fround by a prince..…… Download and read this...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 109 In issue 109 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Welsh tale of NANSI LLWYD AND THE DOG OF DARKNESS. Nansi Llwyd longed to get married, and according to all the omens on All Hallows Eve said she never would. On her way home late that night she encounters...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 441 In this 441st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy Tale – “The Early Days of King Arthur” Here the story of how Arthur became King is told… While at a tourney on Christmas day, Arthur’s brother forgot...

In Issue 79 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the ancient Tibetan tale of a rabbit who is wronged and sets out on a path of revenge with dire consequences. You’ll have to download and read the story to find out what happened. Don’t forget to look for the Tibetan proverb...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 411 In this 411th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale "The Knights of the Fish.” This Spanish fairy tale was collected by Fernan Caballaro, a pseudonym for author Cecilia Francisca Josefa Böhl de Faber. An...