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The best children's folktales, fables, animal lore, folklore, myths, fairy tales, legends and folk tales from around the world! We have collected tales for kids from India, China, Burma and many other countries... Some of these tales will make you think, some of them will make you laugh, some will make you wonder, but almost all of them have hidden wisdom for you to discover!

The Mighty

A big tree and a little plant stood side by side at the edge of a forest. One big and strong, spread itself out. The other, delicate and willowy, bent under the slightest touch of breeze. Read on ...

Qui Jun and the Arrogant Monk

Shan was a Chinese monk who had earned a great name for himself. But he was very arrogant. Qui Jun did not like that… Read on ...

River Talk

The rivers resented flowing into the sea because their waters would then lose their sweetness and become salty. So what would the solution be? Read on ...

Silence is Golden

Talking a lot has no meaning and it exposes your ignorance. Speaking less but with meaning shows that you are wise and smart. Read on ...

Modesty Pays

The driver of the Prime Minister's chariot was very proud. But his wife didn't like his arrogance and pride and pointed out this fault. The driver was realised his mistake and quickly changed his ways. Read on ...

A Crocodile Named Rain Cloud

The old fisherman found a crocodile egg in his net and took it home. He and his wife looked after the baby crocodile as their own child. But fate had other plans… Read on ...

The Jester and the Stranger's Language

The new visitor to the king's court could speak more than half a dozen languages but he refused to say where he was from. I will find that out, said the jester to the miffed king. Read on ...

The Shepherd's Mistake

The wolf sat on a large rock and watched the shepherd tend to his sheep every morning. What were its intentions? Read on ...

The Doctor who 'did not' Cure!

A doctor promised a sightless old woman that he would cure her. So why did she refuse to pay his fees inspite of getting cured? Read on ...

Abdullah's Gold

The town's biggest miser converted his life's earnings to a lump of gold and placed it in a hole. He went to check on it daily. And then... Read on ...