Folktales

Folk tales, fables, & legends for kids - Now displaying 11 to 20

The Jester and the Straw Roof

It was winter and the straw roof had become thin. Time to mend the roof, thought Gopal, the barber who was also a court jester. A jester and living under a leaky roof, scoffed his wife. Read on ...

Thi Hah was an orphan boy who lived in the city of Mandalay, in Burma. When he played the harp, humans, birds and animals came under his spell and he would forget his hunger. But there was a magician who was jealous of his gift… Read on ...

The Court Jester and the Hilsa Fish

Maharaja Krishna Chandra, the King of Bengal, was furious. His people could not stop talking of the delicacy of all food delicacies - the hilsa fish! All this fish talk was so tiring, he told Gopal, the court jester. Read on ...

Stripes Tiger and the Boy

Rahul was walking down the village road when he saw a tiger trapped in a wooden cage. Let me out, pleaded the tiger, "I just want a drink of water." He promised not to harm Rahul… Read on ...

Why Monkeys Mean Trouble

The old woman fell down and with her fell the basket of sweets. "Look at the trouble I bought" wailed the woman. The monkey which tasted the sweet found it delicious and wanted more of it… Read on ...

The Elephants who Showed Off

There was a time when elephants has small, shiny and beautiful noses and they would turn them up at other animals. Sick of their vanity, a monkey decided to take action... Read on ...

The Boy and the Wolf

A boy saw a wolf passing by near his house. He knew that the wolf was a stranger to that place. He began to curse it loudly... Read on ...

Forgive and Forget?

A man went to his friend-turned-enemy for peace once. He suggested they become friends again. What did the other man say? Read on ...

The Sweet-Mad Hero

Newly married, shy Shyam was going to stay in his in-laws' house for the first time. "Don't talk too much and don't eat too much at their house," warned his friend. Read on ...

The Farmer and the Serpent

A cobra killed a farmer's son, and the angry farmer chopped off its tail as a result. In retaliation, the cobra began to kill all his cattle. The farmer was desperate... Read on ...