The Wooden God
Bablu hated the ritual of prayer and fast that his family had been observing for as long as he could remember. The entire family …
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Folktales
Children’s folktales, fables, fairy tales and legends
The best of children’s folktales, fables, animal lore, folklore, myths, fairy tales and legends from around the world! Discover our collected tales for kids from India, China, Burma and many other countries… Some of these tales will make you think, some will make you laugh, some will make you wonder, but almost all of them have hidden wisdom for you to discover!
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Qui Jun and the Arrogant Monk
There once lived a monk called Shan, in a village in China. He had earned a great name for himself. But he was very arrogant. Qui …
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The Desert Creature
This happened thousands of years ago. Life was hard as people had to do all the work by themselves. A large number of people were …
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The Harpist and the Princess
A Burmese folk tale Once upon a time in the beautiful city of Mandalay lived a young orphan boy. His name was Thi Hah. He was very …
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How Monkeys Got their Red Bottoms
Once upon a time there was a group of twelve boys and girls who lived in a village called Dancing. After dinner everyday they …
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How the Dragon Came to be
Long ago, there lived in China a young boy called Chi Yu. Chi Yu lived with his mother in a tiny house at the edge of the village. …
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The Court Jester and the Hilsa Fish
Maharaja Krishna Chandra was the king of Bengal during the middle ages. It was customary for kings in those days to patronise …
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How Iron was Found
Long ago, there lived a craftsman called Intupwa. Intupwa was an unhappy man because he tried, and failed, to cut wood with sharp …
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River Talk
The rivers were a disgruntled lot. They had started out as tiny clear streams high up in the mountains and meandered through …
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When the Earth and Sky were Married
A Muria folk tale from Orissa retold from ‘When the World was Young’, by Verrier Elwin. The book is a fascinating …
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Why Monkeys Mean Trouble
In the village of Sholingur in Tamil Nadu, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu monkey god Hanuman. The temple is on top of a small …
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The Sweet-Mad Hero
A North Indian folktale retold Shyam was a worried man. He had to go to Rampur on work. It happened to be his in-laws village. …
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