The Boy and the Wolf
A boy was standing on the roof of his house, looking down at the valley below. His house was the last of a row of houses. Beyond …
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Folktales
Children’s folktales, fables, fairy tales and legends
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The Favour
There lived a wolf called Lalu in the Himalayan forests. Lalu was very mean and selfish. He thought only about himself and none of …
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How Humans Got Eyes
Retold from ‘When the World was Young’ by Verrier Elwin When God created humans, he forgot to add eyes so that they …
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The Travellers
In a temple city in south India, lived a group of young merchants who wanted to become rich. They had often heard about traders …
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The Jester and the Stranger's Language
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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The Fox and the Grapes
Fitru fox was in a relaxed mood. He had no work that day. Since it was a holiday, the farmer was at home guarding his chickens. …
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How the First House was Built
A long time ago, humans were only as tall as hens and rabbits. These tiny “humans”, if you can call them that, lived …
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The Thirsty Crow
Kancharam had been flying for 10 hours without a halt. He had come to the western state of Gujarat to attend his childhood friend …
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The Golden Fish
There are many islands in the Bay of Bengal and not all of them are inhabited. But on one island, at one time, there was a small …
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Kallu Raven's Breakfast Treat
This happened years and years ago in a bright and busy forest.Two trees, the Neem and the Peepal, faced each other. A big, black …
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The Dog and the Pig
Retold from ‘When the World was Young’, by Verrier Elwin. The book is a fascinating collection of folktales from the …
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The Rich Man's Vessels
Once upon a time there lived a rich man in a village in Kerala. His house was full of vessels of all sizes – some as small as a …
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