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Jonah and The Whale – Bedtime Bible Stories for Children Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Jonah and The Whale – Bedtime Bible Stories for Children

Jonah and The Whale. A man runs from his duty but learns a lesson. This bedtime story teaches about second chances and doing what is right.

The Journey – A Short Story About Love and Longing Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Journey – A Short Story About Love and Longing

The Journey – A Short Story About Love and Longing: It was an evening of pluvial delicacy. The monsoon had set in. In the month of Sravan the sky was overcast

Kaliya Daman – Krishna Tames The Serpent Kaliya – Indian Mythological Story Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Kaliya Daman – Krishna Tames The Serpent Kaliya – Indian Mythological Story

Kaliya Daman – Krishna Tames The Serpent Kaliya – Indian Mythologica: In the Dvapara Yuga, Krishna lived in Vrindavan as an incarnation of Vishnu, born to

Infant God Krishna Kills Demoness Putana Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Infant God Krishna Kills Demoness Putana

Infant God Krishna Kills Demoness Putana: Long ago, the kingdom of Mathura was ruled by the cruel king Kamsa. A prophecy had warned him that Devaki’s eighth

Kupti And Imani Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Kupti And Imani

A Punjabi folktale from Andrew Lang's Olive Fairy Book (1907): the younger princess Imani, sent away to live with a poor fakir, builds her own fortune at the loom — and saves the king who would marry her.

The Story of Bhasmasura Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Story of Bhasmasura

A proud demon asks Lord Shiva for a terrible boon, and only a clever dance can stop him.

Light Makes Prosperity Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

Light Makes Prosperity

Light Makes Prosperity: There is a Tamil proverb dîpam lakshmîkaram, meaning, “light makes prosperity,” and the following story is related to explain it: The

Little Anklebone Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Little Anklebone

Little Anklebone: Once upon a time there was a little boy who lost his parents; so he went to live with his Auntie, and she set him to herd sheep. All day long

How Raja Rasalu Went Out Into The World Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How Raja Rasalu Went Out Into The World

How Raja Rasalu Went Out Into The World: Young Rasâlu lived on, far from the light of day, for eleven long years, growing tall and strong, yet contented to

How The Rajas Son Won The Princess Labam Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How The Rajas Son Won The Princess Labam

How The Rajas Son Won The Princess Labam: In a country there was a Raja who had an only son who every day went out to hunt. One day the Rani, his mother, said

How The Wicked Sons Were Duped Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How The Wicked Sons Were Duped

How The Wicked Sons Were Duped: A very wealthy old man, imagining that he was on the point of death, sent for his sons and divided his property among them.

Infidelity – A Short Story Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Infidelity – A Short Story

Infidelity – A Short Story: I looked through the partly opened door. I found her sliding through our old pictures. Her fingers paused on each one. Her light