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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 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.

The Wooden Boy’s Lessons in Honesty Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Wooden Boy’s Lessons in Honesty

Geppetto’s latest blog entry: Some weeks ago, I visited a good friend and saw that he had a bit of plastic, which he wasn’t using. So I asked him for it, he

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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

Good Luck To The Lucky One Or Shall I Fall Down Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Good Luck To The Lucky One Or Shall I Fall Down

Good Luck To The Lucky One Or Shall I Fall Down: In a certain town there lived a wealthy Brâhmiṇ. He wished to build a house - pretty large and spacious - as

Internet- The life Saver Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Internet- The life Saver

Internet- The life Saver: While friends of her age would throw out parties, hang on movie theaters, enjoy weekends in pubs and coffee shops, she would savor

Good Will Grow Out Of Good Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Good Will Grow Out Of Good

Good Will Grow Out Of Good: In a certain town there reigned a king named Patnîpriya, to whose court, a poor old Brâhmiṇ, named Pâpabhîru, came every morning

An Island and Art, Why? – Stories In Art Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

An Island and Art, Why? – Stories In Art

An Island and Art, Why? – Stories In Art: Bhavna sat restlessly on the wooden bench in her classroom, feet hanging in mid-air; she was shorter than most of her

Grasp All Lose All Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Grasp All Lose All

Grasp All Lose All: Once, in former times, there lived in a certain city in India a poor oil-seller, called Déna, who never could keep any money in his

Jackal Or Tiger Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Jackal Or Tiger

Jackal Or Tiger: One hot night, in Hindustan, a king and queen lay awake in the palace in the midst of the city. Every now and then a faint air blew through

Harisarman Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Harisarman

Harisarman: There was a certain Brahman in a certain village, named Harisarman. He was poor and foolish and in evil case for want of employment, and he had

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