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The Story of a Kind Hearted Little Girl Named Tara Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Story of a Kind Hearted Little Girl Named Tara

The Story of a Kind Hearted Little Girl Named Tara: Once there lived a little girl named Tara with her mother in a small hut near the forest. Tara was

The Story Of Appayya Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Story Of Appayya

The Story Of Appayya: In a remote village there lived a poor Brâhmaṇ and his wife. Though several years of their wedded life had passed, they unfortunately had

The Story Of Cat A Mouse A Lizard And An Owl Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Story Of Cat A Mouse A Lizard And An Owl

The Story Of Cat A Mouse A Lizard And An Owl: This is the story of four creatures, none of whom loved each other, who lived in the same banyan tree in a forest

The Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate

The Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate: Once upon a time, far away in the east country, there lived a king who loved hunting so much that, when

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The Story Of The King Who Would See Paradise Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Story Of The King Who Would See Paradise

The Story Of The King Who Would See Paradise: Once upon a time there was king who, one day out hunting, came upon a fakeer in a lonely place in the mountains.

The Story Of The Wali Dad The Simple Hearted Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Story Of The Wali Dad The Simple Hearted

The Story Of The Wali Dad The Simple Hearted: Once upon a time there lived a poor old man whose name was Wali Dad Gunjay, or Wali Dad the Bald. He had no

The Talking Turtle Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Talking Turtle

A chatty turtle flies high in the sky holding a stick between two clever geese, but his talking tongue will bring him crashing down in this funny Panchatantra fable.

The Lambikin 2 Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Lambikin 2

The Lambikin 2: Once upon a time there was a wee wee Lambikin, who frolicked about on his little tottery legs, and enjoyed himself amazingly. Now one day he

The Lambikin Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Lambikin

The Lambikin: Once upon a time, there was a wee wee Lambikin, who frolicked about on his little tottery legs, and enjoyed himself amazingly. Now one day he set

The Legend Of Gwashbrari The Glacier Hearted Queen Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Legend Of Gwashbrari The Glacier Hearted Queen

The Legend Of Gwashbrari The Glacier Hearted Queen: Once upon a time, ever so long ago, when this old world was young, and everything was very different from

The Lion And The Crane Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Lion And The Crane

The Lion And The Crane: The Bodhisatta was at one time born in the region of Himavanta as a white crane; now Brahmadatta was at that time reigning in Benares.

The Little Mermaid Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid: Deep in the big blue ocean, there lived Meena, a Little Mermaid. Meena loved listening to her Grandma’s stories of the world beyond the

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