Ages 3-5
Short, simple stories with friendly characters and clear morals. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Lost Camel
The Lost Camel: There was a city called Alakapuri, famous for all the riches that sea and land can yield, and inhabited by people speaking different languages.
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Magic Bed
The Magic Bed: One very hot day, a young Prince, or Rajah as they are called in India, had been hunting all the morning in the jungle, and by noon had lost
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Magic Fiddle
The Magic Fiddle: Once upon a time there lived seven brothers and a sister. The brothers were married, but their wives did not do the cooking for the family.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Magic Pitcher
The Magic Pitcher: Long, long ago there lived far away in India a woodcutter called Subha Datta and his family, who were all very happy together. The father
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Magic Shoes And Staff
The Magic Shoes And Staff: Far, far away in a town of India called Chinchini, where in days long gone by the ancient gods in whom the people believed are said
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Mother And The Daughter Who Worshipped The Sun
The Mother And The Daughter Who Worshipped The Sun: Once upon a time there lived a mother and a daughter who worshipped the Sun. Though they were very poor
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Mother In Law Became An Ass
The Mother In Law Became An Ass: Little by little the mother-in-law became an ass - vara vara mâmi kaludai pôl ânâl̤, is a proverb among the Tamil̤s, applied
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Pigeon And The Crow
The Pigeon And The Crow: Once upon a time the Bodhisatta was a Pigeon, and lived in a nestbasket which a rich man’s cook had hung up in the kitchen, in order
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Poisoned Food
The Poisoned Food: When Manuniti had concluded his story of the wonderful mango-fruit, king Alakesa ordered his four ministers to approach the throne, and
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Prince And The Fakir
The Prince And The Fakir: There was once upon a time a King who had no children. Now this King went and laid him down to rest at a place where four roads met
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Gardeners Cunning Wife
The Gardeners Cunning Wife: In a certain village there lived with his wife a poor gardener who cultivated greens in a small patch in the backyard of his house.
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
The King’s Elephant
The King’s Elephant: Long ago, the mighty Himalayas were home to a large herd of eighty thousand elephants headed by a magnificent white elephant. He had a