Ages 9-12
Complex tales exploring justice, courage, and wisdom. Ideal for developing critical thinking.
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Dschang Liang
Dschang Liang: was a native of one of those states which had been destroyed by the Emperor Tsin Schi Huang. And Dschang Liang determined to do a deed for his
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Golden Mountain
The Golden Mountain: [Illustration] Once upon a time a merchant’s son had too much fun spending money, and the day came when he saw himself ruined; he had
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Sagacious Monkey And The Boar
A clever monkey and a strong boar overcome their differences to work together, discovering that cooperation beats individual struggle.
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The “Shinansha,” Or The South Pointing Carriage
The “Shinansha,” Or The South Pointing Carriage: The compass, with its needle always pointing to the North, is quite a common thing, and no one thinks that it
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Wonderful Mango Fruit
The Wonderful Mango Fruit: The night was now over: darkness, the harbourer of vice, fled away; the day dawned. King Alakesa left his bedchamber, bathed and
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 9-12
Stories of Param Veer Chakra Awardees of 1971 Indo-Pak War
Stories of Param Veer Chakra Awardees of 1971 Indo-Pak War: 1971 Indo-Pak war was the second direct confrontation between India and Pakistan. Lasting 13 days
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Why Brāhmaṇs Cannot Eat in the Dark
Why Brahma E1 B9 87s Cannot Eat In The Dark: Among Hindûs, especially among Brâhmaṇs of the Madras Presidency - and I now see from personal observation that it
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Talkative Tortoise
The dual-rooted Indian fable of Kambugrīva — "Conch-Necked," the tortoise of Phullotpala pond — and his two wild-goose friends Saṅkaṭa and Vikaṭa, who try to lift him out of a drought by carrying him on a stick. The story comes to us through two ancient traditions at once: the Buddhist Pali Canon as Kacchapa Jātaka No. 215, and the Hindu Panchatantra as Book I, Mitrabheda. It is not, as is often claimed, a tale of Aesop. T.W. Rhys Davids' 1880 translation is preserved in full alongside the Sanskrit retelling, with Sanskrit names restored, the dual-tradition origin explained, and the story's two-thousand-year journey through Pahlavi, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Latin, and finally La Fontaine's French traced.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Lord Of Death
The Lord Of Death: Once upon a time there was a road, and every one who travelled along it died. Some folk said they were killed by a snake, others said by a
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Goldsmiths Fortune
The Goldsmiths Fortune: Once upon a time there was a goldsmith who lived in a certain village where the people were as bad and greedy, and covetous, as they
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 9-12
The Grain of Corn
A farmer plants a single grain of corn and cultivates it into an abundant harvest through faith and hard work.
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Jackal And The Crocodile
The Jackal And The Crocodile: Once upon a time, Mr. Jackal was trotting along gaily, when he caught sight of a wild plum-tree laden with fruit on the other