Ages 9-12
Complex tales exploring justice, courage, and wisdom. Ideal for developing critical thinking.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Dog and His Reflection
The Dog and His Reflection: In a time before the great empires rose to power, when villages were small and the world seemed vast and mysterious to those who
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The North Wind and the Sun
The North Wind and the Sun: In the time when the gods still walked among mortals and the forces of nature were personified as powerful beings with their own
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: In the rolling hills of ancient Macedonia, where olive groves stretched across sun-baked valleys and shepherds tended their
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Crow and the Pitcher: On a scorching afternoon in the ancient lands of Persia, when the sun hung directly overhead like a merciless eye examining every
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 9-12
The Wedge-Pulling Monkey
The Wedge-Pulling Monkey: In a great forest of central India, where enormous trees grew close together and the undergrowth formed an intricate maze of paths
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 9-12
The Lion and the Clever Jackal
The Lion and the Clever Jackal: In a great forest of India, where the sal trees grew tall and ancient and the undergrowth was dense with life, there dwelt a
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 9-12
The Washerman’s Donkey
The Washerman's Donkey: In a village that existed on the boundary between civilization and wilderness, there lived a washerman named Hari who owned a donkey
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Sura and Baya: The Shark and the Crocodile
Sura and Baya: The Shark and the Crocodile: In the waters where the great Brantas River of Java spreads into the sea, there existed a boundary that was
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Dancing Peacock of Bengal
The Dancing Peacock of Bengal: In the verdant countryside of Bengal, where the monsoon rains fell with regularity and the rice paddies stretched to distant
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Legend of the Merlion
The Legend of the Merlion: In the days when the seas between lands were still being charted by explorers and when magic and reality existed in closer proximity
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Princess of Mount Kinabalu
The Princess of Mount Kinabalu: On the northern coast of Borneo, where the island rises dramatically from the South China Sea, there stands Mount Kinabalu - a
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Serpent Queen of the Sundarbans
The Serpent Queen of the Sundarbans: In the vast mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, where the Ganges River spreads into a thousand fingers reaching toward the