All Ages – Page 18 – Indian Folk Tales

Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Pigling And Her Proud Sister

Pigling And Her Proud Sister: Pear Blossom had been the name of a little Korean maid who was suddenly left motherless. When her father, Kang Wa, who was a

Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Old Timber Top

In Kang Wen, River Meadow province, forest fairies and Old Timber Top teach that greed and the desire to conquer nature lead only to loss and destruction.

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Hyung Bo And Nahl Bo

Hyung Bo And Nahl Bo: OR, THE SWALLOW-KING’S REWARDS. In the province of Chullado, in Southern Korea, lived two brothers. One was very rich, the other very

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Hong Kil Tong

Hong Kil Tong: OR, THE ADVENTURES OF AN ABUSED BOY. During the reign of the third king in Korea there lived a noble of high rank and noted family, by name Hong.

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Fancha And The Magpie

A thousand years ago, Fancha and a magpie form an unlikely partnership, using wisdom and courage to overcome tyranny and restore justice through clever means.

Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Cheung Puk-Chang, The Seer

Cheung Puk-Chang, The Seer: The Yol-ryok Keui-sul, one of Korea’s noted histories, says of Cheung Puk-chang that he was pure in purpose and without selfish

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Charan

Some say love is not found in the Oriental world, yet Charan's tale of enduring devotion and self-sacrifice proves that true love transcends all hardship.

Korean Folk Tales All Ages

Cat-Kin And The Queen Mother

Cat-Kin And The Queen Mother: Korea is called the Land of the Plum Blossom, but in winter the rivers freeze over. Then the men cut through the ice which is

Korean Folk Tales All Ages

A Frog For A Husband

A Frog For A Husband: Off in a valley among very stony mountains, lived an old farmer named Pak We and his wife. His land was poor and he had to toil from

African Folk Tales All Ages

Ohia And The Thieving Deer

Ohia And The Thieving Deer: There once lived upon the earth a poor man called Ohia, whose wife was named Awirehu. This unfortunate couple had suffered one

African Folk Tales All Ages

Quarcoo Bah-Boni

Quarcoo Bah-Boni: Once upon a time in a certain village lived a man and his wife who were childless. One day, however, when the husband was away hunting, the

African Folk Tales All Ages

Farmer Mybrow And The Fairies

Farmer Mybrow And The Fairies — a tale of justice and vindication. Farmer Mybrow faces cruel accusations, but justice arrives through supernatural intervention.