Ancient Greece
Classic fables and stories from Ancient Greece, including Aesop’s Fables.
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.
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 6-8
The Rats Wedding
A charming Punjabi folk tale about a little rat who swaps his way from a piece of root to a noble bride — and a famous lesson about honesty in trade.
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
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 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
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 Good Husband And The Bad Wife
The Good Husband And The Bad Wife: In a remote village there lived a Brâhmiṇ whose good nature and charitable disposition were proverbial. Equally proverbial
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The King Of Crocodiles
The King Of Crocodiles: Once upon a time a farmer went out to look at his fields by the side of the river, and found to his dismay that all his young green
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
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The King and The Drum – An Indian Folktale
The King and The Drum – An Indian Folktale: Long ago there lived a king somewhere in the central part of India. He was very proud of his looks. He spent hours
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Gold-Giving Serpent
The Gold-Giving Serpent: A poor Brahmin farmer named Haridatta once rested in the shade after working in his field and saw a hooded serpent emerge from a