Ancient Greece
Classic fables and stories from Ancient Greece, including Aesop’s Fables.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 6-8
The Four Brothers
Four brothers each have different talents: strength, keen sight, speed, and kindness. Together, they prove that teamwork and friendship overcome any challenge.
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.
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
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 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 Hermits Daughter
The Hermits Daughter: Near a town in India called Ikshumati, on a beautiful wide river, with trees belonging to a great forest near its banks, there dwelt a
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Honest But Rash Hunter
The Honest But Rash Hunter: When the Second Minister’s watch was over, he went to inspect the guard at the royal bedchamber, and Alakesa hearing his footsteps
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Jackal And The Pea Hen
The Jackal And The Pea Hen: A Tale of Friendship and Greed In a peaceful forest where trees grew tall and flowers bloomed in every season, there...
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Kettle Who Gave Birth – Nasreddin Hodja
A clever trickster plays a funny joke on his greedy neighbor to get a beautiful kettle. A hilarious Turkish folk tale.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The City Of Paithan A Story Of Love And Duty In The Mughal Era
The City Of Paithan A Story Of Love And Duty In The Mughal Era: Close to the city of Paithan, in a small village called Sauviragram, which lay along the banks
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Close Alliance A Tale Of Woe
A farmer’s bullocks lead him into a crocodile-infested river—a parable of how bad companions drag the virtuous toward ruin.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Death And Burial Of Poor Sparrow
The Death And Burial Of Poor Sparrow: Once upon a time there lived a cock-sparrow and his wife, who were both growing old. But despite his years the All living