Ancient Greece
Classic fables and stories from Ancient Greece, including Aesop’s Fables.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 6-8
Mr Mighty Of His Mouth
Mr Mighty Of His Mouth: In two adjoining villages there lived two famous men. The one was called Mr. Mighty-of-his-mouth - one that could accomplish wonders
Aesop's Fables
Ages 6-8
Mr Wont Give And Mr Wont Leave
Mr Wont Give And Mr Wont Leave: In a certain town there lived a clever old Brâhmaṇ, named Won’t-Give(Vidâmundan). He used to go out daily and to beg in all the
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
Nasreddin Hodja & the Smoke Seller – Folktales from Turkey
Nasreddin Hodja & the Smoke Seller – Folktales from Turkey: One day a poor man was passing through the market of Aksehir. He came across the shop of a grilled
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
Network of Hope
Network of Hope: Nidhi peered closely for a blinking green light on the Wi-Fi modem, hoping there was a connection. She reloaded the Internet browser and
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
Of Men and their Bragging
Of Men and their Bragging: Vora is tall, fair, well-built, voluble, friendly, full of I-factor – in short a fine specimen of masculinity. Vora always walked a
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
An Island and Art, Why? – Stories In Art
An Island and Art, Why? – Stories In Art: Bhavna sat restlessly on the wooden bench in her classroom, feet hanging in mid-air; she was shorter than most of her
Aesop's Fables
Ages 6-8
Jackal Barber Brahmin
Jackal Barber Brahmin: A Barber and a Jackal once struck up a great friendship, which might have continued to this day, had not the Jackal been so clever that
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Wooden Boy’s Lessons in Honesty
Geppetto’s latest blog entry: Some weeks ago, I visited a good friend and saw that he had a bit of plastic, which he wasn’t using. So I asked him for it, he
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
Good Luck To The Lucky One Or Shall I Fall Down
Good Luck To The Lucky One Or Shall I Fall Down: In a certain town there lived a wealthy Brâhmiṇ. He wished to build a house - pretty large and spacious - as
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
Grasp All Lose All
Grasp All Lose All: Once, in former times, there lived in a certain city in India a poor oil-seller, called Déna, who never could keep any money in his
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
Her Childhood Short Story
Her Childhood Short Story: Once upon a time in a small, quiet village, there lived a girl. She was obsessed with blue. Her room was blue, every dress she had
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
How Did Stories Begin – A Zulu Folktale
How Did Stories Begin – A Zulu Folktale: Zulus live in Africa. Like you, the children who live there also like to listen to stories. But what would happen if