China
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
How The Five Ancients Became Men
How The Five Ancients Became Men: Before the earth was separated from the heavens, all there was was a great ball of watery vapor called chaos. And at that
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
How The River-God’s Wedding Was Broken Off
How The River-God's Wedding Was Broken Off - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime story from...
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
How Molo Stole The Lovely Rose-Red
How Molo Stole The Lovely Rose-Red: At the time when the Tang dynasty reigned over the Middle Kingdom, there were master swordsmen of various kinds. Those who
Chinese Folk Tales
All Ages
Help In Need
Help In Need: Some twenty miles east of Gingdschou lies the Lake of the Maidens. It is several miles square and surrounded on all sides by thick green thickets
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
How Greed For A Trifling Thing Led A Man To Lose A Great One
A man's obsession with a trifling possession cost him a great opportunity.
Chinese Folk Tales
All Ages
Giauna The Beautiful
Giauna The Beautiful: Once upon a time there was a descendant of Confucius. His father had a friend, and this friend held an official position in the South and
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Dschang Liang
Dschang Liang: was a native of one of those states which had been destroyed by the Emperor Tsin Schi Huang. And Dschang Liang determined to do a deed for his
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Fox-Fire
A Japanese folklore tale about the mysterious fire created by fox-spirits that lures travelers astray.
Chinese Folk Tales
All Ages
Black Arts
Black Arts: The wild people who dwell in the South-West are masters of many black arts. They often lure men of the Middle Kingdom to their country by promising
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
A Legend Of Confucius
A Legend Of Confucius: When Confucius came to the earth, the Kilin, that strange beast which is the prince of all four-footed animals, and only appears when