All Stories
Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
Jataka Tales
Ages 6-8
The Faggot-Bearer
The Faggot-Bearer: Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English Once on a time in Benares Brahmadatta the king, having
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
The Gray Hair
A Jataka tale about the ancient king Makhadeva, who retires to the forest on seeing his first gray hair. A story about mindfulness and timely detachment.
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
The Happy Monk
The Happy Monk: Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English In the city of Rajagaha there was a king named Bimbisara.
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
The Two Stags
The Two Stags: Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English In a certain forest there lived two stags, brothers born
Jataka Tales
Ages 6-8
The Banyan Deer (Nigrodhamiga Jataka)
The Banyan Deer (Nigrodhamiga Jataka): Source: Jataka Tales Sacred Texts | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English In the kingdom of Varanasi there
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
How the Turtle Saved His Own Life
How the Turtle Saved His Own Life: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English A KING once had a lake made in the
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
The Story of the Merchant of Seri
The Story of the Merchant of Seri: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English In the country of Seri there was
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
The Turtle Who Couldn’t Stop Talking
The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English A TURTLE lived in a pond at the
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
The Ox Who Won the Forfeit
The Ox Who Won the Forfeit: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English ONCE upon a time a man had an Ox, and he
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
The Story of the Sandy Road
The Story of the Sandy Road: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English Once upon a time a merchant and his men
Jataka Tales
Ages 6-8
The Quarrel of the Quails
The Quarrel of the Quails: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English ONCE upon a time many quails lived together
Jataka Tales
Ages 6-8
The Measure of Rice
The Measure of Rice: Source: Jataka Tales Ellen C. Babbit | Type: Jataka | Country: India | Language: English AT one time a dishonest king had a man called the