All Stories
Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Golden Lotus of the River Ganges
The Golden Lotus of the River Ganges: Along the banks of the Ganges, where the sacred river curves like a sleeping serpent through the plains of Bengal, there
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Seven Champions of Bengal
The Seven Champions of Bengal: In a time when the world was younger and magic still flowed through the land like water through the Ganges delta, there lived in
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Weaver’s Enchanted Cloth
The Weaver's Enchanted Cloth: In a city on the banks of the Hooghly River, where the spires of temples rose above the rooftops like prayers made stone, there
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Jewel in the Lotus
The Jewel in the Lotus: In Bengal, in the land of green rice paddies and meandering rivers, there lived a poor farmer named Ashok who owned nothing but his
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The River Goddess and the Fisherman
The River Goddess and the Fisherman - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime story from long ago.
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Serpent Queen of the Sundarbans
The Serpent Queen of the Sundarbans: In the vast mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, where the Ganges River spreads into a thousand fingers reaching toward the
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Gopal the Jester and the King’s Dream
Gopal the Jester and the King's Dream: In the prosperous kingdom of Dhaka, there ruled a king named Vikram who was respected for his strength and feared for
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Dancing Peacock of Bengal
The Dancing Peacock of Bengal: In the verdant countryside of Bengal, where the monsoon rains fell with regularity and the rice paddies stretched to distant
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Hermit and the Mouse (Panchatantra Retold)
The Hermit and the Mouse (Panchatantra Retold): In a cave high in the mountains, where the air was thin and the silence profound, there lived a hermit who had
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Thakurmar Jhuli: The Prince of the Golden Palace
Thakurmar Jhuli: The Prince of the Golden Palace: In a realm where palaces shimmered like jewels and kingdoms prospered along great rivers, there existed a
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Demon Slayer of the Sundarbans
The Demon Slayer of the Sundarbans: In the vast mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, where water and land mingled in an endless dance of tides, there lived a
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Clever Wife
The Clever Wife: In a Bengal village surrounded by rice paddies and coconut groves, there lived a merchant of modest means who had married a wife of joins a