All Stories
Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because Of Two Peaches
How Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because Of Two Peaches: At the beginning of his reign Duke Ging of Tsi loved to draw heroes about him. Among those whom
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
King Mu Of Dschou
King Mu Of Dschou: In the days of King Mu of Dschou a magician came out of the uttermost West, who could walk through water and fire, and pass through metal