All Stories
Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
Japanese Folk Tales
All Ages
The Story Of The Old Man Who Made Withered Trees To Flower
The Story Of The Old Man Who Made Withered Trees To Flower: Long, long ago there lived an old man and his wife who supported themselves by cultivating a small
Japanese Folk Tales
All Ages
The Jelly Fish And The Monkey
The Jelly Fish And The Monkey: Long, long ago, in old Japan, the Kingdom of the Sea was governed by a wonderful King. He was called Rin Jin, or the Dragon King
Japanese Folk Tales
All Ages
The Quarrel Of The Monkey And The Crab
The Quarrel Of The Monkey And The Crab: Long, long ago, one bright autumn day in Japan, it happened, that a pink-faced monkey and a yellow crab were playing
Japanese Folk Tales
All Ages
The White Hare And The Crocodiles
The White Hare And The Crocodiles: Long, long ago, when all the animals could talk, there lived in the province of Inaba in Japan, a little white hare. The
Japanese Folk Tales
All Ages
The Story Of Prince Yamato Take
The Story Of Prince Yamato Take: The insignia of the great Japanese Empire is composed of three treasures which have been considered sacred, and guarded with
Japanese Folk Tales
All Ages
Momotaro, Or The Story Of The Son Of A Peach
Momotaro, Or The Story Of The Son Of A Peach: Long, long ago there lived, an old man and an old woman; they were peasants, and had to work hard to earn their
Japanese Folk Tales
All Ages
The Ogre Of Rashomon
The Ogre Of Rashomon: Long, long ago in Kyoto, the people of the city were terrified by accounts of a dreadful ogre, who, it was said, haunted the Gate of
Japanese Folk Tales
All Ages
How An Old Man Lost His Wen
How An Old Man Lost His Wen: Many, many years ago there lived a good old man who had a wen like a tennis-ball growing out of his right cheek. This lump was a
Japanese Folk Tales
All Ages
An Old Chinese Story
An Old Chinese Story: Long, long ago there lived a great Chinese Empress who succeeded her brother the Emperor Fuki. It was the age of giants, and the Empress
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Princess (Kaguya-hime)
The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Princess (Kaguya-hime): In the time when Japan was young and still learning to speak its own language, there lived in a village
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Momotaro: The Peach Boy
Momotaro: The Peach Boy: In the days when Japan was still finding its own voice, there lived in a small village nestled between rice paddies and gentle hills
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow: A Japanese Folktale
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow: A Japanese Folktale: In a village set among the gentle mountains of old Japan, there lived a kind-hearted old man named Takehiro and