All Stories
Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Gold-Giving Serpent
The Gold-Giving Serpent: A poor Brahmin farmer named Haridatta once rested in the shade after working in his field and saw a hooded serpent emerge from a
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Goldsmiths Fortune
The Goldsmiths Fortune: Once upon a time there was a goldsmith who lived in a certain village where the people were as bad and greedy, and covetous, as they
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Good Husband And The Bad Wife
The Good Husband And The Bad Wife: In a remote village there lived a Brâhmiṇ whose good nature and charitable disposition were proverbial. Equally proverbial
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Hermits Daughter
The Hermits Daughter: Near a town in India called Ikshumati, on a beautiful wide river, with trees belonging to a great forest near its banks, there dwelt a
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Honest But Rash Hunter
The Honest But Rash Hunter: When the Second Minister’s watch was over, he went to inspect the guard at the royal bedchamber, and Alakesa hearing his footsteps
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Jackal And The Pea Hen
The Jackal And The Pea Hen: A Tale of Friendship and Greed In a peaceful forest where trees grew tall and flowers bloomed in every season, there...
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Kettle Who Gave Birth – Nasreddin Hodja
A clever trickster plays a funny joke on his greedy neighbor to get a beautiful kettle. A hilarious Turkish folk tale.
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The King and The Drum – An Indian Folktale
The King and The Drum – An Indian Folktale: Long ago there lived a king somewhere in the central part of India. He was very proud of his looks. He spent hours
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The King Of Crocodiles
The King Of Crocodiles: Once upon a time a farmer went out to look at his fields by the side of the river, and found to his dismay that all his young green
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The King Who Was Fried
The King Who Was Fried: Once upon a time, a very long time ago indeed, there lived a King who had made a vow never to eat bread or break his fast until he had
Aesop's Fables
Ages 3-5
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid: Deep in the big blue ocean, there lived Meena, a Little Mermaid. Meena loved listening to her Grandma’s stories of the world beyond the
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Lord Of Death
The Lord Of Death: Once upon a time there was a road, and every one who travelled along it died. Some folk said they were killed by a snake, others said by a