Courage & Bravery
Discover 138 folk tales about courage and bravery from around the world. These stories feature heroes who face monsters, tyrants, and impossible odds with unwavering determination. From young village boys confronting tigers to princesses defying cruel sorcerers, these stories about bravery for kids demonstrate that true courage is not the absence of fear, but the will to act despite it.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
3. How Partlet Died And Was Buried, And How Chanticleer Died Of Grief
From that day Chanticleer would eat and drink no more, and pined away until he died of grief.
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Three Evils
The Three Evils: Once upon a time, in the old days, there lived a young man by the name of Dschou Tschu. He was of more than ordinary strength, and no one
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Queen Of Heaven
The Queen Of Heaven: who is also known as the Holy Mother, was in mortal life a maiden of Fukien, named Lin. She was pure, reverential and pious in her ways
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Night On The Battlefield
The Night On The Battlefield: Once upon a time there was a merchant, who was wandering toward Shantung with his wares, along the road from the South. At about
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The God Of War
The God Of War: Guan Di, was really named Guan Yu. At the time when the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans was raging throughout the empire, he, together with two
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Dragon-Princess
The Dragon-Princess: A Chinese Folk Tale of Love and Courage In ancient China, where mountains touched the clouds and rivers flowed like silver ribbons, there
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Dragon After His Winter Sleep
The Dragon After His Winter Sleep: Once there was a scholar who was reading in the upper story of his house. It was a rainy, cloudy day and the weather was
Chinese Folk Tales
All Ages
Old Dragonbeard
Old Dragonbeard: At the time of the last emperor of the Sui dynasty, the power was in the hands of the emperor’s uncle, Yang Su. He was proud and extravagant.
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
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
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
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