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.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Horned Women
The Horned Women: A rich woman sat up late one night carding and preparing wool, while all the family and servants were asleep. Suddenly a knock was given at
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Farmer of Liddesdale
The Farmer of Liddesdale: here was in Liddesdale (in Morven) a Farmer who suffered great loss within the space of one year. In the first place, his wife and
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Battle Of The Birds
The Battle Of The Birds: I will tell you a story about the wren. There was once a farmer who was seeking a servant, and the wren met him and said: “What are
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Sea-Maiden
Sea-Maiden: I have omitted the births of the animal comrades and transposed the carlin to the middle of the tale. Batten has considerately idealised the
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Shepherd Of Myddvai
A Welsh Celtic legend about a shepherd who falls in love with a fairy maiden from a magical lake.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Princess Finola And The Dwarf
Princess Finola And The Dwarf: A long, long time ago there lived in a little hut in the midst of a bare, brown, lonely moor an old woman and a young girl.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Notes And References
Notes And References: It may be as well to give the reader some account of the enormous extent of the Celtic folk-tales in existence. I reckon these to extend
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Paddy O’Kelly and the Weasel
Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel: long time ago there was once a man of the name of Paddy O’Kelly, living near Tuam, in the county Galway. He rose up one morning
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Munachar And Manachar
Munachar And Manachar: There once lived a Munachar and a Manachar, a long time ago, and it is a long time since it was, and if they were alive now they would
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Jack And His Comrades
Jack And His Comrades: Once there was a poor widow, as often there has been, and she had one son. A very scarce summer came, and they didn’t know how they’d
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Guleesh
Guleesh: There was once a boy in the County Mayo; Guleesh was his name. There was the finest rath a little way off from the gable of the house, and he was
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Deirdre
Deirdre: _Celtic Magazine_, xiii. I have abridged somewhat, made the sons of Fergus all faithful instead of two traitors, and omitted an incident in the house