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
Conal Yellowclaw
Conal Yellowclaw: Tales of West Highlands_, No. 105-8, “Conall Cra Bhuidhe.” I have softened the third episode, which is somewhat too ghastly in the original.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Beth Gellert
A loyal dog saves a prince from a wolf but is killed by his master's hasty judgment. A lesson on patience.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Battle Of Birds
<p>A hero witnesses a magical battle between birds and must choose between safety and helping those in peril.</p>
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
A Legend Of Knockmany
A Legend Of Knockmany: What Irish man, woman, or child has not heard of our renowned Hibernian Hercules, the great and glorious Fin M’Coul? Not one, from Cape
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Water Of Life
The Water Of Life: Long before you or I were born, there reigned, in a country a great way off, a king who had three sons. This king once fell very ill so ill
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Twelve Dancing Princesses: There was a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They slept in twelve beds all in one room; and when they went to bed, the
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Story Of The Youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was
The Story Of The Youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was: A certain father had two sons, the elder of who was smart and sensible, and could do everything
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Snowdrop
Snowdrop: It was the middle of winter, when the broad flakes of snow were falling around, that the queen of a country many thousand miles off sat working at
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Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood]
Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood]: Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Jorinda And Jorindel
Jorinda And Jorindel: There was once an old castle, that stood in the middle of a deep gloomy wood, and in the castle lived an old fairy. Now this fairy could
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Fundevogel
Fundevogel: There was once a forester who went into the forest to hunt, and as he entered it he heard a sound of screaming as if a little child were there.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Doctor Knowall
Doctor Knowall: There was once upon a time a poor peasant called Crabb, who drove with two oxen a load of wood to the town, and sold it to a doctor for two