Friendship & Loyalty
Read 100 folk tales about friendship and loyalty — stories that celebrate the bonds between companions, the sacrifices friends make for each other, and the transformative power of genuine human connection. These moral stories about friendship show children how true friends stand by each other through adversity, and why loyalty is among the most treasured virtues in every culture.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Salmon of Knowledge
The Salmon of Knowledge: In the ancient days of Irish mythology, when magic flowed through the world as freely as water through a stream and the pursuit of
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Voyage of Bran
The Voyage of Bran: In the ancient days of Irish mythology, when the line between the mortal world and the realm of magic was gossamer-thin and easily crossed
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Serpent Queen of the Sundarbans
The Serpent Queen of the Sundarbans: In the vast mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, where the Ganges River spreads into a thousand fingers reaching toward the
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea
The Eight Immortals Cross the Sea: In the days when the boundary between heaven and earth was thinner than a silk veil, and when the gods still walked among
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Fairy and the Woodcutter
The Fairy and the Woodcutter: In a valley surrounded by mountains that touched the clouds, there lived a woodcutter named Jin-soo who worked tirelessly to
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Issun-boshi: The One-Inch Boy
Issun-boshi: The One-Inch Boy: In a distant province of Japan, there lived an elderly couple who had no children. For decades they prayed at temples and left
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Snow Woman (Yuki-Onna)
The Snow Woman (Yuki-Onna): In the mountains of Japan, where winter descended with the weight of ancient spirits and snow fell so thickly that the world became
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Gratitude of the Crane
The Gratitude of the Crane: In a small village nestled in the valleys of rural Japan, a poor farmer named Takeshi worked his small plot of land with the
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Girl and the River Spirit
The Girl and the River Spirit — a Yoruba folk tale of Nigeria in which the devoted girl Adeola crosses a dangerous river and is tested by the river goddess Osun through three trials of kindness, honesty and love.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose)
Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose): On the morning that the princess was christened, the entire kingdom gathered in the grand cathedral of the castle to celebrate
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Apples of Idun
The Apples of Idun: In Asgard, the home of the gods, there existed a treasure more valuable than all the gold in the nine worlds - the golden apples of Idun.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: In a kingdom where mountains touched the clouds and forests stretched endlessly, there lived a king and queen who ruled with