Greed & Consequences
Read 140 moral stories about greed and its consequences — cautionary tales from India, Europe, Africa, Asia, and beyond. These fables show what happens when characters let desire, avarice, and selfishness guide their actions. From golden geese to magic lamps, these folk tales about greed carry powerful lessons about contentment, generosity, and knowing when enough is enough.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Golden Spears
The Golden Spears: Once upon a time there lived in a little house under a hill a little old woman and her two children, whose names were Connla and Nora. The
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Jack the Cunning Thief
Jack the Cunning Thief: here was a poor farmer who had three sons, and on the same day the three boys went to seek their fortune. The eldest two were sensible
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Jack And His Master
Jack And His Master: A poor woman had three sons. The eldest and second eldest were cunning clever fellows, but they called the youngest Jack the Fool, because
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Hudden And Dudden And Donald O’Neary
Hudden And Dudden And Donald O'Neary: There was once upon a time two farmers, and their names were Hudden and Dudden. They had poultry in their yards, sheep on
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Gold-Tree And Silver-Tree
Gold-Tree And Silver-Tree: Once upon a time there was a king who had a wife, whose name was Silver-tree, and a daughter, whose name was Gold-tree. On a certain
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Why White Ants Always Harm Man’S Property
Why White Ants Always Harm Man’S Property: There came once such a terrible famine in the land that a grain of corn was worth far more than its weight in gold.
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Why Spiders Are Always Found In The Corners Of Ceilings
Why Spiders Are Always Found In The Corners Of Ceilings: Egya Anansi was a very skilful farmer. He, with his wife and son, set to work one year to prepare a
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Tit For Tat
Tit For Tat: There had been a great famine in the land for many months. Meat had become so scarce that only the rich chiefs had money enough to buy it. A
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour By Itself
The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour By Itself: There had been another great famine throughout the land. The villagers looked thin and pale for lack of food.
African Folk Tales
All Ages
Ohia And The Thieving Deer
Ohia And The Thieving Deer: There once lived upon the earth a poor man called Ohia, whose wife was named Awirehu. This unfortunate couple had suffered one
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Honourable Minū
Honourable Minū: It happened one day that a poor Akim-man had to travel from his own little village to Accra - one of the big towns on the coast. This man
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Anansi And Nothing
Anansi And Nothing: Near Anansi’s miserable little hut there was a fine palace where lived a very rich man called Nothing. Nothing and Anansi proposed, one