Justice & Fairness
Discover 104 folk tales about justice and fairness — stories where wrongs are righted, the wicked are punished, and the virtuous are rewarded. Featuring wise kings, clever judges, and divine interventions, these moral stories about justice teach children that while injustice may prevail temporarily, truth and fairness ultimately triumph.
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Legend of Lake Toba
The Legend of Lake Toba: In the time before the world took its current shape, when the boundaries between the human and the magical were still permeable and
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Children of Odin: How Sif Lost Her Hair
The Children of Odin: How Sif Lost Her Hair: In Asgard, the great realm of the gods where immortal beings dwelt in golden halls and the boundaries of How Sif
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Thakurmar Jhuli: The Prince of the Golden Palace
Thakurmar Jhuli: The Prince of the Golden Palace: In a realm where palaces shimmered like jewels and kingdoms prospered along great rivers, there existed a
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Princess Bari
Princess Bari: In a kingdom surrounded by mountains and blessed by deep rivers, there lived a King and Queen who longed desperately for children. After many
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Weaver Girl and the Magic Loom
The Weaver Girl and the Magic Loom: In a palace overlooking a city of jade and silk, there lived a young woman named Xiang who possessed a gift that none could
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Dragon’s Pearl
The Dragon's Pearl: In the shadow of mountains that touched the clouds, there lived a poor boy named Wei. His family owned nothing but a small cottage and a
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Magic Grove of Wishes
The Magic Grove of Wishes: There existed, in the regions beyond the mapped world, a place that legends spoke of but few had ever found - a grove of trees so
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
King Shibi and the Dove
King Shibi and the Dove: In a kingdom known throughout the ancient world for the justice and compassion of its ruler, there reigned a King named Shibi. joins a
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Green Frog Son
The Green Frog Son: In the land of cascading waterfalls and misty mountains, there lived a widow with one peculiar son. The boy, named Jin, had been born under
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Oak and the Reed
The Oak and the Reed: Along the banks of a slow, meandering river, there grew two very different plants in close proximity to one another. One was a mighty oak
Aesop's Fables
Ages 9-12
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: In an age when mice still ventured freely between wild and cultivated lands, there existed two cousins as different as
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Cinderella (Aschenputtel)
Cinderella (Aschenputtel): Long ago in a merchant’s grand estate, there lived a young girl of extraordinary grace and kindness. Her name was Ella, though after