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.
Arabian Nights
Ages 9-12
The Prince and the Sphinx
The Prince and the Sphinx: In ancient Egypt, when the pyramids were still bright with polished limestone and reflected the sun like beacons to the gods, there
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Mulan: The Warrior Maiden and the Price of Duty
Mulan: The Warrior Maiden and the Price of Duty: In the provinces of northern China, where the Great Wall stretched like a stone dragon across mountains and
Arabian Nights
Ages 9-12
Nasreddin Hodja and the Smell of Soup
Nasreddin Hodja and the Smell of Soup: In the bustling streets of Aksehir, a small town in Anatolia, there lived a man of great wit and humble wisdom named
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Monkey King’s Journey to the West: Pride and Redemption
The Monkey King's Journey to the West: Pride and Redemption: Before time itself had been properly counted, when the heavens and earth were still learning to
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Tortoise and the Baboon
The African Bantu fable of a baboon who invites a tortoise to a feast hung out of reach in a tree, and the tortoise's patient revenge laid across a stretch of fire-blackened ground - the reciprocal-inhospitality story, international tale type ATU 60.
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Momotaro: The Peach Boy
Momotaro: The Peach Boy: In the days when Japan was still finding its own voice, there lived in a small village nestled between rice paddies and gentle hills
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Morozko: The Frost King’s Test
Morozko: The Frost King's Test: Morozko: The Frost King’s Test In a remote village nestled among white birch forests, there lived a widower with two daughters.
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Death of Baldur
The Death of Baldur: In the golden halls of Asgard, there lived a god so beautiful, so pure, so beloved by all beings in the Nine Worlds that his very presence
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Binding of Fenrir
The Binding of Fenrir: In the halls of Asgard, a darkness grew in the hearts of the gods, a fear that ate at them like rot eats at wood. It began with a
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Weaver’s Enchanted Cloth
The Weaver's Enchanted Cloth: In a city on the banks of the Hooghly River, where the spires of temples rose above the rooftops like prayers made stone, there
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Seven Champions of Bengal
The Seven Champions of Bengal: In a time when the world was younger and magic still flowed through the land like water through the Ganges delta, there lived in
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Tiger King’s Daughter
The Tiger King's Daughter: The Sundarbans - that great delta of the Ganges where land and water intertwine like lovers’ fingers - were a realm unto themselves