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.
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Golden Lotus of the River Ganges
The Golden Lotus of the River Ganges: Along the banks of the Ganges, where the sacred river curves like a sleeping serpent through the plains of Bengal, there
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Story of Prince Dodul and the Ruby Queen
The Story of Prince Dodul and the Ruby Queen: In the ancient kingdom of Gaur, nestled between the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers, there lived a prince named
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Koschei the Deathless
Koschei the Deathless: In the times before time itself was properly counted, when magic was as common as earth and water, there arose a sorcerer of such
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Three Kingdoms: Gold, Silver, and Copper
The Three Kingdoms: Gold, Silver, and Copper: Long ago, when the earth was still young and caves held wonders beyond counting, there lived a noble prince named
Arabian Nights
Ages 9-12
The Tale of the Merchant and the Genie
The first tale Shahrazad ever tells: a merchant condemned to die for an accidental killing is ransomed from a demon's wrath by three strangers who pay with nothing but wondrous stories.
Arabian Nights
Ages 9-12
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
The world-famous orphan tale of the Thousand and One Nights: a poor woodcutter, the magic words Open Sesame, forty robbers, and the quick-witted servant Morgiana who outwits them all.
African Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The World’s Reward
The World's Reward is the Cape South African form of the Bremen Town Musicians: seven cast-off old animals join forces, frighten a band of robbers out of their house, and keep it for themselves.
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Judgment Of Baboon
A mouse tears the tailor's cloak, and when every creature blames the next, Baboon the judge turns the chain of excuses into a chain of punishment - a Khoikhoi tale from Namaqualand explaining why the cat hunts the mouse and the baboon walks on all fours.
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Yun Se-Pyong, The Wizard
Yun Se-Pyong, The Wizard: [Yun Se-pyong was a man of Seoul who lived to the age of over ninety. When he was young he loved archery, and went as military
Korean Folk Tales
All Ages
The Woodman And The Mountain Fairies
The Woodman And The Mountain Fairies: Over a half thousand years ago there lived in a northern village, near Ping Yang, a wood-cutter named Keel Wee. He owned
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Man Who Became A Pig
The Man Who Became A Pig: [Kim Yu was the son of a country magistrate who graduated with literary honours in 1596. In 1623 he was one of the faithful courtiers
Korean Folk Tales
All Ages
The Home Of The Fairies
The Home Of The Fairies: In the days of King In-jo (1623-1649) there was a student of Confucius who lived in Ka-pyong. He was still a young man and unmarried.