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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.

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The Twelve Huntsmen Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

The Twelve Huntsmen

The Twelve Huntsmen: There was once a king’s son who had a bride whom he loved very much. And when he was sitting beside her and very happy, news came that his

The Juniper-Tree Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

The Juniper-Tree

The Juniper-Tree: Long, long ago, some two thousand years or so, there lived a rich man with a good and beautiful wife. They loved each other dearly, but

Iron Hans Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

Iron Hans

Iron Hans: There was once upon a time a king who had a great forest near his palace, full of all kinds of wild animals. One day he sent out a huntsman to shoot

Yang Gui Fe Chinese Folk Tales Ages 9-12

Yang Gui Fe

Yang Gui Fe: The favorite wife of the emperor Ming Huang of the Tang dynasty was the celebrated Yang Gui Fe. She so enchanted him by her beauty that he did

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The Reward Of A Benevolent Life Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Reward Of A Benevolent Life

The Reward Of A Benevolent Life: On the banks of a river flowing through the prefecture of Tingchow, there stood a certain city of about ten thousand A

The Mysterious Buddhist Robe Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Mysterious Buddhist Robe

The Mysterious Buddhist Robe: The short visit which the Emperor Li Shih-ming paid to the Land of Shadows had produced a profound impression on his mind.

The Dangerous Reward Chinese Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Dangerous Reward

The Dangerous Reward: Once upon a time a man named Hu-Wu-Bau, who lived near the Great Mountain, went walking there one day. And there, under a tree, he met a

Retribution Chinese Folk Tales Ages 9-12

Retribution

Retribution: Once upon a time there was a boy named Ma, whose father taught him himself, at home. The window of the upper story looked out on the rear upon a

How Raja Rasalu Swung the Seventy Fair Maidens Indian Folk Tales All Ages

How Raja Rasalu Swung the Seventy Fair Maidens

How Raja Rasalu Swung the Seventy Fair Maidens: Now, as Raja Rasâlu, tender-hearted and strong, journeyed along to play chaupur with the King, he came to a

The Thanksgiving Of The Wazir Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Thanksgiving Of The Wazir

The Thanksgiving Of The Wazir: Once upon a time there lived in Hindustan two kings whose countries bordered upon each other; but, as they were rivals in wealth

The Legend Of Gwashbrari The Glacier Hearted Queen Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Legend Of Gwashbrari The Glacier Hearted Queen

The Legend Of Gwashbrari The Glacier Hearted Queen: Once upon a time, ever so long ago, when this old world was young, and everything was very different from

The Ivory City And Its Fairy Princess Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

The Ivory City And Its Fairy Princess

The Ivory City And Its Fairy Princess: One day a young prince was out practising archery with the son of his father’s chief vizier, when one of the arrows

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