Kindness & Compassion
Explore 106 folk tales celebrating kindness and compassion. These heartwarming stories show how simple acts of mercy — feeding a hungry animal, helping a stranger, forgiving an enemy — can change the course of events in miraculous ways. These moral stories about kindness for children teach that compassion is never wasted and that the smallest gesture can have the greatest impact.
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Sadko the Rich Merchant: Echoes from the Deep
Sadko the Rich Merchant: Echoes from the Deep: In the ancient city of Novgorod, where the Volkhov River flowed like a ribbon of silver through the land, there
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Frog Princess: A Tale of Love and Redemption
The Frog Princess: A Tale of Love and Redemption: In the days when magic still dwelt in the forests of ancient Russia, there lived a noble archer named Ivan
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.
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
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka)
The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka): In a remote village at the edge of the great Russian forests, where winter lasted longer than summer and snow lay thick upon the
Russian Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Vasilisa the Beautiful
Vasilisa the Beautiful: There once lived a merchant of great wealth and standing who had a daughter of such exceptional beauty that men traveled from distant
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.
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Vision Of The Holy Man
The Vision Of The Holy Man: Yi Chi-Ham (Master To-jong). A story is told of him that on the day after his wedding he went out with his topo or ceremonial coat
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Geomancer
The Geomancer: [Yi Eui-sin was a specialist in Geomancy. His craft came into being evidently as a by-product of Taoism, but has had mixed in it elements of
Korean Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
East Light And The Bridge Of Fishes
Long ago, beyond the Everlasting White Mountains, East Light shows unexpected kindness to a bridge of fishes, discovering that compassion opens a path to grace.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Story Of Deirdre
The Story Of Deirdre: There was a man in Ireland once who was called Malcolm Harper. The man was a right good man, and he had a goodly share of this world’s