THE LAND OF MYTHOLOGY,
FAIRY TALES AND FOLK TALES

  • The Ugly Duckling

    The Ugly Duckling

    Surrounded by dense forests was a charming farm. It was a warm summer day. The meadows were luscious green, and the wheat fields were golden in colour, glowing in the sunlight. On the edge of the farm was a pool with bushes surrounding it. On the bushes, Mother Duck was sitting on top of her Read more

  • How Bear lost his Tail

    How Bear lost his Tail

    We all know bears have a short tail now but as the story goes, there was once a time when bears had long bushy tails. The following story is a Native American folk tale. Many years ago, there once lived a bear who was very proud of his tail. The tail was thick, black and Read more

  • The first Voyage of Sindbad

    The first Voyage of Sindbad

    During the reign of Caliph Haroun-al-Rasheed, there lived a poor porter called Hindbad in the city of Baghdad. His job, every day, was to carry bulky goods from one end of the town to another. One day, as usual, he was on his way to his destination with his burden when he decided to sit Read more

  • Issun-Boshi

    Issun-Boshi

    Once upon a time, there lived a kind old couple on a small farm. The couple was childless for many years, which made them very unhappy. One day, they went to a nearby shrine and prayed to the deity for a baby. “Please let us have a child,” appealed the man. “We would be happy Read more

  • The Greedy Dog

    The Greedy Dog

    There was once a greedy dog. One day, the greedy dog stole a bone from a butcher shop. He ran away before someone could catch him. As he was going home, he came across a river. When he looked into the river, he saw another dog with a bone. “Look at the bone in that Read more

  • The Mice that ate the Iron Balance

    The Mice that ate the Iron Balance

    Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy merchant called Ramu. Unfortunately, his village had a massive famine, and he suffered a massive loss in his business. He became penniless. All he had left was a heavy iron balance that was his family heirloom. He went to his close friend Shyam. “Dear friend, as you Read more

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