THE LAND OF MYTHOLOGY,
FAIRY TALES AND FOLK TALES

  • The Honest Woodcutter

    The Honest Woodcutter

    In a village, there once lived a poor but hardworking woodcutter. He made his livelihood cutting wood from a forest near his village and selling them. One day, he had climbed a tree on the bank of a river to chop wood. While chopping the wood, his axe fell into the river. “Oh, no!” cried Read more

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

    Ella was a beautiful girl who lived in a big house with her father, Stepmother, and her two stepsisters. Her stepmother and stepsisters were horrible people. They acted very sweetly in front of her father. But when he was not around, they were very cruel towards Ella. One day, her father had an accident and Read more

  • Bheema and Bakasura

    Bheema and Bakasura

    This story is from the Mahabharata. The oldest Kaurava, Duryodhana built a wax palace and invited the Pandavas to stay in the palace. He wanted to burn down the palace, thereby killing the Pandavas. However, the Pandavas escaped. Knowing their life was in danger they lived in disguise for a few years. The five Pandavas, Read more

  • A Bundle of Sticks

    A Bundle of Sticks

    There was once a prosperous farmer who lived with his wife and four sons in his farm. As kids, the four brothers were very close to each other. But as they grew older, they kept fighting all the time. The farmer was miserable to see this. He tried to stop them from fighting, but it Read more

  • Ling Dang and the Red Fruit Tree

    Ling Dang and the Red Fruit Tree

    In ancient China lived a poor boy called Ling Dang. Ling Dang’s mother died when he was just five. His father soon married another lady. His stepmother was cruel to Ling Dang right from the start. Once her son, Baodan, was born a few years later, she became even more hateful. Eventually, Ling Dang’s father Read more

  • The Monkey and the Crocodile

    The Monkey and the Crocodile

    On the banks of a river was a mango tree that produced the juiciest of mangoes. A monkey lived on the mango tree there, always playing on the branches and enjoying the mangoes. His name was Chimpi. One day a crocodile named Crocky happened to come to the banks of the river. When he saw Read more

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