Folk Tales From Around The World

There were once two sisters: Koi and Bai. Koi was so clever and Bai was the foolish one. They didn’t have much things only one blanket, one...

India is a land of folktales. We grow listening to many stories from our parents, grandparents and neighbours about a time when mythical cre...

The Wizard of Oz depicts the life of Dorothy, and her dog Toto, and the adventures they face to return home after being transported to the ...

A long time ago, there was a poor young girl who loved a rich man, and together they had three children. The girl wished to marry him; howev...

There was an old couple living in a village. The wife went to a river to wash clothes while her husband went to a mountain to cut trees eve...

Mahadenamutta means all-knowing sage; ironically, he did not know anything and all his judgements were erroneous. He was an old man who li...

“La Llorona” (The crywoman) is one of the most popular Mexican folk tales. This story goes back to the Spanish invasion in Mexico. ...