LiteratureThe Kite Without A Thread Once a father and son went to the kite flying festival. The young son became very happy seeing the sky filled with colorful kites. He…
LiteratureThe Mountain Moors Long ago, in Portugal, fairies who were known as moors gathered in the rocky hills above the rivers. There the winds blew hard and the…
LiteratureThe Three Questions King Akbar was very fond of Birbal. This made a certain courtier very jealous. Now, this courtier always wanted to be chief minister, but this…
LiteratureThe Mermaid Sirena Long ago, in the city of Hagatna in Guam, there lived a family called Chamorro. The family had possessed magical powers for generations. Whatever words…
LiteratureThe Spendthrift And The Swallow A young fellow, who was very popular among his boon companions as a good spender, quickly wasted his fortune trying to live up to his…
LiteratureBirbal’s Khichri On a cold winter day, Akbar and Birbal took a walk along the lake. A thought came to Birbal that a man would do anything…
LiteratureThree Bullocks And A Lion A Lion had been watching three Bullocks feeding in an open field. He had tried to attack them several times, but they had kept together,…
LiteratureA Man With A Lamp Once upon a time, there was a small town. There lived a man by himself who couldn’t see. He was blind. Yet, he carried a…
LiteratureThe Selkie Bride Long ago, on the wild Scottish coast, a fisherman spent all day at sea but caught only a few small fish. The night began to…
LiteratureMercury And The Woodman A poor Woodman was cutting down a tree near the edge of a deep pool in the forest. It was late in the day and…
LiteratureThe Bairn And The Sidh Once upon a time lass walked on a path high above the swirling sea on a warm spring day. She carried her baby boy. Suddenly…
LiteratureThe Bull And The Goat A Bull once escaped from a Lion by entering a cave which the Goatherds used to house their flocks in stormy weather and at night.…