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 FinboSri Lanka Folklore: Finbo was so big fish, it was very easy for his Friends to Find him. Janaki Sooriyarachchi
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Printable Version DaffodeeliaSri Lankan Fairytale: Daffodeelia was a pretty little fairy, who was as pretty as the prettiest wildflower. Her hair was golden in color and her eyes were the deepest blue Janaki Sooriyarachchi
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 EmirosySri Lankan Folktale: Emirosy is such a sweet doll, the fairy said to all the other dolls. She deserves to be in fairyland... Janaki Sooriyarachchi
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 The Shepherd’s Story of the Bond of FriendshipMy mother told me it was the Lord Jesus Christ who was represented by these roses. Then the priest announced, 'Christ is risen,' and all the people greeted each other... Hans Christian Andersen
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 What the Moon SawMy face was mirrored in the waters of the Ganges, and my beams strove to pierce through the thick intertwining boughs of the bananas, arching beneath me like the tortoise’s shell Hans Christian Andersen
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 Shrine of Goddess DurgaVikram and Vetaal - Part [III]: When he entered the temple, he worshipped and meditated in full devotion, the Goddess Durga, who in return with her eighteen mighty arms had given Danavas to Dhavala Manpreet Malik
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 When Goddess Lakshmi Begged [Rajasthani Folktale]Long Long ago there was a king in Jaiselmer whose name was Rawal Prithvi Singh... Manpreet Malik
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 The Rabbit who saw the WorldAll night Rufty Tufty dreamed of a round world. As soon as he woke up he said...
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 Charlie and the Sand-pitThe men had made a sand-pit for children to play in, but Charlie didn't know that...
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 Sangi BailA folktale about a peasant and his ox... Gopal Chander Agarwal
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 The Sailor MiceTwo frightened little mice hid under the ropes, shivering and dripping wet. And there they had to stay - two miserable sailors...
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 Satyavadi HarishchanderOnce upon a time, king sold himself to obey promise... Smt. Anita Sharma
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 A Great SacrificePanna placed her own sleeping son Chandan, on the bed of Uday Singh... Dina Nath Dube
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 Scribe's DreamBirbal, the real coins belong to me, but all those in the reflection are yours in return for the dream loan... Monisha Mukundan
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 The Serpent's TrailSome said this and some said that, but none so much as thought that maybe the boys might have five times as much as the bailiff said but fear to show it... Eve Manning
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 Sat Bhaion Ki Ek BahanA hindi folktale about brothers loving sister... Gopal Chander Agarwal
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 Sailor CatAs the sailor passed, the hungry cat gave a sad "Miaouw!" Looking down, the man saw the thin little creature and threw him a...
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 The SadhuOne day, Birbal decided to make the great emperor stop and think about life... Monisha Mukundan
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 The Shepherdess and the SweepWhen the chimney-sweep saw that she was quite firm, he said, “My way is through the stove and up the chimney... Hans Christian Andersen
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 RumpelstiltskinWhen the King saw the room full of gold the next morning, he kept his promise and made the miller's daughter his wife. One year afterwards the young Queen had a baby... Anonymous
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 The Little Round BunUkrainian Folktales: Old woman scraped out the flour-box and swept out the bin, she made some dough and she shaped a little round bun out of it. She then lit the oven, baked the bun and put it on the windowsill to cool... Volodimir Boyko
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 Roshni's FeastRoshni was preparing a grand feast when the birds came to the kitchen... Padmaja Chakravarty
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 Mrs Squirrel's Rose CarpetSquirrel looked at the roses and she had an idea. She pulled off all those pictures and spread them on the floor of her nest...
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 Rosster Sing-True Cock-A-Doodle-DooLithuanian Folktales: In our yard there once lived a rooster and a hen. The rooster was called Sing-True Cock-a-doodle-doo and the hen, Cackle-Cack... Irina Zheleznova
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 Roni Aur Anandi!Folktale of a girl who keeps weeping for no reasons - one day... Shyamji Gokul Verma
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 Illya of Murom and Solovei The Whistler-RobberUkrainian Folktales: It was Prince Volodimir who reigned in Kiev at the time, and when Illya of Murom arrived the Prince was holding a feast at which all his bohatyrs... Volodimir Boyko
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 Sage Dog and the KingDogs and the king's men were chasing each other. Some men were bitten by dogs and some dogs were badly wounded by the royal staff... Varsha Das
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 Silver HoofSilver Hoof'll come up close and then I'll see him. At first the old man wouldn't hear of it. "What! Take a little girl into the... Eve Manning
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 That Spark of LifeThat spark's something not everyone understands about properly even now, but with Timokha a funny sort of thing happened... Eve Manning
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 Sochen's GemsSochen blew the fire to a blaze, made the sign of the cross at all the corners and pulled out his wallet to take a look at... Eve Manning
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 Snowy the PoodleSnowy was always in trouble, especially when his owner, Anne, wanted to bath him...
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 Snow-White and Rose-RedThe widow had two children who looked like the rose bushes and were called Snow-White and Rose-Red... Anonymous
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 The Crow and the SnakeUkrainian Folktales: Crow dropped the chain into the Snake's nest, perched nearby on the top of another tree and waited to see what would happen... Volodimir Boyko
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 SmudgefaceAt the king's death Smudgeface became king in his stead and must be reigning over the kingdom still if he is alive... An Estonian Fairy Tale
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 Small is BigOne depressed carpenter sat under a tree resting his back against the tree trunk. Immediately he realized that the trunk was quite broad and strong... Varsha Das
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 Sister Fox and Brother WolfUkrainian Folktales: The Fox saw that they never looked back and began to throw the fish one after another out onto the road. Then, leaving the cart only half full, she climbed down herself... Volodimir Boyko
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 ShatrutaMangal and Budh were amazed to see the honourable but fugitive king in the jungle... Manpreet
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 Singing in the DarkChameli smiled and said, "My friend, don't start singing now lest we awaken the watchmen of the farm. We are stealing their cucumbers and we would be inviting trouble by singing"... Manpreet
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 The Seven Brothers-Seven Ravens and Their SisterUkrainian Folktales: The brothers ate and went to bed, and one of them dreamt that their sister had come to visit them... Volodimir Boyko
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 Silly Sanu's StoryShopkeeper was amazed. He had never heard of a product called something... Padmaja Chakravarty
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 Shubh Chintan Ka ParbhavOnce upon a time in Kashi... Sh. Parasnath Sarashwati
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 Shrewd BusinessmanTenalirama's wit - The king said in a thundering voice: Throw this impertinent businessman away by kicking him at his bottom! Anonymus
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 The Shirt-CollarThe collar had become so old that he began to think about getting married; and one day he happened to find himself in the same washing-tub as a garter... Hans Christian Andersen
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 Sher Phal Kyon Nahin Khata Hai?An African folktale retold... Girima
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 The Red Handed ThievesTenalirama's wit - Tenali then contacted the richest jeweler of the state and asked him to have an exhibition of all the costly jewels and ornaments he had... Manpreet
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 The Baron And The ShepherdLatvian Folktales: The baron came riding up and his eyes widened at the sight of the shepherd running round a tree-stump on which stood a boiling, steaming jug of gruel... Irina Zheleznova
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 The Ridge ForestOne morning, he took his gun and headed off to the jungle to hunt bear... Retold by Manpreet Malik
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 SirkoUkrainian Folktales: Guests jumped up in fright, they rushed hither and thither, and some of them wanted to beat up the Wolf... Volodimir Boyko
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 One Good Turn Deserves AnotherHe was a very polite little squirrel, and he wanted to do something to help his kind friends in return...
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 The Phoenix BirdThe bird flutters round us, swift as light, beauteous in color, charming in song... Hans Christian Andersen
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 Phiroza and Viramdeo SongiraRajasthani Folktales: Kanhardeo accepted the proposal of marriage, but put up three conditions. He asked 12 lakh of rupees, three years' time for building a suitable palace at Jalore and performing marriage ceremony as per Hindu rituals... Dina Nath Dube
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 Pennies from HeavenLittle girl thought, it won't matter if I have no clothes. And she took off her vest, too, and handed it to the child... Anonymous
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 Ernest's PartyThe next day all the old lady elephants came to Ernest's party. They made a ring round the party food and began to eat...
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 Pandavo Ki Gend!Indian Folklore from Gyan Sarover - Pandav : Yudhistar, Bhim, Arjun, Nakul and Sahdeo were playing with a ball - suddenly ... Shyamji Gokul Verma & Urmila Mehndirata
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 The Palace of The CatsLatvian Folktales: The two clever brothers prepared to set out in search of the kerchiefs. They took the best horses and plenty of money and they rode out of the yard through two different gates. But the fool stayed behind and never turned a hair... Irina Zheleznova
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 The Ox, The Ram And The CockUkrainian Folktales: Geese had dropped down on a hilltop where they meant to spend the night, and the leader of the flock, an old Gander, came up to the Ox and his two friends and greeted them with a bow... Volodimir Boyko
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 Our PrivilegeI wish I were a bee," said Arvind... Manpreet Malik
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 Little Red Riding HoodWolf opened the door, stormed into the room and swallowed the grandmother. Then put on her clothes, put her night cap on his head and lay in her bed... Anonymous
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 The Swallow With One WingThe swallow with one wing kept house for the rabbit family and was very happy in their tree home...
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 Grateful PrinceEstonian Fairy Tale - No sooner had king uttered the last word than he found himself on the edge of the forest with the palace in full view... Irina Zheleznova
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 The Old Street LampOn the bridge over the canal stood three persons, who wished to recommend themselves to the lamp... Hans Christian Andersen
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 The Old HouseThe little boy one day heard his parents say, “The old man opposite is very well off, but is terribly lonely.” Hans Christian Andersen
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 Ombu the OkapiOff trotted Ombu to play in the jungle. His favourite game was to race the pretty butterflies...
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 The Goat OgressBut the ogress longed for some tasty human flesh. She begged her brother to get her a man for dinner... Padmaja Chakravarty
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 The Magpie who had no TailKiki was big and strong, but his tail never grew...
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 Poor Little NobodyThe poor little duck felt very sad - but the swans would always say: "The visitors all come to see us. You are only an ordinary duck - a nobody...
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 Nihalde and SultanRajathani Folktale - Near the village, village women in their colourful dresses were busy getting water from the well. They were singing the famous Rajasthani folk song Panihari... Dina Nath Dube
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 Professor FoxSoon after moonrise the queen, accompanied by maids, reached the river. Her bodyguards waited near her bejeweled palanquin, a few yards away from the riverbank... Manoj Das
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 Kit the Otter's EscapePoor Kit knew he couldn't swim home. Then he remembered his secret place...
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 Pip and Oscar find the end of the RainbowAll around them were puddles, and through the trees they could see the beginning of a rainbow...
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 The Red ShoesOne day the Queen was travelling through that part of the country, and had her little daughter, who was a princess, with her... Hans Christian Andersen
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 Sparky the SquirrelSparky scampered into a large department store and hoped round and round the counters until, at last, he jumped for joy...
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 Red PeacockTenalirama's wit - The ruler of Vijaynagar, Raja Krishnadevrai was very fond of collecting quaint and rare objects. Courtiers used to look for something strange and unique for the King to impress him with their presentation, hoping to get huge sum in return of their present... Anonymus
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 Pea-Roll AlongUkrainian Folktales: Pea-Roll Along grew very fast, he grew and grew, and though young in years was big and strong... Volodimir Boyko
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 The Real SaviourKing Deer and Head Deer heard the king and went away without responding. Perhaps they were more worried about the deer of their clans... Varsha Das
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 The Reader of MindsBirbal had come to the imperial court at Agra, Emperor Akbar had a magnificent new capital built at Fatehpur Sikri... Monisha Mukundan
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 Rani ChampakaliAnother folktale about a prince looking for Champakali... Vidhyavindhu Singh
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 Ranga Siyar!Folktale of a strange blue color king... Shyamji Gokul Verma
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 The Pipe and the WhipOferma snatched the magic whip from his belt and went with it at the dragon, and before the minute was up five of the dragon’s heads... Volodimir Boyko
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 The Rajah who suffered for his GenerosityOnce there lived in India a Rajah who was known far and wide for his generosity. It was said of him that he never refused anyone whatever favour he asked of him... N. K. Aggarwala
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 Pirate PigOne day, out for a stroll, Pirate Pig found a tub. "A boat," he thought, and rolled it back to the lake...
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 Ronnie the RacehorseA great shout went up from the grandstand: "They're off!" And Ronnie started to run...
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 The Puppet-Show ManHis inborn cheerfulness, he said, had been tested by a member of the Polytechnic Institution, and the experiment had made him completely happy... Hans Christian Andersen
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 The Magic PumpkinsUkrainian Folktales: The seed gave forth shoots and then a vine and leaves, the vine trailed over the ground, but though many golden flowers... Volodimir Boyko
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 PrognosticationTenalirama's wit - Tenali reached near the pitcher and began to observe them minutely. He also heaved a long sigh to make the onlookers believe that he is facing a really ticklish problem... Manpreet
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 The Prince with Six ToesKing Sudharmik was blessed with a son who had six toes on his left foot... Unknown
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 The Princess's RingUkrainian Folktales: The king was so surprised that he had his servants proclaim throughout the kingdom that the man who had taken the ring off the princess’s finger was to come to the palace and marry her... Volodimir Boyko
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 The Princess and The PeaOne evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate... Hans Christian Andersen
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 Fleetfooted PrincessEstonian Fairy Tale - The travelers now reached the forest, and, riding into it, saw a man there uprooting trees. He would come up to one, clasp it with both hands and pluck it out of the ground together with the roots just as though it were a turnip or a head of cabbage... Irina Zheleznova
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 Sloth to the RescueAll around monkeys chattered and birds cheeped warnings, but lazy Sloth slept on...
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 The Goat And The RamUkrainian Folktales: Wolves sat there, and they were every bit as frightened now as the Goat and the Ram and only wanted to make their escape... Volodimir Boyko
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 Two Fish and a FrogI have but one wit, and that is inclined to flee. So I will go with my wife to another place today itself... A. N. D. Haksar
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 Somprabha's MarriageVikram andVetaal - Part [IV] : I will marry a man who is possessed with heroism and knowledge or magic power. I will not marry with any other man who does not possess any one of these qualities. Manpreet
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 The Three BrahmansVikram and Vetaal - Part [II] : But Agniswami father of Mandravati, decided not to give his daughter to any one of them. He was really afraid that if he did so with one, it will cause the death of others... Manpreet
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| King Vikram and the ghost Vetaal Vikram and Vetaal - Part [I] : He saw a dead man hanging on the tree. He climbed up the tree and after cutting the string... Manpreet
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 Vikramaditya invited to IndralokaIn the Court of Indra there were four beautiful dancers-Urvasi, Rambha, Menaka and Tilottama. One day there was a dispute between Urvasi and Rambha as to who was the better dancer. They carried the dispute to Devendra, the God of gods, and asked him to decide between them... N. K. Aggarwala
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 The Verse MessageThe family of the king including the queen, his son, his daughter and the courtiers were very unhappy with the king. The queen many a time reminded the king... Dina Nath Dube
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 Veer Balak!Story from Gyan Sarover... Shyamji Gokul Verma
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 Upside-down WorldFerdi really believed that the whole world, and everything in it, was upside-down. Often he would say to his friend Kiki the monkey...
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 Union is StrengthThey thanked him for saving them from an almost certain death... Dr. S. D. Mulgaonkar
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 Three ScholarsOnce upon a time, there were three young friends ... Manoj Das
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 The Two HorsesVery well," said he. "We'll see who outruns who!"... An Estonian Fairy Tale
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 A VowBhils believe that it is a sin to kill a fox... Dina Nath Dube
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 Tiny Grey Mouse and the TunnelHe took his torch out of his trouser pocket, switched it on and marched very bravely down the tunnel...
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 The True FriendLord Indra was most impressed by Shukaraj. He decided to load that tree with fruits of immortality after talking to Shukaraj... Varsha Das
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 The Little Elder-Tree MotherThe little elder-tree mother had suddenly become a charming young girl, but her dress was still of the same green material, covered with white blossoms, as the elder-tree mother had worn... Hans Christian Andersen
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 The Top and BallA whipping top and a little ball lay together in a box, among other toys, and the top said to the ball, “Shall we be married, as we live in the same box?” Hans Christian Andersen
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 The Six Toothless Men And A Squinteyed OneLithuanian Folktales: Merchant saw that he had been tricked, but as there was no help for it, off he went without another word... Irina Zheleznova
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 Tit For TatHundreds of years ago in a small Dhani (cluster of houses) on the bank of the river Lunee, there once lived, two neighbours, Lakshman and Manohar Singh belonging to Bania and Jat communities respectively... Dina Nath Dube
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 The Tinder-BoxThe soldier very soon discovered after this the value of the tinder-box... Hans Christian Andersen
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 A Fright for TigerNo one had ever been able to catch the tiger, or drive it away, but the little boy decided to try...
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 King ThrushbeardPrincess went into the kitchen and filled her pot with some soup and her bag with some crusts of bread and leftover meat... Anonymous
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 The Ugly DucklingThe ducklings did as they were bid, but the other duck stared, and said, “Look, here comes another brood, as if there were not enough of us already... Hans Christian Andersen
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 Wild Wild PigWild Wild Pig went into the field. He snorted, he stamped, he looked very fierce and cried, "I am Wild Wild Pig...
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 Zhelezko's SecretThere was one like that in our village, Yevlakha Zhelexko, they called him. Folks said he'd found some secret place where he got malachite... Eve Manning
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 How A Woodpecker Chopped A Spruce-TreeLithuanian Folktales: The wolf and the boar fell to the ground with a thump, the rabbit, the bear and the fox fell on top of them, and they all called out together... Irina Zheleznova
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 Justice By ParablesRajasthani Folktales: one of the princely states of Marwar there ruled a king called Karni Singh... Dina Nath Dube
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 How A Squirrel Helped A BearUkrainian Folktales: Bear, who thought himself lord of the forest, burst out laughing. He flung the Squirrel from him, and she at once sprang gaily up onto a tree... Volodimir Boyko
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 Woodland DreamsBilly rubbed his eyes, and there were other little woodland folk hurrying along...
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 Lost in the WoodShe took a piece of string out of her pocket and fastened it to his collar. At the bottom of the basket was an old newspaper...
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 The Wolf and the Seven KidsOnce upon a time there was an old mother goat, who had seven lively kids. She loved her children dearly and guarded them against the wicked wolf... Anonymous
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 The Prince and the Witch QueenThe Prince Played six more times and each time won back a brother and his horse... Padmaja Chakravarty
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 Wise Counsellor [Estonian Fairy Tale]He was clothed as richly as a king in garments of silk, velvet and gold... Irina Zheleznova
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 The Wolf Who Wanted To Be The Village HeadUkrainian Folktales: Wolf climbed on the Ass's back, and as soon as they got to the village the Ass began braying loudly. The villagers came running, and they were all amazed to see a Wolf on an Ass's back... Volodimir Boyko
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 The Wild SwansThe eleven brothers were princes, and each went to school with a star on his breast, and a sword by his side... Hans Christian Andersen
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 VishvamitraGreat Indian Folktale of Vishvamitra - Vishvamitra returned to his palace. He immediately gave up his kingdom and all his wealth and went to the deepest jungle to do meditation... Savitri
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 The Wicked PrinceThe prince was lying half-dead in his ship, when it sank at last with a terrible shock into the branches of a large tree in the wood... Hans Christian Andersen
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 Who is Honest?Tenalirama's wit - I can prove, Your Majesty, but I want some time!... Anonymus
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 Who Is GreaterThe king discarded his royal clothes and ornaments and put on the clothes of an ordinary man of the street... Varsha Das
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 Who bodes ill?Tenalirama's wit. When poor Ramaiyya was being taken to the scaffold, he happened to see Tenaliram. Ramaiyya told him about his ill luck and requested Tenali to help him. Tenali whispered something in his ear and asked him to repeat the same before the king... Anonymus
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 Three White MiceThe three little mice lay quite still. There was flour in their ears and in their mouths...
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 The Thrushes' WeddingThe bride came up, followed by her six bridesmaids, and the wedding began. It was very short. The bride and bridegroom touched...
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 The Washerwoman And The CountLithuanian Folktales: From that day on he left the washerwoman in peace and never plagued her any more... Irina Zheleznova
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 How An Old Man Waited For DeathEstonian Fairy Tale - There was once a farmer who had many children. Time passed and his sons and daughters were all married, and the oldest son and his wife waited for him to give them his farm... Irina Zheleznova
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