The Kitten

Once there lived a brother and sister- Vasya and Katya. They had a cat. Once, in the spring season, the cat was lost. The children could ...

The Cunning Fox and Smart Stork

Once upon a time, there lived a very cunning and mischievous fox. He used to speak to other animals sweetly and gain their trust, before ...

Goldilocks and Three Bears

Once upon a time there were three bears: A father bear, a mother bear and a little bear. They lived all together in a yellow house in th...

Golden Windows

Little Molly lived in a small beautiful town. Her tiny house is constructed on the banks of a beautiful river, near the mountain. She was...

The Life of Three Fishes

Three fishes lived together in a lake. Although the three were together, all of them are very unique. They had contrasting characters and...

Kaguya Hime

Long, long ago in Japan, there lived a poor woodsman. One day, he was cutting bamboo in a grove when he came upon one stalk of bamboo gl...

The Three Charms and Mountain Witch (Sanmai no Ofuda) Part 4

The priest saw how arrogant the witch was and said, "Can you make yourself as tall as the ceiling?" No sooner had he said this...

The Three Charms and Mountain Witch (Sanmai no Ofuda) Part 3

"I'm finished! She's going to catch me now," thought the boy as he ran for his life. But he scampered quickly enough to...

The Three Charms and Mountain Witch (Sanmai no Ofuda) Part 2

"You saw me, didn't you, boy? That's right, I'm a mountain witch. And now I'm going to eat you." As she said th...

The Three Charms and Mountain Witch (Sanmai no Ofuda) Part 1

When he reached the mountain the boy found many ripe chestnuts, just as he had thought. He became so absorbed in gathering them that he c...

A Generous Man and His Gatekeeper

There was a beautiful town. The town was led by a friendly and generous man, who is the richest person in the town. He was so generous t...

A Donkey and His Owner

Bill a 40 year old man was a cloth vendor. He used to sell different types of clothes in the nearby towns and villages. He used to carry ...

A Rope for Elephant

Suri was a sweet boy and a wildlife lover. He was fond of elephants, the mammoth animals. In fact he was very crazy about elephants. Howe...

A Bundle of Sticks

Once upon a time, an old man lived with his three sons in a village. The three sons were hard workers. Still, they quarrelled all the tim...

Unconditional Love

Rishi was a 10 years old boy. Just like any other boy of his age, he had the usual tantrums with his mother. Sometimes he obeyed what she...

The Bad Girl

She was always called the bad girl, for she had once, when she was very little, put out her tongue at the postman. She lived alone with h...