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Stories from around the world, told in English, for children to read along with.
The red and blue coat Once there were two boys who were great friends, and they were determined to remain that way forever. When they grew u...
Hercules and the lazy man A man was once driving a heavy load along a very muddy way in a cart. Finally, he came to a part of the road where...
The Dog and the Reflection. A Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth so that he could eat it in peace. Now, on hi...
The Wind and the Sun The Wind and the Sun were arguing over which of them was stronger. They saw a traveller coming along the road, and the...
The Man Who Never Lied Once upon a time there lived a wise man by the name of Mamad. He never lied. All the people in the land, even the one...
The Wolf and the Kid A Kid, (the proper name for a baby goat) was perched up on the top of a house, and looking down, saw a Wolf passing by...
THE SINGING BONE Once upon a time in a certain country there was great concern about a wild boar that was destroying the peasants' fields, k...
THE RIDDLE Once upon a time there was a prince who had a sudden desire to travel about the world. He took no one with him except a faithful...
THE MOON In days gone by there was a land where the nights were always dark and the sky spread over it like a black cloth, for there the moo...
Weighing the Elephant A long time ago, people who lived in China knew that a strange, amazing beast called an elephant, lived in a faraway l...
Sima Guang Breaks the Vat Sima Guang was nine years old. He liked to play in his backyard with his friends Wang Wei, Li Na, and Zhang Yong....
The Sick Lion A Lion had come to the end of his days, and he lay sick and close to death at the mouth of his cave, gasping for breath. The a...
GODFATHER DEATH A poor man had twelve children, he had to work day and night just to feed them. So, when the thirteenth child came into the...
Belling the Cat Long ago, the mice held a big meeting to discuss how they could outwit their enemy, the Cat. Some said this, and some said t...
The Wolf and the Crane A Wolf had been gorging on an animal he had killed, when suddenly a small bone in the meat stuck in his throat and he...
The Lion's Share The Lion once went hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last they surp...
ALLADIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP Once upon a time in China, there was a boy named Aladdin who lived with his mother. They were very poor. One day,...
THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE A mouse, a bird and a sausage decided to set up home together. For a long time they got along happily,...
The Old Man and Death An old man, bent double with age, and a life time of hard work, was gathering sticks in a forest. At last he grew so t...
The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts The Lion sent out a message that he was sick and close to death. He summoned all the animals to come and h...
The Bundle of Sticks An old man on his death bed summoned his sons around him to give them some final advice. He pointed to a bundle of stic...
The Fox, the Cockerel, and the Dog One moonlit night a Fox was prowling about a farmer's hen coop and saw a Cockerel roosting high up beyond...
The Miser and His Gold Once upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his gold at the foot of a tree in his garden. Every week he used...
The Man and the Nightingale A Man lay listening to a Nightingale's song one summer night. He loved the bird’s song so much that the next nig...
The Nurse and the Wolf "Be quiet now," said an old Nurse to a bawling child sitting on her lap. "If you make that noise again I will throw y...
The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs One day a farmer went to the nest of his Goose and found she’d laid an egg that was all yellow and shiny. Wh...
THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER Once upon a time, when magical little people still involved themselves in the lives of ordinary people, there wa...
The Belly and the Parts of the Body One fine day it occurred to the various parts of the Body that they were doing all the work and the Bell...
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS Three little pigs left their parent’s home and went out into the great, big, world to seek their fortune. One was call...
The Cockerel and the Pearl A cockerel was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he spied something shining in...
The Lion and the Statue A Man and a Lion were discussing who was the stronger, Humans, or Lions. The Man claimed that Humans were stronger t...
The Hares and the Frogs The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did not know what to do. As soon as they saw a single animal...
The Fox and the Grapes One hot summer's day, a Fox was strolling through a vineyard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vin...
The Dog and the Wolf A skinny Wolf, almost dead with hunger, happened to meet a Dog who was passing by. "Ah, Cousin," said the Dog. "I knew...
Once upon a time there was a young prince - fussy, he was, very picky, in fact, you might go so far as to call him a bit spoilt, and you’d b...
The Swallow and the Other Birds It happened that a Countryman was sowing some hemp seeds in a field, where a Swallow and some other birds we...
The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts A great conflict was about to come off between the Birds and the Beasts. When the two armies were collect...
Androcles and the Lion A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. As he was wandering about, he came upon...
The Frog and the Ox "Oh Father," said a little Frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool, "I have seen such a terrible monster! It w...
PART FOUR Once home the wicked Queen asked the magic mirror, “magic mirror upon the wall, who NOW is the fairest one of all?" at last it ans...
PART THREE When the wicked woman got home she went to her mirror and said, “magic mirror upon the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" The...
PART TWO When it was quite dark, the masters of the house came home. They were seven dwarfs, who worked all day digging underground among th...
SNOW-WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS PART ONE It was the middle of winter, and snowflakes were falling like feathers from the sky. A Queen sat at...
The Fox and the Crow A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. "That's for me!" sai...
The Lion and the Mouse Once when a Lion was asleep a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed...
Man and the Serpent A Countryman's son by accident trod upon a Serpent's tail, which turned and bit him so that he died. The father in a rag...
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He w...
PART THREE So sad the king was dead, (ha, ha!) but the queen was expecting his baby, she brought a beautiful child into the world, and she n...
PART TWO The girl was crying again, when the door magically opened, the little man came in and said, "What will you give me if I spin the st...
PART ONE Once there was a miller who was not only poor, but a bit stupid as well. He had a beautiful daughter, who was cleverer than her fat...