Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom
Anansi tries to keep wisdom for himself, until his son's simple idea shows him what he missed.
World Fairy Tales, Read Together
Starting with Grimm tales, explore stories from around the world in English and Chinese
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The Lion and the Mouse
A lion spares a tiny mouse. Days later, her patience and small teeth help free him from a net.
Yu Gong Moves the Mountains
Two mountains block a village road. Yu Gong and his family make a plan and begin to clear a path together.
Bearskin
Long ago, a poor soldier with nowhere to go made a seven-year pact with the Devil: no washing, no combing, no cutting, no prayer, in exchange for endless gold. Wrapped in a bearskin, he wandered the world — feared by all, yet kind at heart, giving to the poor wherever he went. On the seventh year he found his faithful bride with a broken ring, while her two vain sisters were undone by their own envy.
A Riddling Tale
Three women are turned into flowers that look exactly alike. How does a husband pick out his own wife? The answer hides in a single drop of dew.
The Rabbit and the Maiden
For three days a hare steals the cabbages, then tricks the maiden onto its tail and carries her home to be its bride. The maiden turns the trick around, leaves a straw double in her place, and slips home unnoticed.