The Accomplished and Lucky Teakettle
چایی کامل و خوش شانس
LONG time ago, at a temple called Morinji, in the province of Jhosiu, there was an old teakettle. ...
The Cracked Pot
گلدان ترک خورده
There was once an elderly Chinese woman who had two large pots, each hanging on the ends of a pole w...
Hudden and Dudden and Donald O’Neary
هادن و دادن و دونالد اونیری
THERE was once upon a time two farmers, and their names were Hudden and Dudden. They had poultry in ...
Battle of the Monkey and the Crab
نبرد میمون و خرچنگ
A MONKEY and a Crab once met when going round a mountain. ...
Connla of the Golden Hair and the Fairy Maiden
CONNLA of the Golden Hair was the son of Conn the Hundred-fighter. One day as he stood with his fath...
The Story of the Man who did not wish to Die
داستان مردی که نمی خواست بمیرد
LONG, long ago there lived a man called Sentaro. His surname meant “Millionaire,” but although he wa...
The Star Wife
همسر ستاره
IN the days when the buffalo raced and thundered over the earth and the stars danced and sang in the...
Momotaro
موموتارو
A LONG long time ago there lived an old man and an old woman. One day the old man went to the mounta...
The Story of Caliph Stork
داستان خلیفه لک لک
CALIPH Charid, ruler of Bagdad, was reclining on his couch one pleasant afternoon, smoking his long ...
Uraschima Taro and the Turtle
اوراشیما تارو و لاک پشت
Uraschima Taro, which means in Japanese “Son of the Island,” was the only and dearly beloved son of ...
The Son of Seven Queens
پسر هفت ملکه
Once upon a time there lived a King who had seven Queens, but no children. This was a great grief to...
A Dreadful Boar
گراز مخوف
A POOR old woman who lived with her one little granddaughter in a wood was out gathering sticks for ...
King Kajota
شاه کاجوتا
KING Kojata ruled over a mighty kingdom, and was beloved by his subjects; but because he had no heir...
The Most Frugal of Men
مقتصدترین مردان
Aman who was considered the most frugal (someone who doesn’t like spending money) of all the people ...
The Story of King Frost
داستان پادشاه فراست
Abad-tempered peasant woman had a daughter on whom she lavished everything she could get, and a step...
The Maiden who loved a Fish
دختری که عاشق ماهی بود
THERE was once among the great tribe of the Marshpees, a small tribe who have their hunting-grounds ...
Dick Whittington
دیک ویتینگتون
Dick Whittington was a very little boy when his father and mother died; so little, indeed, that he n...
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
علاءالدین و چراغ شگفت انگیز
Aladdin was the son of a poor tailor in an Eastern city. He was a spoiled boy, and loved play better...
The Birthday Honours of the Fairy Queen
افتخارات تولد ملکه پری
So you want to hear the story about the Fairy Queen, do ye? ...
Micheleen Emmett O’Shea
میکلین امت اوشی
I met a wee leprechaun one summer’s day. ...
The Children of Lir
بچه های لیر
King Lir of Ireland had four young children who were cared for tenderly at first by their stepmother...
Little Red Riding Hood – from the Wolf’s Perspective!
کلاه قرمزی - از دیدگاه گرگ!
The forest is my home. I lived in it and took great care of it, I tried to keep it tidy and clean. ...
The Haughty Princess
شاهزاده خانم مغرور
THERE was once a very worthy King, whose daughter was the greatest beauty that could be seen far or ...
The Old Troll and the Last Wheel of Cheese
ترول قدیمی و آخرین چرخ پنیر
In the Dark Forest, far away in the Northern Lands, where summer is short and winter is ruthless, li...
The Three Sillies
سه احمق
ONCE upon a time there was a farmer and his wife who had one daughter, and she was courted by a gent...
Persevere and Prosper
استقامت و رستگاری
HE that seeks, shall find, and to him that knocks shall be opened,” says an old Arab proverb. ...
The Young Head of the Family
سرپرست جوان خانواده
THERE was once a family consisting of a father, his three sons, and his two daughters-in-law. The tw...
The Moon Cake
کیک ماه
A LITTLE boy had a cake that a big boy wanted for himself. ...
The Miller, his Son and their Donkey
میلر، پسرش و خرشان
Once upon a time there was a miller who lived in a little house beside his mill. All day long he wor...
The Sweet Soup
سوپ شیرین
Once on a time there was a poor but very good little girl, who lived alone with her mother, and when...
Little Red Hen
مرغ قرمز کوچولو
Little Red Hen found a grain of wheat. ...
Santa’s Helpers
یاوران بابانوئل
Way up in the North Pole lives Santa, of course. And there in his workshop is Santa’s workforce. The...
The camel, the deer and the horse
شتر و آهو و اسب
Long, long ago, when animals could talk, the camel had antlers and a long, thick, beautiful tail. S...
The Greedy Brownie
براونی حریص
There was once a little Brownie who lived in a hollow tree stump. He had been busy all the day playi...
The Brownies
براونی ها
CHILDREN are a burden,” said the tailor, as he sat on his bench stitching away. ...
The Little Ladybird
کفشدوزک کوچک
There was once a very nice and beautiful Ladybird who felt very sad though, for living alone. She ha...
Was Moti Clever or Stupid?
موتی باهوش بود یا احمق؟
Moti was a monkey. He did all his housework himself. He always swept his house with his own tail. On...
Punya Koti
پونیا کوتی
Kalinga was a cowherd. He owned a herd of cows. He had a name for each of his cows and he called the...
The Pig Farmer
کشاورز خوک
There once was a poor boy named Philip who had nothing in this great big world other than a tiny plo...
Suspended in Space
معلق در فضا
There were three dandelion flowers tucked far away in the corner of a corn field. The farmer loved t...
Owdoo: A Modern Folk Tale
اودو یک داستان عامیانه مدرن:
In the land of Eebygum, in the valley of the river Ayup, lay the kingdom of Owdoo. The King of Owdoo...
Mikaleen and the Stone Soup
سوپ میکالین و سنگ
Mikaleen was a Travelling Man. He spent his life travelling around Ireland, visiting people in their...
Why Hippos Stay in Water
چرا اسب آبی در آب می ماند
Long long ago, a male hippo had seven hippo wives. With lots to eat and lots to drink, they led such...
The Three Wishes
سه آرزو
Max was a poor fisherman and Lisa was his young and beautiful wife. They lived in a small hut near t...
