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Arabian Nights

The Sultan Schahriar had a wife whom he loved more than all the world, and his greatest happiness was to surround her with splendour

Japanese Tales

Long, long ago there lived, in Japan a brave warrior known to everyone as Tawara Toda, or "My Lord Bag of Rice."

Native American Myths

In the far north there was a village where many warlike Indians lived. In one family there were ten brothers, all brave and fearless.

The Adventures of Odysseus

This is the story of Odysseus, the most famous of all the Greek heroes, of his wars and his wanderings.

Norse Myths

Once there was another Sun and Moon, different from the ones we see now. Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani was the name of that Moon.

The Golden Fleece

A man dressed as a slave went up the side of a mountain covered with forest, Mountain Pelion. He carried in his arms a little child.

Russian Tales

There was once an old peasant who was a merchant. Every year he took things to sell at the big fair of Nijni Novgorod.

Polish Tales

There was once a king, who was very old and had three grown-up sons. So he called them to him, and said, .........

Indian Tales

Once upon a time a soldier died, leaving a widow and one son. They were dreadfully poor, and at last matters became so bad that...........

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right—all that falls to them is so much gain

Grimm’s Fairy Tales 2

There was once upon a time a queen to whom God had given no children. Every morning she went into the garden and prayed

Romanian Tales

At the edge of the village, where the peasants' oxen break through the hedges and the neighbors' hogs wallow in the ground under the fences, there once

Filipino Tales

One day Aponibolinayen and her sister-in-law went out to gather greens. They walked to the woods to the place where the siksiklat grew.

Czech Tales

THERE was once an elderly king who had an only son. One day he called the prince to him and said, ..............

Turkish Tales

Not far from the famous Mosque Bayezid an old Hodja kept a school, and taught his students lessons from the Book of Books.