Catalogue Page for Folk Tale Stories
Was Moti Clever or Stupid?
Indian folk tale about a monkey called Moti who swaps his tail for a knife. Was he clever or stupid? You decide.
By Srijaya Char
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Folk Tale, Indian Animals: Monkey Reading time: 01 - 05 minsMicheleen Emmett O’Shea
A young girl’s chance encounter with a leprechaun leads her to understanding that there are many things in life better than gold!
By Deirdre McCarthy, Jim McCarthy
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Celtic, Folk Tale, Irish, Original, Poem Reading time: 01 - 05 minsAladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
An evil sorcerer tricks Aladdin into thinking that he is Aladdin’s uncle so that he can retrieve for him a powerful and magical lamp. The classic Middle Eastern folk tale retold and illustrated by Walter Crane.
By Walter Crane
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Arabian, Classic, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale, Illustrated Reading time: 05 - 10 minsLittle Red Hen
This story about a hardworking little hen whose friends won’t help her teaches us a valuable and timeless lesson. Includes audio narration.
Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington goes to London where he has heard the streets are paved with gold. When he leaves after finding that not true, he hears the bells calling him back.
By Joseph Jacobs
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Folk Tale, Historical, True Animals: Cat Reading time: 10 - 15 mins
The camel, the deer and the horse
Read this Mongolian folktale retold by Dulce Rodrigues. Find out what happens when a deer asks a camel if he can borrow his antlers!
By Dulce Rodrigues
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Folk Tale Animals: Camel, Deer, Horse Reading time: 01 - 05 minsSanta’s Helpers
Santa has left for the day and left the elves in charge. But when the wolves come for the reindeer, can little Billy Bo-Bo save the day?
By Jim McCarthy
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Christmas, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale, Original, Poem Reading time: 05 - 10 minsThe Birthday Honours of the Fairy Queen
Nora is a bit gloomy, so she is is taken on a magical trip to meet the fairy queen to cheer her up.
By Hapgood Moore
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Celtic, Classic, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale, Irish Reading time: 05 - 10 mins, 10 - 15 minsThe Brownies
Two lazy boys hear about a little man called a brownie who will do all the work in a house. But when one of them asks owl where he can find one, the answer is a little closer to home than expected.