Old & wise, short & insightful Spellbinding Tales to Read Online
Book of Tales has all kinds of tales and stories but below you'll find a list of all its Traditional Tales.
Carried and preserved by word of mouth for centuries, or maybe even millennia, traditional tales were designed for two purposes:
1. To entertain us regardless of our age, gender or class;
2. To help us all, young and old, to make sense of our ever-expanding inner and outer worlds (either in realistic or symbolic terms).
Never were these old tales solely intended for children.
For the young and very young Book of Tales has a special section called Bedtime Stories >>
"Where are you rushing to" said he Tree to the River, "you are always in such a hurry".
I have many stories, really important stories Tree, I have got to get them to the sea as quickly as possible.
"And is the wind going to help you" said the Tree.
"Sometimes" said the River, "but the wind can be friend and foe, it is I alone am the storyteller."
(A Tale from Ireland)
Click on the title to read the Tale online.
The Tale of Mousey the Merchant >> A Picture without walls A short, millennia old Indian Tale from the Kathasaritsagara (The-Ocean-of-Streams-of-Stories) of Somadeva
A Nasty Rumour >> A short Indian tale from the same source as the tale of Mousey the Merchant above This old tale about the power of gossip is still as relevant today as it was in the old days
The Three Goats >> a popular, richly illustrated rhyming fable about three goats and a wolf
The Crow and the Fox >> a funny, old fable in rhyme from Aesopus with plenty of illustrations
The Louse and the Flea >> An old tale first written down by the brothers Grimm It is particular popular with young children but its hidden message is important for young and old
The Pumpkin >> An old Russian folktale with an important message
Motu >> An old, short tale from Africa It all starts when Motu's bananas go missing
The Princess and the Pea >> A well-known and popular fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen with a hidden message that is further explored by Brigitte Franssen
After Sleeping Beauty pricked her finger, but before the trees, brambles and thorns shielded her castle from the outside world there was this moment...
