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Mulan Story ~ Tale of Hua Mulan Bedtime Stories | English Story for Kids
A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. Based on the “Ballad of Mulan” and Disney’s Mulan, this is a legend tale about a girl who goes in disguise as a boy and joins the army in her brother’s place.
The Girl Who Changed Her Fate ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Poor Alena is cursed with an ill fate. Is there a way for her to change it?
The Girl with the Loveliest Hair in the World ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
A Story of Love from Pakistan.Â
A prince sets out to discover why every night his bride, the girl with the loveliest hair in the world, returns home.
The Girl Fish ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
A girl is transformed into a fish to seek the lost crown of a queen-fish.
The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds, The Tale of El Capitan ~ Folktales
Overnight, a magic rock, El Capitan, raises a boy and girl who had fallen asleep on top of it.
The Girl and the Puma ~ Legend Stories for Kids
A frightened Spanish girl forges a powerful relationship with a puma.
The Maiden and the Boy who Vanished ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Three maidens try to rescue a nobleman’s son who had vanished.
How to Turn Dirt Into Gold ~ Folktale Stories for Kids
A young man learns the secret of how to turn dirt into gold.
A Caterpillar’s Voice ~ Bedtime English Story for Kids
Who is in the hare’s cave? A big voice!
A Donkey to Market ~ Learn to Read with English Stories for Kids
A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. How to best take their donkey to market? Everyone weighs in.
The Painting & the Cat ~ Short Stories for Kids
Fable Short Stories for Kids: The fable is a fictional story meant to teach a moral lesson. See what lesson about the nature of perception Mark Twain is trying to show us.Â
Androcles and the Lion ~ Folktale Stories for Kids: Aesop’s Fables
Androcles, an escaped slave, meets a lion in the woods. An Aesop’s tale.
A Spider & Robert the Bruce ~ Learn to Read with English Stories for Kids
An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. A defeated Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is inspired by a spider. (from Scotland)
A Story from Confucius on Losing One’s Temper ~ Folktale Stories for Kids
Story from Confucius: Folktale story for kids from the philosopher Confucius which explains losing one’s temper and the art of self-control.
A Surprise in the Oven Story ~ Canadian Folktales for Kids
A story of creative thinking and working together from Canada.
Akbar and the Half-Reward ~ Akbar Birbal English Story for Kids
An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. Akbar gives a reward to Mahesh Das who saved him but someone else demands half. What will he do when he is bullied to split the reward?
All for a Paisa Story ~ Riddle Stories for Kids
A father challenges his son to solve an impossible riddle with only a paisa.
Birbal and the Mango Tree ~ Akbar Birbal English Story for Kids
An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. Who owns the Mango tree? Birbal helps two men decide and discover who is the proper owner.
The Girl Who Changed Her Fate ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Poor Alena is cursed with an ill fate. Is there a way for her to change it?
The Girl with the Loveliest Hair in the World ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
A Story of Love from Pakistan.Â
A prince sets out to discover why every night his bride, the girl with the loveliest hair in the world, returns home.
The Girl Fish ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
A girl is transformed into a fish to seek the lost crown of a queen-fish.
The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds, The Tale of El Capitan ~ Folktales
Overnight, a magic rock, El Capitan, raises a boy and girl who had fallen asleep on top of it.
The Girl and the Puma ~ Legend Stories for Kids
A frightened Spanish girl forges a powerful relationship with a puma.
The Maiden and the Boy who Vanished ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Three maidens try to rescue a nobleman’s son who had vanished.
How to Turn Dirt Into Gold ~ Folktale Stories for Kids
A young man learns the secret of how to turn dirt into gold.
A Caterpillar’s Voice ~ Bedtime English Story for Kids
Who is in the hare’s cave? A big voice!
A Donkey to Market ~ Learn to Read with English Stories for Kids
A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. How to best take their donkey to market? Everyone weighs in.
The Painting & the Cat ~ Short Stories for Kids
Fable Short Stories for Kids: The fable is a fictional story meant to teach a moral lesson. See what lesson about the nature of perception Mark Twain is trying to show us.Â
Androcles and the Lion ~ Folktale Stories for Kids: Aesop’s Fables
Androcles, an escaped slave, meets a lion in the woods. An Aesop’s tale.
A Spider & Robert the Bruce ~ Learn to Read with English Stories for Kids
An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. A defeated Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is inspired by a spider. (from Scotland)
A Story from Confucius on Losing One’s Temper ~ Folktale Stories for Kids
Story from Confucius: Folktale story for kids from the philosopher Confucius which explains losing one’s temper and the art of self-control.
A Surprise in the Oven Story ~ Canadian Folktales for Kids
A story of creative thinking and working together from Canada.
Akbar and the Half-Reward ~ Akbar Birbal English Story for Kids
An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. Akbar gives a reward to Mahesh Das who saved him but someone else demands half. What will he do when he is bullied to split the reward?
All for a Paisa Story ~ Riddle Stories for Kids
A father challenges his son to solve an impossible riddle with only a paisa.
Birbal and the Mango Tree ~ Akbar Birbal English Story for Kids
An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. Who owns the Mango tree? Birbal helps two men decide and discover who is the proper owner.
Birbal Finds a Thief ~ Akbar Birbal English Story for Kids
An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. How can Birbal tell who the thief is? With a clever plan, of course!
The Stonecutter ~ Fairy Tale Stories for Kids
Haku yearns to be Emperor- if only!
Sima Guang Breaks the Vat ~ Chinese Stories in English for Kids
A Chinese Story in English for Kids Learning to Read. Sima Guang is tasked to save his friend who has fallen in a vat of water.
Swapping Places ~ Folktale Stories for Kids
A farmer and his wife swap places, and he finds her work is not so easy.
The Apple Dumpling Story ~ Learn to Read
A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. An old woman’s search for an apple dumpling leads her to generous trades. A story of Gratitude and Kindness.
The Bear Feast Story ~ Folktales Stories for Kids
A Story of Friendship, Hospitality and Sharing, from the United States.Â
An old man invites the grizzly bear chief and his followers to a feast.
The Empty Pot ~ Learn to Read with English Stories for Kids
An English Story for Kids Learning to Read. The boy who grows the finest plant will be emperor, but Jun’s seed does not sprout.
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