Folk Tales

Folk Tales

European
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
Arabic
Thai
Russian
Turkish
Indonesian



Korean Folk Tales
Anne's English Queendom
Emile Bell, Manpasikjeok and Bakhyeokgeose
Sudoam, Geumgangmun and Jeongseungbawi
The Sad Legends of Buseoksa
Heo Doryeong and the Hahoe Masks
An Inn at Yeoljae
ChunhyangJeon
Honggildongjeon
Byeoljubujeon
Heungbujeon
The Woodcutter and the Heavenly Maiden
Gyeonu and Jingnyeo
Sun and Moon
The Boy Who Became an Ox
The Golden Ax
The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
The Rabbit and the Tiger
The Grateful Toad
The Magpies that Saved a Man's Life
The Green Frog (the contrary frog/the disobedient frog)

Heungbu and Nolbu
Listen to a different version

Kongi and Potgi



Japanese folk tales
Netnihon
Kachi-kachi Yama
Kaguya Hime
The Peach Boy (Momotaro)
(also at: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/japan.html#peachling)
The Snow Fairy
Zashikiwarashi
The Razor
Omusubi--Rice Ball Tale
The Red Vest
Urashima Taro

Kaguya Hime - The Tale of the Bamboo Princess



Indonesian folk tales
kancil (mouse-deer) stories
1 ~ Mouse Deer and Tiger
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2 ~ Mouse Deer and Crocodile
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3 ~ Mouse Deer and Farmer
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Too-too-moo and the Giant

Some more stories:
The Legend Of Toar And Limimuut
Ragu
Pakang Raras



Thai folk tales
Ta In and Ta Na (ตาอินกับตานา)

Si Thanonchai

Pla Boo Thong

The legend of Wat Khun Indrapramul

Yai Cheun and Ta Beaw

Thao San Pom

The Legend of Wat Phai Thong

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More Thai legends

Chinese folk tales
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The cowherd and the weaving girl (Niu Lang and Zhi Nu)  (Listen and read in English, Cantonese and Mandarin)

     Other versions    The cowherd and the weaving girl 1
    The cowherd and the weaving girl 2

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The dragon of Kinabalu (Listen and read in English or Cantonese or Mandarin)

The island of the sun (Listen and read in English or Cantonese or Mandarin)

 
The Old Man and the Golden Fish

A Magic Paint Brush Princess

The turtle and the swans

The four dragons - (scroll down to the second story)


Turkish folk tales
Hoja and the mixed-up feet

Nasreddin Hoca Stories:
# Story 1: Nasreddin and the pot and the spoon
# Story 2: Nasreddin Goes Shopping
# Story 3: Nasreddin and the Beggar
# Story 4: Nasreddin and the Smell of Soup
# Story 5: Nasreddin the Ferry Man
# Story 6: Nasreddin's Visitors

Nasreddin and the coat
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Bald boy and the magic seal (Listen and read in English and Turkish

Arab folk tales

The wonder tree

Joha and his donkey (Listen and read in English and Arabic)

The princess and the golden ball (Listen and read in English and Arabic)

The prince and the honest girl (Listen and read in English and read in Arabic)

Ali-Baba and the 40 thieves (Listen and Read in English)

Aladdin's lamp (Listen and Read in English)

The blind beggar of Baghdad (Listen and Read in English)

Russian folk tales

Baba Yaga

European folk tales
Goldilocks and the three bears

Cinderella and the glass shoe

Hansel and Gretel

Rumplestiltskin

The frog prince

Little red riding hood and the wolf

More European folk tales:
Fairy Tales - speakaboo
Folk Tales - speakaboo
CeeBees Story Time
Stories for kids
Tales of time
Talking books