Folk tales of the world

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Folktales of England

Never laugh at bears

a Transylvanian folk tale
1992
After laughing at a bear, a farmer must do some thinking in order to keep from losing his cow and his hens.

The thunder king

a Peruvian folk tale
1991
The great bird Condor helps Illanti rescue his twin brother from King Thunder's ice palace high in the mountains.

Tobias and the dragon

a Hungarian folk tale
1989
Not even a fierce dragon can deter clever Tobias from succeeding in his search for his fortune.

The Wizard Punchkin

a folk tale from India
1988
Prince Chandra rescues his older brothers from an evil wizard.

Rama and Sita

an Indian folk tale
1988
Banished by his father to a dark forest, Prince Rama proceeds to lose his wife to the demon prince Ravana until a tribe of monkeys comes to help him.

How rabbit stole the fire

1994
Retells the traditional Indian legend of how Rabbit managed to steal fire from the Sky People and bring it to Earth.

How stories came into the world

a folktale from west Africa
1989
Once only Mouse knew, and kept to himself, the stories of how the world came to be until angry Lightning broke down Mouse's door and the stories escaped into the world.

Tortoise's dream

1986
Tortoise's dream of a fabulous fruit tree sends a series of animals to consult Grandmother Koko about its location.

The quail's egg

a folktale from Sri Lanka
1988
Presents a cumulative folktale about a mother quail's efforts to recover her egg after it rolls into the crevice of a rock.

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