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In this volume you will find forty-four uniquely South African tales. Stories of The Lost Message, The Monkey’s Fiddle, The Leopard, The Ram and the Jackal, The Lion the Jackal and the Man, Tink-Tink …

To assemble this volume of 29 children’ stories from the sub-continent of India, Joseph Jacobs has selected the best from the Jatakas, the Bidpai, the Tales of the Sun, the Baluchi folk-tales, and th …

In this sequel to Celtic Fairy Tales you will find 20 more Celtic tales; tales like Jack the Cunning Thief, Paddy o’Kelly and the Weasel, the Dream of Owen O’Mulready, The Farmer of Liddesdale, The G …

This book brings together 10 stories about legendary towers from around the world. Herein you will find stories and tales of towers like THE STORY TOLD BY THE KEEPER OF THE PHAROS (Egyptian), AEOLUS …

The 13 ANANSI stories in this short volume were originally, and unusually, includes as an appendix to Popular Tales from the Norse by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Abela Publishing has elected to re-publi …

The Anting-Anting is both talisman and fetich: it is the Filipino version of good medicine. The characters and situations in these eleven stories are from an earlier, less progressive era. These stor …

THIS is a second volume of 15 Czech, Slovak and Moravian folk tales, fairy tales and children’s stories retold in English by Parker Fillmore, with excellent illustrations and decorations by Jan Matul …

THERE existed from very early times a collection of Norse proverbs and wise counsels, which were attributed to Odin (Othin) just as the Biblical proverbs were to Solomon. This collection was known as …

Conkiajgharuna is borne into a wealthy family which loses their fortune. She is reduced to being a servant and begging in rags to stay alive, but is that the end of her story? Baba Indaba believes th …

A crocodile attempts to lure a monkey to the river so he can eat it. But the monkey is wise to the crocodiles promises and overtures. A Buddhist Jataka tale which teaches children a moral, but you’ll …

BABA INDABA (pronounced Baaba Indaaba) lived in Africa a long-long time ago. Indeed, this story was first told by Baba Indaba to the British settlers over 250 years ago in a place on the South East C …

‘ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 03 In issue 3 of the Baba Indaba children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the story of how Bengali gods Sani, or Saturn, the god of bad luck, and Lakshmi, the goddess of good l …

‘ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 04 In issue 4 of the Baba Indaba children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Romanian story of The Watchmaker. A story about how an uneducated but intelligent boy applies hims …

A TURKISH FOLK STORY – a poor woodcutter has a cantakerous and distrusting wife. She follows him into the forest one day and falls into a well and dies. The Pixie of the Well gives him a magical wish …

A WEST AFRICAN ANANSI TALE – Anansi, the trickster spider, planned a scheme and lures Mr Lion into a trap and ties him to a tree. A passerby sees the ludicrous situation and makes fun of Mr Lion. But …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 07 In this 7th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates – ‘Two Anasi Tales”. The two tales in this book are “Why the Jack Spaniard’s Waist is S …

An ENGLISH Folktale – a young man leaves home to seek his fame and fortune. On his journey he comes across groups of foolish people and three silly situations. Baba Indaba believes the tale he is abo …

In issue 10 of the Baba Indaba children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the African story of The Lost Message. The King of the Insects sends a message to all the varieties of ants showing them how to …

Baba Indaba narrates the story of the Porcelain Pagoda. A story about the high pagoda that stood outside the Red Bird Gate, the southern entrance to the city of Chin-ling. In the light of the full mo …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 012In issue 12 of the Baba Indaba children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates a tale from the Highlands of Scotland about a Hoodie (a magical being) who tricks a (mortal) maiden in …

In issue 15 of the Baba Indaba children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the story of AMEEN AND THE GHOUL. Ameen is tired of his life of poverty and seemingly endless toil. With little or no reward. H …

Baba Indaba narrates this folktale from the San Bushmen of Namibia, South Africa, of how a maiden from the early races who inhabited the earth before men, created the stars. You’ll have to read the s …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 017 In issue 17 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Jewish/Persian tale of BOSTANAI – a story about the Jewish people during their captivity/exile in …

In issue 18 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian, Ojibway story about the maiden who came from the stars who after searching the land for a suitable home, c …

An African Chief has a beautiful daughter. When she is of marrying age, the chief sets a challenge and the winner gets her hand in marriage. The hartebeest and the chameleon are the final contenders. …

In issue 20 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Armenian tale of how Queen Semiramis desired King Ara for her consort. King Ara rebuffed all her advances. Filled with rage …

In Issue 21 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Eastern Jataka (Buddhist) tale of how a turtle saved his own life by keeping quiet and listening to what his captors had to …

In Issue 22 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Eastern Jataka (Buddhist) tale of how an elephant, named Girlie Face, overhears the conversation of two men who only have b …

In Issue 23 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Indian tale of a mean Brahman whose dreams about what riches he could obtain if he traded his possessions. His greed and im …

In issue 8 of the Baba Indaba children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Aesop’s fable about the Tortoise and the Ducks and how ‘foolish curiosity and vanity often lead to misfortune.’ This is an A …

Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children’s stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as ‘Father of Stories’.In this 26th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s St …

In this 27th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the ancient Persian tale of “The Soothsayer’s Wife and the Hodja”.The wife of a Jack-of-All-Trades wants to imp …

In this 28th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two more Aesop’s Fables about the “The Eagle and the Crow” and “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.”A crow ha …

In this 29th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the African story about “Why the Whitecrow Never Speaks” also known locally as Tink-Tinkie.  The birds hold a c …

In this 30th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba, ever wanting to teach his children, narrates two more Æsop’s Fables. The first is the fable about “the Old Lion and the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 31In Issue 31 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian tale of how a pair of moccasins was used by a brave to woo a maiden. Did it work? W …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 32 – Now includes EXTRA FREE Hopi legend for FREEIn Issue 32 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian Hopi legend of the Kachina and the C …

In Issue 33 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the old English tale of “A MOUTHFUL OF SILENCE”, a story about old Toonie whose greatest wish before he died was to see a fairy …

In Issue 34 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Maya version of the creation story which starts with the high god Hurakan, the mighty wind, who passed over the universe wh …

In Issue 35 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Chinese tale of “TIKI-PU AND WIO-WANI”. Tiki-Pu is a servant and general dogsbody in a prestigious Chinese art school. “Fet …

In Issue 40 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Armenian legend of ARTASHES AND SATENIK and a well-known battle between the Alans and the Armenians which had an altogether …

Herein you will find 34 folk and fairy tales from the Hawaiian Islands. Of special note is the section on the MENEHUNES, or fairy folk, of Hawaii. Unsurprisingly the islands are often referred to as …

Nowhere in the whole realm of literature will you find such a Marvel, such a Wonder, such a Nonesuch of a book; nowhere will you find impossibilities so real and so convincing than in the Tales of a …

Herein you will find 20 tales, from the Emerald Isle. There are seven bardic romances like, The Children of Lir, The Secret Of Labra, The Vengeance Of Mesgedra and five more besides. Also contained h …

The Letter of Aristeas is an apocryphal text, or a book not included in the Bible. Also known as the Letter of Philocrates, was written in the second century BC in the Hellenistic states of Greece. J …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 385In this 385th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘GRASSHOPPER”.A long time ago amongst the Algonquin people of North Am …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 386In this 386th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE FAIRY BRIDE”.There was once a lovely young Mohican-Pequot girl na …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 387In this 387th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE CITY OF FORTUNE”.Once, long ago and far, far away, there was a bo …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 388In this 388th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE CAPTAIN’S EXPLOIT”.Long ago and far, far away in Serbia, a Captai …

Padraic Colum (1881 – 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore and was one of the leading figures of the Celtic Revival. In his retelling of these Norse myth …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 389In this 389th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE LASSIE AND HER GODMOTHER”.Long ago and far away, a poor couple li …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 390In this 390th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE GIANT WHO HAD NO HEART IN HIS BODY”.A king had seven sons. When t …

THIS book contains 20  Czech and Slovak folk and fairy tales translated and retold in English by Parker Fillmore, with excellent illustrations and decorations by Jan Matulka. Drawn from original …

Herein are 14 Popular Tales collected from the people of Ireland and retold by D R Mc Anally. Here are tales of ghosts, giants, pookas, demons, leprechawns, banshees, fairies, witches, widows, old ma …

Following Edith Nesbit’s successful book “The Book of Dragon’s”, it was unfortunate she didn’t follow this up with a sequel. But look no further! John Halsted, author, publisher and folklorist has co …

Herein you will find stories like; Life’s Secret, Phakir Chand, The Indigent Brahman, The Story Of The Rakshasas, The Story Of Prince Sobur, The Origin Of Opium, The Man Who Wished To Be Perfect, The …

The 21 colourful Burmese folk tales in this volume have been retold in English by teachers from the Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education High School, Mandalay, Myanmar, formerly Burma.  Accompanying the …

Herein are 15 stories and tales from the Southern most tip of Africa narrated by Outa Karel (Old Charles). Translated and retold by Sanni Metelerkamp who commences the narration with a description of …

It should be noted that there are not many volumes of Brazilian Folklore to be found which makes this volume all the more precious. Within this unique volume of Brazilian Fairy Tales, you will find 1 …

The fairy tales and legends of olden China are as ancient as the land itself. They have an oriental glow which can only be found in the orient. They glitter like precious stones, shine like gold and …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 392In this 392nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Toltec Fairy Tale of ‘TEZCATLIPOCA AND THE TOLTECS”.A long, long time ago in the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 391In this 391st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE WIDOW’S SON”.A long time ago and far, far away, in a land of ice …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 394In this 394nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Mexican legend, ‘LEGEND OF THE CALLE DE LA CRUZ VERDE”.A long, long time ago in t …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 393In this 393nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Mexican legend, ‘LEGEND OF THE CALLEJÓN DEL ARMADO”.A long, long time ago in the …

In this volume you will find tales of Enchantments, Wizards, Witches, Magic Spells, Nixy Queens, Giants, Fairy White Reindeer, and glittering Treasures from the Amber lands bordering the Baltic Sea – …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 395In this 395th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Mexican legend, ‘THE GARDEN OF PARADISE” by H C Andersen.Once upon a time, a long …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 397 In this 397th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Russan fairy tale, ‘KING FROST”. Once upon a time, a long, long time ago and far …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 398In this 398th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Russan fairy tale, ‘LEGENDS of ODIN”.A long time ago, Odin looked down from his h …

This book is a treasure chest of 36 classic Gypsy Folk Tales and Stories, and makes fascinating reading for those interested in folklore in general, but especially for those interested in the Roma, o …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 399In this 399th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese fairy tale, ‘THE PALACE ON THE OCEN-BED”.A long time ago and far away li …

This second volume is a treasure chest of classic illustrated Gypsy Folklore stories and contains a further 39 Gypsy stories, tales and legends from Transylvania, Slovakia, Moravia, Bohemia, Poland, …

These stories have been taken from the great mass of unwritten lore that is to the boys and girls of the Shan mountain country of Burma what ‘Rapunzel’, “Snow White” and ‘Cinderella’ are to Western c …

Tales of Giants from Brazil is Elsie Spicer Eells’ second collection of twelve, illustrated Brazillian stories. In this volume you will find unique stories with unfamiliar titles. Stories like The Pr …

In this volume of Korean Folk Tales, you will find 53 stories from the ancient Korean kingdoms of Silla and Balhae. Herein you will find stories like Charan, The Story Of Chang To-Ryong, A Story Of T …

The 48 Folk-Tales in this book hail from the South East Asian land-locked country of Laos. Herein are stories like The Enchanted Mountain, The Spirit-Guarded Cave, The Monkeys and the Crabs, The Orig …

This volume contains 12 ancient legends from the England’s West Country of Devon, Cornwall and Wales plus two supplements, ‘The Furry Day Song’ and the iconic “Trelawny”, also known as The Song of th …

HEREIN you will find 23 Czech tales like THE TWELVE MONTHS, BOOTS, CLOAK, AND RING, SILLY JURA, SLEEPY JOHN, KOJATA, THE ENCHANTED PRINCESSES, NINE AT A BLOW and many more. Some of which are the Czec …

We invite you to enjoy Georgian Folk Tales, a collection of 38 traditional children’s stories from the Republic of Georgia, Mingrelia and Guria translated by Marjorie Wardrop. Herein you will find st …

These 38 Norwegian folk and fairy tales of elemental mountain, forest and sea spirits, have been handed down through the generations by hinds and huntsmen, woodcutters and fisher-folk, who led hard a …

This volume of 28 Swedish fairy-tales represents a careful choice of the best examples of Swedish lore and tales. Infused with the Swedish culture, they are the most colorful and entertaining tales t …

Herein you will find 38 Sioux folk and fairy tales for children. Each story has a moral to teach a life-lesson to children. Here you will find stories like – The Forgotten Ear Of Corn, The Little Mic …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 411In this 411th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘The Knights of the Fish.”This Spanish fairy tale was collected by Fer …

Herein are 4 illustrated tales retold by Fiona Mac Leod and illustrated by Sunderland Rollinson. Three of them are a retelling of Old Tales of the Celtic Wonderworld  collectively known as ‘The …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 412 In this 412th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Polish Fairy Tale ‘RÜBEZAHL”. Rübezahl is a folklore mountain spirit of the Kark …

Herein you will find 12 illustrated stories of the myths and tales of modern Greece. In this volume you will find the Grecian tales of:

• The Fairy-Hunter
• Fairy Gardens
• The F …

In issue 14 of the Baba Indaba children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the story of CONKIAJGHARUNA. It is believed that folklore and tales are believed to have originated in India and made their way …

In Issue 25 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the West African folktale about Miss Salt and Miss Pepper and their friends the Sauces and the Onion Leaves. They hear of a han …

In Issue 24 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Russian Baba Yaga tale of SALT and that of Ivan the Ninny. Ivan’s father gave two great ships to Ivan’s older brothers and …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 100In this the 100th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates one of the most famous German fairytales – “Hansel and Grettel”.Hansel and Grette …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 119In issue 119 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates an American Indian-Hopi folktale about Unktomi (Iktomi) and the Arrowheads. Two friends, one impulsiv …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 168 In this 168th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “The Birth of Finn Mac Cumhail”. This story sets out the events that le …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 167In this 167th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of Allerleirauh. A king promised his dying wife that he would not marry unl …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 170 In this 170th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Irish tale of “The Black Stairs on Fire”. After a long day’s work, a family rest …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 169 In this 169th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the French tale of “Alphege – or the Little Green Monkey”. A king loses his wife at …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 189In this 189th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the tale of “A Heart of Ice” in which a King and Queen learn the hard way, that you c …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 188In this 188th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a true story, titled “Gazelle the Tortoise – Passages in the life of a Tortoise” told …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 187 In this 187th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Russian tale of “Boyislav, the Last of Twelve.” Twelve brothers are sent to Blac …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 186In this 186th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the German tale of “Aschenputtel.” A wealthy man’s wife passes away and he is left to …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 185In this 185th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the tale of “Fairer than a Fairy.” A royal couple have a beautiful daughter late in l …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 184In this 184th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates animal stories about dogs. Herein are dog tales from the 18th C. and 19th C from Fran …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 178In this 178th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of Day-Dreaming. A rich merchant from Baghdad dies and leaves his fortune t …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 177In this 177th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of Dapplegrim, the world’s largest horse. The youngest of 12 brothers leave …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 171In this 171st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two ghostly Irish tales, both of which have differing degrees of mistaken identity, o …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 190In this 190th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Finnish tale of “Illmarinen Forging the Sampo”an excerpt from The Kalevala, the E …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 183In this 183rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Irish tale of Cauth Morrisy (Cath Morrisy). Cauth is of an age when she is ready …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 182In this 182nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian tale of Bokwewa the Humpback. Bokwewa does not have the physical …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 181In this 181st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the French story of “The Impossible Enchantment”. A King decides it is time for him t …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 180In this 180th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Russian story of “Emelyan the Fool”. A peasant, who had three sons, two of whom w …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 179In this 179th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “Earl Mar’s Daughter”. The Earl’s daughter is in the castle garden feeli …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 176In this 176th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of Charcoal Nils and the Troll-Woman. Nils is a poor charcoal burner and ca …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 175In this 175th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the adventure story of the King of ‘Bello Puojo.’ He was very rich and powerful and h …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 174In this 174th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the adventure story of Blockhead Hans. A country squire has two sons who both wanted …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 173In this 173rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the adventure story of Juan Ponce de Leon. In March 1512 he set forth from Porto Rico …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 172In this 172nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Irish tale of “An Braon Suar Or”or the Golden Pin of Sleep. Fiongalla, also known …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 200In this 200th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American tale of “RIP VAN WINKLE.” Set in New York’s Catskill’s Mountains, Rip Va …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 199In this 199th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian tale of “THE YOUNG AMAZON SNELL”, a true story from 17th C. Engla …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 198In this 198th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian tale of “THE RETURN OF THE DEAD WIFE”, a Tlingit fairy tale from …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 197In this 185th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the tale of “THE PERPLEXITY OF ZADIG.” Many uears ago in the ancient land of Mesopota …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 196In this 196th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the tale of “The Drowned Buccaneer” about Wolfert Webber, whose story it was said by …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 195 In this 195th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Russian tale of “Yelena the Wise” or “Elena the Wise.” A young man named Ivan, j …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 194In this 194th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Finnish legend “Wainamoinen and Youkahainen.”After his labours to create the land …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 193In this 193rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the tale of “Virgillius the Sorcerer.”Virgillius, or Virgil, was born to a Roman Knig …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 192 In this 192nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the tale of “Vassilissa The Cunning And The Tsar Of The Sea.” One year, a peasant so …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 191In this 191st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the tale of “Wunzh the Father of (American) Indian Corn.”A poor American Indian was l …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 210In this 210th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the French story of “Aurore Dupin at Play.” This is a true story about a young girl g …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 208In this 208th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian story of Blackskin. A story from the Tlingit tribe on the North W …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 207 In this 207th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian story of Djun from the Tlingit tribe on the North West coast of …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 209 In this 209th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “The Pets of Aurore Dupin.” This is a true story about a young girl gro …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 205 In this 205th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the English folktale about “BLIND JACK OF KNARESBOROUGH.” Blind Jack’s proper name w …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 204 In this 204th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian folktale about “GROWING UP LIKE ONE WHO HAS A GRANDMOTHER.” Long …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 203 In this 203rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the English folktale of “THE GENTLEMAN HIGHWAYMAN.” James Maclain (also spelt ‘Macle …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 202 In this 202nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the ancient Greek tale of “THE OLD-WORLD GHOST.” In about the year 50AD, Pliny told …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 201 In this 201st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian, Tlingit, tale of “THE WONDERFUL BASKET.” In the North-Western U …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 218 In this 218th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of the Boyhood of Leonardo da Vinci. From his birth in the village of Anch …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 217 In this 217th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian story of the Chief’s Daughter. An old man with grey, wispy hair …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 216 In this 216th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the European story of Beauty and the Beast. Beauty’s father, a merchant, has a run o …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 215 In this 215th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Persian story of Formosante, a Princess of Babylonian. Formosante, daughter of K …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 214 In this 214th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of the Siege of Rhodes in 1522AD. If you ever read the history of the sixt …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 213 In this 213th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Old English story about the Disinheriting of a Son. A long time ago in old Engla …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 212 In this 212th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American-Indian story of Land-Otter. A story from the Tlingit tribe on the Alask …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 220 In this 220th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the South African tale of why the African Honey Badger, or the Ratel (Raa-til), love …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 219 In this 219th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the true story of Catalina de Erauso who was born in Spain in 1592. When she was a c …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 238In this 238th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of The Adventures of Fire Drill’s Son An American Indian of the Tlingit tri …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 236 In this 236th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “The Rain Fairy” who is seeking out other fairies …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 235 In this 235th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of The Leaf Fairies who live in a forest full of beautiful trees and flowe …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 233 In this 233rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of Tiger Tom, about a sailing ship becalmed in the Doldrums. Whats that I …

THE STORY OF THE MERCHANT AND THE JINNEE plus Four Other Children’s Stories from 1001 Arabian Nights.: Baba Indaba Children’s Stories ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 230 In this 230th issue of the Baba Indaba’ …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 229 In this 229th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a tale from the early times of the world – The Cat that walked by Himself. This is a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 228 In this 228th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights stories of “How the Camel Got his Hump” and “The Crab that Played …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 224 In this 224th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights story of “THE STORY OF THE KING OF THE EBONY ISLES”. A young prin …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 222 In this 222st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a Persian tale from the book of 1001 Arabian Nights. The Kalif of Baghdad, his Vizie …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 231 In this 231st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights tale of “The Story of the Fisherman” Plus four more Tales from th …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 221 In this 221st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the New Zealand, Maori tale of Hine-Moa (Hin-ee-moh-ah). This story occurs in and ar …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 240 In this 240th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates The Story of the Humpack – straight from the Arabian Nights. A tailor and his wife a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 237In this 237th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the perennial children’s story of Pandora’s Box, a story showing how important it is …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 239 In this 239th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights story of The Three Apples. Once upon a time long, long ago and fa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 234 In this 234th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of Tinyboy who lives in a garden full of beautiful flowers. Tinyboy lives …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 227 In this 227th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, you get a 60 page dual-story bumper edition! Here Baba Indaba narrates the story of the Wicked Half-Broth …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 226 In this 225th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights story of “The Story Of The Magic Horse”. ONCE upon a time, long, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 225 In this 225th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights story of “THE STORY OF ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES”. ONCE upon …

In this bumper edition you will find 12 children’s stories about fairies drawn from around the world. Like people, some of the fairies are frustrated at having to work before they’re allowed to play. …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 244In this 244th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “The Son of Seven Queens.”ONCE upon a time in Uttar Pradesh there lived …

SSN: 2397-9607 Issue 243In this 243rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of Amys and Amyle, two knights who lived in Lombardy a long, long time ago. …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 242In this 242nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Sumerian/Babylonian story of “The Giant of the Flood”The foundations of ancient C …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 241In this 241st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of THE STORY OF NOOR-ED-DEEN AND ENEES-EL-JELEES – a tale from the Arabian …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 250In this 250th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian Nights story of “THE SHEPHERD OF LAUDERDALE” – the true story of St. Cuth …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 249In this 249th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “Famine Among the Gnomes”.A wealthy, but mean, Baron and estate owner is …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 248In this 247th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “The Three Princesses of Whiteland.”A fisherman lived close by a palace, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 247In this 247th  issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “Mr VINEGAR” an old English children’s story with a moral twist.Mr and …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 245In this 245th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “The Loot of Loma”.Four tall men raid the hilltop town of Loma (somewher …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 246In this 246th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “” also known in some places as “the Little Glass Slipper.”A widower mar …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 260In this 260th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the two Cornish legends of “THE PISKIE’S FUNERAL and THE LOST LAND OF LYONESSE.”In TH …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 259In this 259th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the two Cornish legends of “THE SAMSON OF TAVISTOCK and THE MIDNIGHT HUNTER OF THE MO …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 258In this 258th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the two Cornish legends of “THE WEAVER OF DEAN COMBE and THE DEMON WHO HELPED DRAKE”I …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 257In this 257th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the two Cornish legends of “THE CHURCH THE DEVIL STOLE and THE PARSON AND THE CLERK”I …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 256In this 256th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “THE STORY OF THE THIRD ROYAL MENDICANT”.In Issue 253, “THE STORY OF THE …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 255 In this 255th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “THE STORY OF THE SECOND ROYAL MENDICANT”. In Issue 253, “THE STORY OF …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 254In this 253th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrated the story of “THE STORY OF THE FIRST ROYAL MENDICANT” from which this story follows o …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 253 In this 253rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates “THE STORY OF THE PORTER and THE LADIES OF BAGHDAD” Every day a porter took his plac …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 252In this 252nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “THE ELF MAIDEN”.Two young men living in a small village fell in love wi …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 251In this 251st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the children’s story of “DONKEY SKIN”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far a …

Here they are again, the old, old stories, the very best; dear Cinderella, wicked old Bluebeard, tiny Thumbling (also known as Thumbelina, ) beautiful Beauty and the ugly Beast, and a host of others. …

Europe had the Grimm Brothers and the UK and English speaking nations had Andrew Lang. Here is Lang’s YELLOW FAIRY BOOK, yet another of his Many Cloloured Fairy Books. This extraordinary volume conta …

Germany and Europe had the Grimm Bothers and the UK and English speaking nations had Andrew Lang. Here is his ORANGE FAIRY BOOK, yet another volume in his Many Coloured Fairy Book series. This extrao …

THE following 38 Finnish children’s stories cover almost all of the songs and runes contained in the Kalevala, the epic of the Finnish people in a simpler, story form. These stories will lead English …

This 1st volume contains 23 Scottish ursgeuln, or tales, from the Western Highlands of Scotland. These are tales and stories in which something ‘Fairy’ or magical occurs, something extraordinary–fai …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 263In this 263rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Romanian story of “THE JIPI”.In far away, old Roumania, there is a range of mount …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 265In this 265th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “THE NIXIES’ CLEFT.”ONCE upon a time, not far from the little village of …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 264In this 264th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Cornish legends of “A FAIRY WEDDING.”ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, fa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 262In this 262nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the stories of “THE OLD MAN OF CURY and THE HOOTING CARN.”In the story of THE OLD MAN …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 261In this 261st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Cornish legends of “THE SPECTRE COACH and ST. NEOT, THE PIGMY SAINT.”In THE SPECT …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 270 In this 270th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “THE FAIRY GARDENS.” ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 269In this 269th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “THE SILVER NAIL, ” a story from Saxony-Anhalt in modern day Germany.ONC …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 268In this 268th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek fairy tale of “THE FAIRY THEFT.”ONCE upon a time, long, long ago in far, fa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 266In this 266th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “THE FLYING CASTLE” – a Legend of Lower Saxony.In THE FLYING CASTLE we a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 267In this 267th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Romanian story of “THE CAVE OF JALOMITZA.”In crossing the pass between the peaks …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 276In this 276th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Romanian legend of “VIRFUL CU DOR.”A great hora, that is a great festival and dan …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 277In this 277th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Xhosa tale, “The Story of Sikulume.”ONCE upon a time, long, long ago in the land …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 278In this 278th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Indian children’s story of HARISARMAN.In far, far away India where there was a Br …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 274In this 274th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “The Serpent Isle.”This is a story of Ovid, the famous Roman poet, who w …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 280In this 280th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the fairy tale “THE BLUE PARROT”Long ago and far, far away, in a part of Arabia where …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 279In this 279th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Welsh legend of’The LADY OF LLYN Y VAN VACH’ or The Lady of the Lake – A Welsh Le …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 275In this 275th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates an old Greek story of “FAIRIES OF THE WATERFALL.”it was not yet dawn when Màro was aw …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 273In this 273rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek tale of “THE FAIRY WIFE.”ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 272In this 272nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates “THE MAIDEN’S ROCK”, a story from Saxony-Anhalt.It seems that, a thousand years ago a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 288In this 288th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Indian fairy tale of “THE SNAKE PRINCE”.A poor old lady checked her larder and fo …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 287In this 287th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek fairy tale – “THE FAIRY MOTHER”.Many years ago on the island of Crete, or C …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 286In this 286th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek fairy tale titled “THE WONDER OF SKOUPA”.One day many years ago on St Nicho …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 285In this 285th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Arabian story of ZOULVISIA.On the ancient trade route between Baalbeck and the an …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 284In this 284th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek fairy Tale of “THE FAIRY COMB”.This is a story about Galanis, a Greek fishe …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 283In this 283rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Indian story of “JACKAL OR TIGER”In far away Hindustan a king and queen lay awake …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 282In this 282nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek fairy tale of “THE HAUNTED SHIP”.One night Nassos, Captain and owner of a G …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 281In this 281st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “Little King Loc” – A French Children’s Fairy Tale The Dukes of Clarides …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 290In this 290th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek fairy tale of “THE FIRST OF MAY”.A long, long ago in far away Greece, lived …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 289In this 289th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Sicilian fairy tale “THE STORY OF BENSURDATU”.Long ago in far away Sicily, there …

FREE EBOOK – ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 300 In this 300th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the French Fairy Tale – “THE RIDICULOUS WISHES”. ONCE upon a time, long …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 299In this 299th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the French Fairy Tale – “TUFTY RIQUET”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 298In this 298th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the fairy tale simply called “THE FAIRY”ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 297In this 297th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Indian fairy tale – “HOW THE RAJA’S SON WON THE PRINCESS LABAM”Rumour reaches the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 296In this 296th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Norse/Viking story of “HACON THE KING.”Hacon is but a babe when is father dies in …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 295In this 295th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of ‘JOHN THE TRUE’.Long ago and far away in an Eastern European kingdom, a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 294In this 294th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the fairy tale of “THE UNSEEN BRIDEGROOM”Long ago and far, far away there was a king …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 293In this 293rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “THE EARL OF CATTENBOROUGH” also known as PUSS IN BOOTS.A miller had thr …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 292In this 292nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story, “THE DANCING WATER, THE SINGING APPLE, AND THE SPEAKING BIRD”, an Eastern …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 291In this 291st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Egyptian story of “THE PRINCE AND THE THREE FATES”.A son is born to great Egyptia …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 304In this 304th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Irish fairy story – “THE WOOING OF BECFOLA”.The High King of Ireland and the prin …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 301In this 301th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the legend of the Scottish Jacobite Uprising of 1745, especially retold for children. …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 303In this 303rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of “TAM O’ SHANTER’S RIDE”.Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 302In this 302nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Conish/Welsh story of “JACK THE GIANT KILLER”This tale is set during the reign of …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 310In this 310th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE WHITE FAWN’.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, t …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 309In this 309th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the fairy tale “FAIRY TENDERHEART”ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far above …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 308In this 308th  issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Irish fairy tale “THE LITTLE BRAWL AT ALLEN” – A Legend of Finn Mac Cumhail.Goll …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 307In this 307th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale “THE MAGIC MIRROR”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 306In this 306th  issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Irish fairty “THE ENCHANTED CAVE OF CESH CORRAN” – A tale of Finn Mac Cumhail.ON …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 305In this 305th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of Sir James Douglas also known as “THE BLACK DOUGLAS”. This is a story fro …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 315In this 315th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE LOST BROOCH”.ONCE upon a time, a long, long ago and far, far away …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 314In this 314th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘GOBLIN FACE”.ONCE upon a time, a long, long ago in old England, a mot …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 313In this 311th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE CUNNING CRANE AND THE CRAB”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 312In this 312th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale “ABDALLAH THE UNHAPPY”.A great many years ago there dwelt in a city of …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 311 In this 311th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE AXE, THE DRUM, THE BOWL, AND THE DIAMOND”. ONCE upon a time, a l …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 320In this 320th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale – ‘THE INVISIBLE PRINCE”.ONCE upon a time, a long, long ago and far, f …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 319In this 319th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two ‘TWO IROQUOIS CHILDREN’S STORIES” – The Little People and How the Iroquois give T …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 318In this 318th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE LITTLE GOOSE GIRL”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 317In this 317th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘PRINCE CHERI”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 316 In this 316th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the old English Tale – ‘BROTHERS AND MUSHROOMS”. ONCE upon a time, a long, long ago …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 330In this 330th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale -‘THE MAID WITH HAIR OF GOLD”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 329 In this 329th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the English Fairy Tale – ‘THUMBLING”. A poor childless peasant couple wishes for a c …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 328 In this 328th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘SLEEPING BEAUTY”. ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 327In this 327th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED”.ONCE upon a time, Snow-White and Rose-Red we …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 326In this 326th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the European Fairy Tale ‘LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD”. Herein you will find the children’s …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 325In this 325th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Persian Fairy Tale ‘THE SON OF THE SOAP SELLER”.THERE once dwelt a poor but worth …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 324In this 311th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Persian Fairy Tale – ‘THE CAT AND MOUSE”.ONCE upon a time, a long, long ago and f …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 323In this 323th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Norwegian Fairy Tale ‘THE THREE PRINCESSES IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN”.After many years …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 322In this 322nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale “WIND AN’ WAVE AN’ WANDHERIN’ FLAME”.ONCE upon a time, a long, long ag …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 321In this 321st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the European Fairy Tale ‘KATCHA AND THE DEVIL”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and f …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 332In this 332nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the European Fairy Tale – ‘BRIAR ROSE”.At the christening of a king and queen’s long- …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 331In this 331st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Child’s Tale ‘MONICA THE MOONCHILD” by Mabel Henriette Spielmann.It is a cold Vic …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 333In this 333rrd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the German Fairy Tale – ‘THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS”.A poor old father sent his sons o …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 335In this 335th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE SEVEN RAVENS”.A peasant has seven sons and no daughter. Finally a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 334In this 334th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE GOLDEN GOOSE”.A forester has three sons and a daughter. The eldes …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 340In this 340th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE THREE LITTLE GNOMES”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago in a forest …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 339In this 339th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the classic Fairy Tale ‘JACK AND THE BEANSTALK”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 338In this 338th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two Brownie tales from Devon – ‘THE BROWNIES RIDE and THE BROWNIES AT SCHOOL”.In the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 336In this 336th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE HAPPY PRINCE”.In an Eastern town where a lot of poor people suffe …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 350In this 350th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘ PRINCESS CRYSTAL, or The Hidden Treasure”.ONCE upon a time, long, lo …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 349In this 349th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek Legend ‘BELLEROPHON and the CHIMERA”.Long before anybody can remember), a f …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 348In this 348th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek Fairy Tale ‘THE MIRACULOUS PITCHER”.One evening, in times long ago in Greec …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 347In this 347th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek Fairy Tale ‘THE THREE GOLDEN APPLES”.Have you ever hear of the golden apple …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 346In this 346th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE PARADISE FOR CHILDREN”.Long, long ago and far, far away, when thi …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 345In this 345th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘TIM TIM TAMYTAM”.This story happened in a great forest far, far away …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 344In this 344th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE WISHBONE”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, in …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 343In this 343rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘SALLY MIGRUNDY”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, S …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 342In this 342nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE FAIRY RING”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 341In this 341st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy or Folk Tale ‘CROW TALK”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and in a town far …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 354In this 354th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE SPRING-TIDE OF LOVE”.A long time ago and far away, back when the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 353In this 353th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE THREE VALLEYS”.A long time ago and far, far away, there lived a C …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 352In this 334th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Northern Fairy Tale ‘ HOW SAMPO LAPPELILL SAW THE MOUNTAIN KING”.ONCE upon a time …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 351In this 351ST issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE STORY OF THE INVISIBLE KINGDOM”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 360In this 360th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE ADVENTURES OF SAID”.Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 359In this 359th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE STRAWBERRY THIEF”.Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller wh …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 358In this 358th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE CASTLE OF KERGLAS”.A long time ago and far, far away, Peronnik wa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 357In this 357th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the French Fairy Tale ‘LILLEKORT”, or Short Lille.A long time ago and far, far away, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 356In this 356th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the French Child’s Tale ‘THE CHILDREN’S FAIRY”.A long time ago and far, far away, one …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 365In this 365th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Ancient Egyptian Tale ‘HORDEDEF’S TALE”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 364In this 364th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and fa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 363In this 363th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE PRINCE AND THE LIONS”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, f …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 362In this 362nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE NECKLACE OF TEARS”.A long time ago and far, far away, there lived …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 361In this 361st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘LITTLE BLUE FLOWER”.Long ago and far, far away, a stork swept high ov …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 370 In this 370th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘IAN THE SOLDIER’S SON”. ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, fa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 369In this 369th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the African, Mashona Tale ‘HOW ISURO THE RABBIT TRICKED GUDU”.ONCE upon a time, long, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 368In this 368th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE STORY OF THE HERO MAKOMA”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and fa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 367In this 367th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE DONKEY CABBAGE”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far awa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 366In this 366th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘CLEVER MARIA”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 371In this 371st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘ HOW IAN DIREACH GOT THE BLUE FALCON”.ONCE upon a time, long ago and …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 374In this 374th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE BROTHER AND SISTER”.Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 375In this 375th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘ DUMMLING AND THE THREE FEATHERS”.Once upon a time, long, long ago an …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 373In this 373rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE ENCHANTED WREATH”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 372In this 372nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE TWO CASKETS”.ONCE upon a time, long, long ago and far, far away, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 377In this 377th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR”.One day a tailor is preparing to eat some …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 376In this 376th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the German Fairy Tale of ‘CATHERINE AND FREDERIK”.This is a story about a youth named …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 379In this 379th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘RAPUNZEL”.Many years ago, a lonely couple, who want a child. They liv …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 378In this 378th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE WATER OF LIFE”.A well-liked king is dying and the whole kingdom f …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 381In this 381st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER”.In a village in central Europe, a shoema …

Herein you will find 10 tales from the tiny island archipelago of Zanzibar – “The Spice Islands” of old. Stories like “The Kites and the Crows” – which tells why African Kites always fly away from Cr …

Originally published in French, Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen features 20 folk tales from the Slavic countries and territories. Very few of the 20 fairy tales included in this volume …

The 20 tales contained in this volume were chosen which because they are not familiar to the English-reading public, so be prepared for the richness of original, ancient Japanese knowledge and lore. …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 383In this 383rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE LITTLE BOY AND GIRL IN THE CLOUDS”.A boy and the girl playing in …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 384In this 384th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian Children’s Story ‘HOW THE SUMMER CAME”.This is an Odjibwa tales a …

Even in the midst of the death and destruction of war there are strange and funny occurrences. Occurrences made hilarious and farcical because of the circumstance in which they occur. These hilarious …

The stories in this book are 11 of the world’s all-time favourite fairy tales translated from the French by A. E.·Johnson and retold by Charles Perrault. The stories are:

• The Sleeping Beauty …

Herein are 29 uniquely Finnish children’s stories and fairy tales retold by Parker Fillmore and illustrated by Jay van Everen. Stories like The True Bride, The Three Chests, Log, The Little Sister, T …

Herein are 15 tales and children’s stories from around the world – Scotland, Louisiana, Scandinavia, Serbia, Arabia, Russia, Persia and Bengal. There is even a Cossack tale, a Norse tale and a Hindu …

Herein you will find 25 of Europe’s finest and most popular fairy tales. This was the sixth and last time that the famous folklorist Joseph Jacobs teamed up with the equally famous illustrator …

Nobody knows how old the stories in this classic volume are, or who told them first. Noah’s grandchildren, the children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them on the Ark. Hector’s little b …

Germany had the Grimm Brothers and the UK and the English speaking nations has Andrew Lang. This is his OLIVE FAIRY BOOK, yet another book in the Many Coloured Fairy Book series. This extraordinary v …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 415In this 415th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend, ‘THE LEGEND OF YORIMASA”.A long, long time ago, the Japanese Emp …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 414In this 414th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese creation myth – ‘THE PERIOD OF THE GODS”.At the dawn of time, in a perio …

These tales have been gathered for more than a thousand years about the islands of the North Atlantic. In all ages and with all sea-going races there has always been something especially fascinating …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 417In this 417th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese legend ‘THE CELESTIAL ROBE OF FEATHERS”.A long time ago and far, far awa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 416In this 416th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Fairy Tale ‘The Legend Of Yoshitsune”.Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 – 118 …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 418In this 3xxth issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Fairy Tale ‘THE KAKEMONO GHOST”.DOWN the Inland Sea between Umedaichi an …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 419In this 419th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Fairy Tale ‘THE ADVENTURES OF VISU”.A long, long time ago in far, far aw …

AS LATE AS the 1950’s no thorough collection or study has been made of Yaqui folklore. At this time only about a score of Yaqui stories were to be found in published form. The 61 Yaqui folk and fairy …

Under an open sky, nestling close to the earth, the old Dakota story-tellers have told these legends time and again. While it is easy to recognise such legends without difficulty, the renderings may …

These 22 “Why” stories from the Blackfeet, Chippewa, and Cree tribes were handed down from father to son, with little variation, through countless generations. These 22 stories were used to teach the …

The twenty-one folk and fairy tales in this volume are dedicated to the victims of the Grenfell Tower Fire disaster which occurred on 14 June 2017. They have been selected from the folklore and legen …

This is the third of Andrew Lang’s the Fairy Books of Many Colours. The stories in all the books are borrowed from many countries; some are However much these nations differ about trifles, they all a …

The 35 tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries—Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world. They have been translated and adapted …

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago and far, far away, in Japan it was early spring on the coast of Suruga. A rose-tinged cloud from heaven had fallen softly on the branches of a cherry tree. Sav …

This is the 10th Fairy Books of Many Colours compiled and edited by Andrew Lang. The stories in all the books are borrowed from many countries – Australia, North America, Southern Africa, New Caledon …

This is the 12th Fairy Book of Many Colours compiled and edited by Andrew Lang. The stories in all the books are borrowed from many countries – Ireland, Asia, Portugal, Wales, India, Scotland, Kenya, …

Persia, that magical and mystical land centred on the Silk Route, is a land rich in folk lore. For hundreds and hundreds of years the stories in this book, and many others as well, have been told to …

The EASY READING edition of the epic 3, 182 line poem especially retold for children and young adults by Strafford Riggs. If you ever just wanted to know the story of Beowulf without having to plough …

The Sagas, of which this tale is one, were composed for the men who have left their mark in every corner of Europe. There is no page of modern history in which the influence of the Vikings and their …

THE EVENTS described in the saga of Gisli the Soursop reach from about the year AD930 to AD980, in a time when the law of Iceland had not yet been established.  Men were ruled by their conscience and …

THE FROG PRINCE and Other Stories is three children’s stories for the price of one. This book was published after a series of 17 colour illustrations by Walter Crane was put on public display. They a …

Roumanian Fairy Tales & Legends is a collection of fifteen of Romania’s most fascinating tales, painstakingly researched and deftly translated by E.B. Mawer – and NO, we havent mis-spelt the title, f …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 403 In this 403rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE THREE CROWNS”. There was once a king who had three daughters. Th …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 404 In this 404th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Swahili Fairy Tale ‘THE ONE-HANDED GIRL”. A dying man asked his children which t …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 405 In this 405th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS”. A mother goat leaves her seven …

This volume contains 43 English folk and fairy tales. Stories like “Tom Tit Tot”, “The Three Sillies”, “The Rose Tree”, “The Old Woman and Her Pig”, “How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune”, “Mr. Vinegar” …

This volume contains 24 tales collected in and around Wales by P. H. Emerson whilst living in Anglesea during the winter 1891-2. With the exception of the French story, they were written as they were …

In this volume you will find 19 fairy tales and folklore from Spain plus a few from other countries brought back to Spain by sailors and travellers in the heyday of their great navy. Compiled by J. M …

In this volume you will find a collection of 11 romances from old Japan rendered into English by Yei Theodora Ozaki. This volume is full of tales of honor, adventure, tragedy, and romance. Not only a …

The “Almanac of Ælfin Antics” is a publication by Abela Publishing containing folklore, folk tales, fairy tales and other children’s stories from around the world. Issues will contain 10 folk tales d …

The Diamond Fairy Book is a compilation of fairy stories written by various authors, some whose names have been lost in the mists of time. This book retells but 19 of the thousands of fairy tales and …

Herein are 35 Japanese Children’s Fairy Stories  taken from the Wonderlore of Japan – and plentiful it is. Japanese lore was well already established when Europe was starting to emerge from the Dark …

On the borders of the “Land o’ Dreams” and broad daylight, the real and the unreal are so strangely blended that children are puzzled to know where the boundary lies. It is from this land that the 12 …

These 12 illustrated children’s stories have been taken from the heart of “Holy Russia.” From an area that covers the Ukrainian Steppe from Kiev to Novgorod, in the West, to the borders of the Caspia …

Joseph Jacob’s first volume— English Fairy—did not exhaust the scanty remains of traditional English folktales. He retained those he did not use and most of the 44 illustrated tales that appear in Mo …

Out in the Atlantic Ocean, almost due west of the Pillars of Hercules, lie the Azore Islands. It is just possible that the Azores are all that remain of the fabled, ancient city of Atlantis; for how …

In the 19th C there were three master compilers and publishers of children’s Fairy Tales – Edmund Dulac, Andrew Lang and the Grimm Bothers. This is a collection of folk and fairy tales from Belgium, …

James Stephens has selected 10 classic Irish fairy tales and represented them in this volume for children. In addition he has added authenticity to the book by having the late great Arthur Rackham, o …

In this volume you will find 27 illustrated with a uniquely Slavonic flavour. In this volume you will find stories like “The Story Of Unlucky Daniel”, “The Vampire And St Michael”, “The Tsar And The …

This is a collection of Native American folklore, retold for children and young adults, compiled over a century ago. Within you will find stories like Snowbird and the Water Tiger, The Coyote or Prai …

Ask anyone anywhere in the world to name an American Indian tribe and the names “Apache” or “Cheyenne” immediately come to mind. We have Hollywood to thanks for this. But ask where in the world the A …

In this volume you will find 13 illustrated Popular Tales from the Basque region of Spain. Here you will find tales like Aquelarre, Arguiduna, The Song of Lamia, the Prophecy of Lara, the Virgin of t …

This is a book of 20 illustrated Russian folk and fairy tales retold for young people and the young at heart. The tales are a good sampling of Slavic folklore. The stories in this book are those that …

In this volume, Laurence Housman, retells 6 of the most popular tales from 1001 Arabian Nights. While there are only 6 tales in this volume, they are brought to life with 50 lavishly illustrated imag …

Herein are 11 of the most popular children’s stories taken from the world of Fairydom retold by master storyteller, Charles Perrault.  The first nine are well known with the last two perhaps less wel …

On the borders of the “Land o’ Dreams” and broad daylight, the real and the unreal are so strangely blended that children are puzzled to know where the boundary lies. Somewhere in that land is a room …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 406In this 406th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale “The Mermaid And The Boy.” This is a Sámi fairy tale from Lapland coll …

IN no part of the British Isles has the belief in the existence of Fairies retained a stronger hold upon the people than in the Isle of Man. In spite of the tendency of this “matter-of-fact age” to d …

THE BOOK OF NOODLES or Simpletons Fools and Their Follies is a book filled with unique collection of Noodle-tales for children from around the world. But what is a Noodle? After a fashion, the typica …

This is a volume of 59 Scandinavian folk tales collected over time by Asbjörnsen and Moe and translated into English by Sir George Webbe-Dasent. This is not a volume of Norse mythology per se; so if …

On the borders of the “Land o’ Dreams” and broad daylight, the real and the unreal are so strangely blended that children are puzzled to know where the boundary lies. It is from this land that Andrew …

In this book 11 Legends about the Gods of Ancient Egypt have been compiled and retold by Margaret Murray. These legends, were current in the ‘morning of the world, ‘ and have been preserved through s …

Within this unique volume are 15 legends of Maui. Legends like: MAUI THE FISHERMAN, MAUI LIFTING THE SKY, MAUI SNARING THE SUN and twelve more captivating stories and tales from antiquity from the Po …

This volume of 51 illustrated tales is for children and adults alike. All will delight in these beautiful old folktales, which have come to us down the ages from the mists of time. In this volume you …

A great read for children and great for reading around campfires! Herein you will find seventeen stories of adventure and legend from Vancouver Island, or the land known as Wakash Nation. Stories lik …

The saga of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald, composed in the 13th century, relates the story of two Icelandic poets Gunnlaugr Ormstunga and Hrafn Önundarson, and their competition for th …

This book, compiled by Sir George Douglas, contains not just fairytales but also tales of kelpies, brownies, stories of animals – foxes, crows, frogs and stories of mermen and comic tales as well. Co …

This book has been especially re-published to raise funds for the BBC’s Children in Need Appeal. The stories herein were originally published over a century ago. Some will be familiar fare and others …

This book has especially been republished to raise funds for the BBC’s Children in Need appeals. This book is compiled of 26 old, rare and forgotten Fairy Tales and stories taken from books in Abela …

In the Blue Fairy Book you will find a set of 37 illustrated Fairy Tales collected and edited by Andrew Lang – Britain’s answer to the Grimm brothers. Within you will find perennial favourites like H …

Herein are classic folklore selections from a large collection made by A. J. Glinski in 1862. These fairy tales come from a far and distant past and may even date from primitive Aryan times. They rep …

The book containing 7 Armenian legends is the result of a study conducted by Louis A. Boettiger which have been selected from a larger mass of material. Of particular interest is the Legend of Haik o …

This collection of 18 Romanian folk and fairy tales contains translations of tales from Romanian which, however, comprise but a small portion of the inexhaustible treasure that exists in the nation. …

The 26 tales in this collection, were gathered from various parts of Canada—at a time when the most convenient method of travel was by the Canadian waterways. The compiler travelled the rivers, lakes …

In this volume you will find 21 legends and myths of Hawaii retold by no other than HM King Kalakaua (1836 – 1891), the last King of Hawaii. Herein you will find the legends of:

• Hina, the He …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 409In this 409th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE DOG OF MONTARGIS”.It is often said that “A dog is man’s best frie …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 408In this 408th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the African Tale of ‘Sai The Panther”.In about the year 1824 or so, years ago two lit …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 407In this 407th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘Oh If I Could But Shiver”.A long time ago a father had two sons – the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 410 In this 410th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Brazilian Fairy Tale ‘THE STORY OF THE YARA”. The Brazilian Yara, also called a …

Herein are 19 folk and fairy tales gathered from around the world, illustrated and retold by Katharine Pyle. You will find tales from ancient Bohemia, Norse, France, Germany, Hindu, American Indian, …

In this volume you will find 21 illustrated children’s tales from the Netherlands. They start with The Entangled Mermaid and end with Why The Stork Loves Holland. These stories are all entertaining a …

Herein you will find 74 illustrated children’s stories from Old England. This is a collection of fairy tales, folk tales and other stories categorised into Ghosts, Goblins, Fairies, Historical and Le …

Herein you will find 13 illustrated children’s stories, each linked to a specific flower. But why flowers? Firstly, because flowers brighten up our lives, and those who read this book will be interes …

These 4 perennial children’s favourites, retold here in full by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, are exquisitely illustrated by master illustrator Edmund Dulac. Herein you will find 12 full page colour plat …

On the borders of the “Land o’ Dreams” and broad daylight, the real and the unreal are so strangely blended that children are puzzled to know where the boundary lies. It is from this land that these …

It has been said since ancient times that Dartmoor is the haunt of the Pixies. In this volume you will find 6 illustrated children’s stories, told in full, about the Pixies of Dartmoor which go some …

Herein you will find 10 European illustrated fairy tales and legends of giants, dwarfs, fairies, water-sprites and hobgoblins translated from the German of Villamaria. The stories in this volume are: …

Herein are 26 folk and fairy tales from the Central European nation of Serbia. IT is only within the last few years that folklore and fairy tales have been dramatised and turned into film for televis …

A great read for children and great for reading around campfires! Herein you will find sixteen stories and legends of the Norse and Viking inhabitants of Asgard – Odin, Freya, Thor, Loki, Baldur and …

Herein are 24 illustrated easy-to-read Norse and Viking legends, including the Song of the Valkyries, rewritten with young adults in mind. Here you will find the legends of the Norse and Viking inhab …

A great read for children and great for reading around a fire on a cold winter night! Herein you will find 30 old legends and from Germany. Some will be familiar but most less so, and may even seem t …

Numberless stories of the little Ancient People of England’s West Country of Cornwall and Devon used to be told. In olden times cottagers often repeated to each other on winter evenings as they sat r …

In this volume you will find 22 selections by CJ Tibbits made from various Russian and Polish collectors of Folklore—Afanasief, Erben, Wojcicki, Glinski, etc. There is little doubt of the stories Nor …

A great read for children and great for reading around a fire on a cold winter night! We have to thank C. J. Tibbits for collecting and translating these tales. In the main he drew them from previous …

This illustrated volume contains two Viking, or Norse, sagas rewritten especially for older children and young adults presented in an easy-to-read novella format. Herein are the stories of Frithiof a …

This volume of 30 folk and fairy tales was compiled by the Grimm Brothers over a century ago. The tales are brought to life by the 20 colour plates and 28 pen and ink illustrations by the master illu …

THERE is at least one spot in the world where Fairies are still believed in, and where, if you look in the right places, they may still be found, and that is the little island from which these storie …

The book containing 14 Fairy and folk tales from the land formerly known as Jugoslavia. These have been selected from a larger mass of material which can now be found in Jugoslav, Czechoslovak, Bulga …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 420In this 420th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Fairy Tale ‘A BELL AND THE POWER OF KARMA”.A long, long time ago in far, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 421In this 421st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘THE LADY OF THE SNOW”.Winter time in Japan, and it’s snow scapes, has …

An ancient Hopi proverb states “ He who tells stories, rules the world.” Well here is your chance to become a King, or a Queen for a day, or at least, a few hours…… Herein, are more than 70 stories a …

An ancient Hopi parable states “He who tells stories, rules the world.” The stories which this Russian grandmother tells can be found, with many others, in a collection of “Tales and Legends of South …

The Saga of Erik the Red is thought to have been composed before 1265AD on the Norse exploration of North-America. The saga also details the events that led to Erik the Red’s banishment to Greenland …

Herein are 29 Armenian Fairy Tales and legends. Some of these stories may have a familiar ring and others will be entirely “new” to the reader despite them being millennia old. Here you will stories …

In Seas and Lands, Sir Edwin Arnold gave us the impression that Japan was a real fairyland in the Far East. And he was correct. Herein you will find over 200 magical myths, legends, tales and fables …

Mankind has ever been fascinated by extraordinary aspects of humanity, but none so much as giants. Many ancient gods, and indeed kings and emperors, were said to be vast in size: witness, for instanc …

Herein are 23 old fashioned fairy tales retold by C. C. Burton Harrison and illustrated by Rosina Emmet. The volume is introduced with the poem Fairy Days by that great of English literature, William …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 422 In this 422nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend, ‘The Dragon Prince and the Stepmother”. In an Eastern land a Pa …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 425 In this 425th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the European Legend, ‘THE KING OF THE FISHES”. A long, long time ago, a poor fisherm …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 424 In this 424th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend, ‘THE DRAGON of GHENT”. AT ONE side of the Place Saint Bavon in …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 423 In this 423rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Gypsy fairy tales of ‘The Deluded Dragon”. A long time ago in Eastern Europe a m …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 427 In this 427th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend, ‘THE SWAN MAIDENS”. A long, long time ago, a hunter was stalkin …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 426 In this 426th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the European fairy tale of ‘THE THREE SOLDIERS”. A long, long time ago, a sergeant, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 429 In this 429th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend, ‘THE RAVEN OF THE GIRALDA”. A long, long time ago, a wise raven …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 428 In this 428th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Greek Legend of ‘AEOLUS AND THE TOWER OF WINDS”. In this book you will be told a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 430 In this 430th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend, ‘ALENOUSHKA AND HER BROTHER”. A long, long time ago in Russia, …

Herein are 9 most popular Myths and Legends from Scandinavian mythology translated and retold by sisters Annie & Eliza Keary and illustrated by Huard of New York. Much has been said and written about …

Herein are 26 illustrated tales about the goblins, fairies, elves, pixies, and ghosts of Lancashire for children. As you can see this book is not only about goblins but rather about the many beings w …

Herein are 11 illustrated children’s tales from Old India, all with lessons to equip children for life. In this volume you will find the stories of: The White Elephant The Grain of Corn The Timid Lit …

It is a widely held belief, especially amongst the peoples of English-speaking nations, that the Irish have the “Gift of the Gab”. Samuel Lover’s LEGENDS AND STORIES OF IRELAND shows the utter truthf …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 431 In this 430th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy Tale of “Patience Stone and Patience Knife”. A long, long time ago …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 432 In this 430th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy tale of “The Fortune Teller”. A long, long time ago in Turkey ther …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 433 In this 433rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the German Fairy tale of “The Magician and his Pupil”. A long, long time ago in Germ …

The purpose of this volume is to furnish our younger readers of the present generation with a fresh supply of stories—half legend, half fairy-tale—of a kind with which the children of an earlier time …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 435 In this 435th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy tale, “The Wizard Dervish”. Turkish fairy tales are often full of …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 434 In this 434th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two Tibetan Fairy tales, each with a moral, being “The Tiger and the Frog” and “The …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 436 In this 436th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy tale, “The Simpleton”. A long, long time ago a poor Turkish woman …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 437 In this 437th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two Tibetan Fairy Tales – “The Ingratitude of Man” and “The Story of Drashup and the …

Herein are 25 illustrated fairy stories for children compiled by the Bros. Grimm. The stories in this 2nd volume by Evelyn Sharp are the original stories and not the retellings of fairy stories. Here …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 438 In this 438th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two Tibetan Fairy Tales – “The Magic Turban, The Magic Whip And The Magic Carpet” Tu …

During the course of a number of visits to Istanbul, Cyrus Adler* became interested in the tales that were being told in the coffee houses of the city, and many they were. Herein are 29 of the most n …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 439 In this 439th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy Tale – “Mahomet the Bald” In Turkish Fairy Tales, you will find va …

Herein are a collection of children’s stories from the East are a collection of Hindu and Buddhist tales, which are a marked change from our normal diet of Western folklore. In this volume you will f …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 440 In this 440th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy Tale – “The Storm Fiend” In Turkish Fairy Tales, you will find var …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 441 In this 441st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy Tale – “The Early Days of King Arthur” Here the story of how Arthu …

This is the first collection by W. H. D. Rouse of 28 charming folk tales from India. The book is illustrated with 51 pen and ink drawings by – W. Heath Robinson, who is more famous for his illustrati …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 442 In this 442nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy Tale – “The Battle of Roncesvalles” The Battle of Roncevaux Pass ( …

A great read for children – in summer and for reading around a crackling fire on a cold winter night! We have to thank Elsie Masson for collecting these tales. These have been drawn from the French p …

Herein are 63 illustrated true stories about animals which every child will enjoy! In this book you will find stories about bears, otters, eagles, horses, dogs, dolphins, ants, frogs, elephants, parr …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 443 In this 443rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two Tibetan Fairy Tales. The first is “The Man and the Ghost” and the second “How Th …

Herein are 20 legends of Hawaii’s volcanoes and the demigods which occupy them. Many of these legends are about Pele who according to Polynesian myth lives in Kilauea. The story of Pele’s arrival and …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 444 In this 444th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Tales “The Crow Peri.” In case you’re wondering, in old Turkish a Peris …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 445 In this 445th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates two more Tibetan Folk Tales – “The Frugal Woman” and “The Story of the Three Hunters …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 446 In this 446th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy Tale “The Forty Princes and the Seven-Headed Dragon.” A Padishah ( …

“FAIRY TALES FROM MANY LANDS” is one of the all-time children’s classics. Between 1911 and 1938 it was reprinted on no less than 7 occasions – a record for a children’s book. Like the Grimm Bros. and …

Unlike her “Fairy Tales from Many Lands“, Katherine Pyle’s “Mother’s Nursery Tales” contains most of the traditional western fairy tales we all grew up with, plus many other less familiar tales which …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 448 In this 448th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Welsh Fairy Tale “Kamer-taj the Moon Horse” ONCE UPON A TIME, a long, long time …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 447 In this 446th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Welsh Fairy Tale “The Curse of Pantannas.” ONCE UPON A TIME, a long, long time a …

The myths and legends of Scotland are full of what is called ‘local colour’. They afford us not only glimpses of ancient times and of old habits of thought and life, but also of the country itself at …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 449 In this 449th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Fairy Tale “The Bird of Sorrow” ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago …

The myths and legends of England’s South West are full of what is called ‘local colour’ and are richer in legend than any other part. The legends in this volume are infused with Celtic poetry and sym …

Herein are 25 famous stories from The Greek, German, English, Spanish Scandinavian, Danish, French, Russian, Bohemian, Italian and other sources. These stories are further brought to life by 24 full …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue  450 In this 450th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Eastern Fairy Tale of “The Vizier who was punished” ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue  451 In this 451st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Eastern Fairy Tale of “The Adventures Of Haroun-Al-Raschid, Caliph Of Bagdad.” …

All the stories in this book contain lessons; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid—and tell a story, too; but The Mary Fra …

Herein are 14 famous, illustrated, stories about Princes, Princesses and other famous rulers from history. The stories gathered here have appealed and will continue to appeal to every age. Nowhere in …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue  452 In this 452nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Eastern Fairy Tale of “The Fisherman and His Wife.” A long, long time ago and f …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 454 In this 454th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘The Coming of the Maori”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue  453 In this 453rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Eastern Fairy Tale of “The White Snake.” A long, long time ago and far, far awa …

Charles Perrault ranks alongside Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimms as a master storyteller. Perhaps he is less well known because he had done in the late 1600, s what the Grimm Bros. did in the …

The literal translation of “Patrañas” is humbug or nonsense. When used in the context of folklore and legends it can be taken to mean tall stories In seeking inspiration to create a book, in essence …

Contained herein are all 15 verses to this well-known children’s poem. But, who was the original author of the nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill” who went up the hill? In truth, no-one knows. It is though …

Herein are 10 well illustrated Russian stories for children compiled and retold by Vallery Carrick. This is a collection of ten fantastic stories about Russian peasant life for young children. Becaus …

A GREAT READ FOR YOUNG VIKINGS! In ancient Iceland every midsummer there was a great meeting. Men from all over the country came and made laws. During the day there were rest times, when no business …

The existence of the Russian Skazki or Märchen (Stories, Folklore or Fairy Tales) was first made generally known to the British Public in about 1880 by William Ralston in his Russian Folk Tales. A ye …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 457 In this 457th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Zulu Legend ‘The Tale of Galazi the Wolf”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 458 In this 458th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the classic fairy tale – ‘The Story of Bluebeard”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long t …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 459 In this 459th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates an Indian fairy tale – ‘The Magic Bed”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago and …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 460 In this 460th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates an Indian fairy tale – ‘The Wise Jackal”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 461 In this 461st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates an Indian fairy tale – ‘The Four Brothers”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 462 In this 462nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates an Indian fairy tale – ‘The Fish Prince”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time ago n …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 463 In this 463rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a Nepalese fairy tale – ‘The Talking Turtle”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long time a …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 464 In this 464th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a Maori Legend – ‘Tiki – The Ancestor or Mankind”. ONCE, UPON A TIME, a long, long t …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 465 In this 465th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a Maori Legend – ‘The Creation of Hawaiki”. NOTE: In Māori mythology Hawaiki is the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 467 In this 467th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a Maori Legend – ‘The Battle of the Giants”. Once, there was a spirit who wandered a …

Herein are 162 folk and fairy tales, customs and traditions  of Brittany, France compiled and retold by Lewis Spence. In this volume you will find legends of heroes and Saints, King Arthur, his sword …

Edmund Dulac (22 October 1882 – 25 May 1953) was a naturalised British magazine illustrator, book illustrator and stamp designer. Born in Toulouse he studied law but later turned to the study of art …

THESE 24 Iroquois legends and stories have been told in the homes of the Iroquois for many centuries; long before the white man arrived on the North American continent. The perusal and study of these …

The THIRD BOOK OF DRAGONS is the third instalment following in the footsteps of Edith Nesbit’s “The Book of Dragon’s” and John Halsted’s compilation “The Second book of Dragons”. Here, John Halsted, …

Herein are 6 richly illustrated tales, or rather, Greek Myths rewritten for children. The book includes the myths of:     Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter : ‘The Minotaur’)     Antaeus and the Pygmi …

Herein are 52 richly illustrated tales compiled by the Grimm Brothers (Jakob and Wilhelm) for children. They have been translated into English by Lucy Crane, daughter of Thomas Crane, who illustrated …

Herein are 3 richly illustrated tales for children to read especially at Christmas time. Compiled and illustrated by one of the master illustrators of the late Victorian era – Walter Crane. It is unc …

Education is meant to be an enlightening experience. In order to inspire and enlighten children, they must be given bright and inspirational stories to read. They will find them in Merry Tales. Herei …

Step into a world of star-crossed lovers, magical winds, mischievous giants, and trolls, through some of the most exquisite illustrations in publishing history. In this gorgeous abridged edition, the …

It is rather poignant that this collection of Folk and Fairy Tales from the Flanders region of Belgium was published in 1918, for in the closing stage of the Great War I don’t think there were many, …

The Indians manifest their poetry in their huge temples; the Persians in their holy books; the Egyptian in pyramids, obelisks and the like; the Hellene in their magnificent statues; the Romans in the …

In Russia, as elsewhere in the world, folklore is rapidly scattering before the practical spirit of modern progress. The traveling peasant bard or story teller, and the devoted ‘nyanya’, the beloved …

Herein are twelve biographies of the Patriarchs written between 107 B.C. and 137 B.C. They are a forceful exposition, showing how a Pharisee with a rare gift of writing secured the biographies of the …

In this unique volume, you will find a collection of 25 illustrated folk tales and stories drawn from all four corners of Africa. Because each region has different cultures and customs, each story to …

This is the story/saga of a poet, poor and proud, with all the strength of a Viking and all the weakness of genius. He loves a fine lady, a spoiled child; who bewitches him, and jilts him, and jilts …

Herein are 51 illustrated African tales of Cunnie Rabbit, or Cunning Rabbit, Anansi the “Trickster” Spider and their mischievous antics they get up to with other animals in the West African Jungle. T …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 466 In this 466th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a Maori Legend – "The Poi Dance – A Maori Legend”. ONCE, …

Herein are 39 Kalmyk-Mongolian children’s fairy and folktales which are Mongolian in origin. Herein you wind stories like:

• The Saga Of The Well-And-Wise-Walking Khan
• The Woman Who S …