Folk Tales from Around the World

Folk tales from Around the World

Folk tales from many countries grouped by the themes of beauty, brotherly love, cleverness, disobedience, greed, happiness, love, lying, patience, and helping people.

LOVE

Malaysia – Young Man Shows True Love – Retold by K. Y. Chin

BROTHERLY LOVE

Korea – Real Brotherly Love – Retold by Yun Seok Kim

CLEVERNESS

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Malaysia – Outwitting a Crocodile – Retold by Chok Yun Foo

DISOBEDIENCE

Malaysia – The Story of the Coconut Tree – Retold by Nurhayani Abu Bakar

BEAUTY

Japan – Kaguya Hime – Tale of the Bamboo Princess – Retold by Chifuyo Omma

Korea – Jang Hwa and Hong Run – Retold by Jin Taek Lee

Korea – Kongi and Potgi – Retold by Youngil-Seo

Taiwan – A Beautiful Lady Saves the King – Retold by Yu-Ling Hsieh

GREED

China – The Old Man and the Golden Fish – Retold by Hoh Chee Bin

Japan – A Broken Promise – Mami Takenaka

Turkey – The Greedy Farmer – Retold by Turkan Ece

China – A Magic Paint Brush – Retold by Anna Yuan Li Ning

HAPPINESS

Lebanon – The Prince and the Princess – Retold by Esam Elhefian

LOVE

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Korea – Endless Love (Retold by Ji-Young Lee)

Malaysia – Young Man Shows True Love (Retold by K.Y. Chine)

HELPING PEOPLE

China – A Magic Paint Brush – Retold by Anna Yuan Li Ning

LYING

Turkey – The Man Who was a Liar (Retold by Turkan Ece)