Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

The oldest surviving collection of India fables, the Panchatantra, was probably written around 200 BC by the great Hindu scholar Pandit Vishnu Sharma....

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits....

In response to an awful camp orientation video created by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and other residents of Camp Half-Blood answer such questions as 'what is this place?'....

Discover the endless fascination of Indian culture with five tales, selected for you for their power of evocation, wisdom and humor...

The god Apollo, cast down to earth and trapped in the form of a gawky teenage boy as punishment, must set off on the second of his harrowing (and hilarious) trials....

The 365 Stories from Around the World is a treasure trove of stories from around the world - right from the barren sands of Arabia to the icy cold polar regions of Antarctica....

Have you noticed how the onion has so many layers? And have you seen your mother's eyes water when she cuts an onion? Here is a remarkable story to tell you why....

Mark McGinnis has collected over 40 of these hallowed popular tales and retold them in vividly poetic yet accessible language, their original Buddhist messages firmly intact....

101 Best Indian Fables for Children is a collection of hand-picked short stories that entertain, amuse and leave you with essential life lessons in the end. Hiding the most valuable of teachings in the simplest of tales, this book is a treasure trove of wisdom....

A queen gives birth to a baby daughter, a girl with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony...

Ladybird presents Ladybird Tales, a bright, richly adventurous audio storytelling experience. Reimagining classic fairy tales in a magical audiobook collection....

Everything seems calm in Nomville.... But then, a huge dinosaur comes to destroy the town! It's time for Super-Noms to protect their neighbours and for you to listen to this cartoon full of wit and bravery.....

Meggie ama i libri. E li ama moltissimo anche il padre Mo, che però rifiuta di leggerli a voce alta. Se lo facesse, infatti, porterebbe la vita nei libri e i personaggi dei libri alla vita. In una notte crudele lesse "Cuore d'inchiostro" e un malvagio signore dal cuore nero, Capricorno, si liberò dai lacci delle parole per materializzarsi nel suo salotto. In quell'attimo fatale accadde anche qualcosa di più grave: la moglie di Mo scomparve per sempre tra le pagine del libro. E ora il perfido Capricorno cerca Mo per piegare i suoi poteri a perfidi scopi.

The Aldens have joined Dr. Iris Perez as she investigates legendary creatures around the world. In this adventure, the children travel to Iceland to look into stories of mischievous elves causing trouble. The legends of huldufolk, or hidden people, go back a long way in the country, but are elves really the cause of the problems, or is there a more natural explanation for the strange events on the island?​

Om Nelle decided to visit Om Nom's cafe, and he could not be happier! Listen to this fairy tale, and discover how Om Nom decided to treat the lady of his heart. 

Ein Wahrheitsmärchen der besonderen Art - stopp - warum Wahrheitsmärchen? Weil der ursprüngliche Erzähler dieser Geschichte ein Priester war und der Wahrheit muss man glauben - egal wie dumm man ist. Der menschenfressende Riese "Rumbo" stellt mehr oder weniger freiwillig den Erfüllungsgehilfen "Hans Wurst" ein, welcher als galanter Tunichgut nicht mal davor zurückschreckt, die Großmutter des Teufels für seine genialen Pläne zu benutzen. Geht seine Strategie auf?

Il ciambellano aveva una chiave speciale del cancello: se ci si rivolgeva ad essa nel modo giusto, rispondeva onestamente a qualsiasi domanda! O almeno così credeva il ciambellano... Ma non si sbagliò la chiave nel predire che la giovane Lotte-Lene avrebbe conosciuto vittorie e buona sorte? Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) è stato uno scrittore, poeta e artista danese. È celebre la sua letteratura per bambini; tra le sue fiabe più amate si citano "I vestiti nuovi dell'imperatore", "La sirenetta", "L'usignuolo", "Il soldatino di stagno", "La regina delle nevi".

The rain hasn't stopped for a week, and the 12 guests of the Blue Vein Tavern are trapped by flooded roads and the rising Skidwrack River. Among them are a ship's captain, tattooed twins, a musician, and a young girl traveling on her own. To pass the time, they begin to tell stories - each a different type of folklore - that eventually reveal more about their own secrets than they intended. As the rain continues to pour down - an uncanny, unnatural amount of rain - the guests begin to realize that the entire city is in danger, and not just from the flood.