Folk Tales & Fables

The Elves and the Shoemaker (Somali-English) $23.95

Swish, swish! They sewed. Tap, Tap! They hammered in the nails. Their little fingers worked so fast that the shoemaker could hardly believe his eyes... who are the secret helpers that come in the night? Grimm's classic tale...

The Elves and the Shoemaker (Spanish-English) $23.95

Swish, swish! They sewed. Tap, Tap! They hammered in the nails. Their little fingers worked so fast that the shoemaker could hardly believe his eyes... who are the secret helpers that come in the night? Grimm's classic tale...

The Elves and the Shoemaker (Turkish-English) $23.95

Swish, swish! They sewed. Tap, Tap! They hammered in the nails. Their little fingers worked so fast that the shoemaker could hardly believe his eyes... who are the secret helpers that come in the night? Grimm's classic tale...

The Elves and the Shoemaker (Urdu-English) $22.95

Swish, swish! They sewed. Tap, Tap! They hammered in the nails. Their little fingers worked so fast that the shoemaker could hardly believe his eyes... who are the secret helpers that come in the night? Grimm's classic tale...

The Elves and the Shoemaker Interactive Literacy CD-ROM (Multilingual) $69.45

"The Elves and the Shoemaker" Inter-Active Literacy CD-ROM is part of a series of e-books that help students to improve their English. Pupils watch a video of the story, complete with vivid illustrations from the original...

The Emperor and the Nightingale $12.95

This version of Hans Christian Andersen tales, originally an oriental folktale re-told, is set in mid-19th century China. The text's illustrations present authentic details, from Manchu headdresses to the rose-madder walls...

The Farmyard Jamboree with CD $12.99

This Chilean folktale-inspired read-aloud and song will have kids oinking and mooing 'til the cows come home.

The Firekeeper's Son $8.99

In Korea in the early 1800s, news from the countryside reached the king by means of signal fires. On one mountaintop after another, a fire was lit when all was well. If the king did not see a fire, that meant trouble, and he...

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship $22.00

When the Tsar proclaims that the first person to bring him a flying ship will be rewarded with his daughter's hand in marriage, he is sure that only a prince will succeed. A young peasant, whom everybody takes for a fool, is...

The Great Tug of War $10.50

When Mmutla the hare tricks Tlou the elephant and Kubu the hippo into having an epic tug-of-war, the whole grassland is soon laughing at their foolishness. But big animals don-???+-?-+t like to be laughed at - especially by...

The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish Folktales $17.95

The stories we hear in childhood-??usually from parents and grandparents, teachers and caregivers-??teach us the values, faith, culture, and traditions of those we love most. They nourish our sense of wonder and curiosity...

The King and the Shoemaker (French-English) $14.95

-??The King and the Shoemaker-?? (also known as "Enjoy Your Life!") is a well-known fairy tale by famous Armenian writer O. Tumanian. The main hero of this beautiful story, though repeatedly challenged by a ruthless ruler,...

The King with Horse's Ears and Other Irish Folktales $15.95

Storytelling is one of Ireland-???+-?-+s oldest and grandest traditions, and these vivid tales of far-off days will introduce young readers to the country-???+-?-+s irresistible folklore. Here are brave warriors with...

The Land of the Dragon King and Other Korean Stories $25.95

The sea hasn't always been salty, and rabbits haven't always had fluffy tails. How the sea grew salty, pigs got their short snouts and rabbits their fluffy tails is revealed in this sparkling collection of Korean folk...

The Lion and the Fox (Gujarati-English) $13.95

The smart lion thinks he can use the fox to bring him food every day. But the fox is smarter. A familiar fable with innovative twists and a whole new environmental angle. The rich, energetic illustrations draw from the art...

The Lion and the Fox (Hindi-English) $12.95

The smart lion thinks he can use the fox to bring him food every day. But the fox is smarter. A familiar fable with innovative twists and a whole new environmental angle. The rich, energetic illustrations draw from the art...

The Lion and the Fox (Malayalam-English) $13.95

The smart lion thinks he can use the fox to bring him food every day. But the fox is smarter. A familiar fable with innovative twists and a whole new environmental angle. The rich, energetic illustrations draw from the art...

The Lion and the Fox (Telugu-English) $13.95

The smart lion thinks he can use the fox to bring him food every day. But the fox is smarter. A familiar fable with innovative twists and a whole new environmental angle. The rich, energetic illustrations draw from the art...

The Little Red Hen and The Grains of Wheat (Albanian-English) $23.95

Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all too busy. When Little Red Hen has finally grown the wheat, harvested it, turned it into flour...

The Little Red Hen and The Grains of Wheat (Arabic-English) $23.95

Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all too busy. When Little Red Hen has finally grown the wheat, harvested it, turned it into flour...