151 Stories Around The World

Kaddy was a lady farmer. One day, she went to the forest to gather sticks for her fire. While she was gathering the sticks, she found a piece of gold and was overjoyed. She took it home but she never told anyone that she had found a gold piece for she always pretended to be […]

Once there lived a woman with her son Francisco. He was a handsome boy. He went fishing daily. Once he went fishing at night. After being tired, he slept in his boat. A water-nymph saw the handsome youth and was attracted towards him. She gently drew him to her palace. Francisco’s mother was grief-stricken. She

One day, a man saw some mermen and mermaids dancing and several seal-skins strewed beside them on the ground. At his approach, they took their seal-skins and plunged into the sea. But one skin still lay there which he carried with him. On returning to the shore he met a beautiful maiden. She was the

Once there was a president who was very unjust to his people. One day, he angrily said that he wished to have horns so that he might frighten his people. Soon, his wish was granted and two sharp horns began to grow on his head. While trimming the president’s hair, his barber discovered this but

Once there was a sultan who had three little sons. One day a magician offered to teach reading and writing to his sons. He asked for one of his sons as his fees. The sultan agreed. In a short time, the magician turned them into great scholars. The sultan took his two sons that he

Once a king’s barber fell in love with a princess who was equally fond of him. But the king did not like it. So, the couple left the palace and went to the forest. On their way, the couple exchanged their clothes and went to the king of Leon. The princess offered her services to

Once a flea, a grasshopper and a toy-goose got into an argument. They wanted to see which one of them could jump the highest. So, they decided to have a competition and invited the whole world to see the frolic. “Well, I will give my daughter to the one who jumps the highest,” said the

Once there was a serpent who fell in love with a princess. He went to the king and expressed his love for the princess and his desire to marry her. The king put up conditions that seemed impossible for him to be fulfilled. But the serpent fulfilled them all. So, the king had to agree

Once there was a princess. She wished to marry a man who could bury himself alive with her if she died first. A youth promised to fulfil her desire and they were soon married. Some years later, the princess died. Her husband was buried alive with her. Inside the grave, a snake crept and the

Once there was a poor boy. He owned nothing but a violin. One day, the boy went to a forest and began playing his violin. The flock of sheep, that were grazing at some distance, heard the music and started dancing to the tune. They followed the sound and reached the boy. He continued to

Long ago, there was a rabbit. He was a great hunter and set traps to catch animals. But he suddenly started finding his traps empty. He realised that it was a thief’s mischief. He made a trap from a stout bow-string and set it beside his snare. He carried the end of the bow-string and

Once there was an utterly poor and old beggar. One day, he passed through an old village. He knocked at the door of a big beautiful house, with a tall barn and a large iron padlock on the gate. In this house lived a man, who was famous in the village for his miserliness and

Wild Edric was a famous champion. One day, he lost his way in the forest and wandered alone. He saw a large house and reached there. There, he saw some beautiful ladies dancing. He fell in love with one of the most beautiful of them. He snatched the maiden from her place and escaped with

Once there was a rabbit who enjoyed playing tricks on others. One day, he went to an elephant and said, “You are certainly a powerful animal but not more powerful than I. The elephant began to laugh. The rabbit said, “I will tie a rope around your middle and drag you into the sea.” “Well,

One day, a dim-witted wolf saw a horse grazing in a field. His mouth watered as he thought of eating him. When the horse saw the wolf approaching him, he sensed that the wolf intended to eat him. The horse at once used his wits and thought of a plan. When the wolf tried to