Best of Animals’ Tales

The hen had laid twelve eggs and now there were only eleven left. She went all over the coop looking for it but there was no sign of the egg. She went back and counted them. One, two,…eleven!She was very upset. She ran out clucking to search for that rooster who did nothing except crow […]

A little girl who lived in the village far, far away always brought the most delicious fruits to sell : bananas, plums, oranges. But no one dared to ask her where she got them, because they knew what had happened to the spider!The spider was extremely lazy and greedy. He loved to eat and was

Old Mr Coyote was tired of walking. He reached a tree and decided to rest there. So he said, “Please Mr Tree, open up and let me in so that I may rest safely inside.”The tree opened up and let him in before it shut itself. Mr Coyote went to sleep safe and snug inside.

There is a high rock on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits which is an island in the eastern sea.This rock is magical and very creative. One day, the rock burst open and an egg made of rock fell out of it. A stone ape emerged from the egg.He learnt to walk and leap, and his eyes

A long time ago, there lived two frogs in Japan. One of the frogs lived in the city of Osaka near the sea. The other lived in a stream that ran through the city of Kioto.They did not know each other, nor had they heard about each other. But one day, they both had the

Llyn Barfog was a gloomy dark lake where no fish or birds were ever seen. It was said to be haunted by a group of elfin ladies all dressed in green. They were glimpsed sometimes at night with their hounds and white cows.Only one farmer had really seen them because one of their cows fell

A widow lived with her two daughters and a little son. She had to visit her mother in a far-off village and decided to take her son with her. She told her daughters to be careful and went away.On the way, a panther ate up the widow and her son. He wore her clothes and

Once upon a time, there were two friends, a monkey and a turtle. One day, they found a banana tree floating in the river and the turtle dragged it to the bank.They divided it between them and the monkey chose the top half with leaves. The turtle smiled and took the lower half.Both planted their

There was a Count with three beautiful daughters who gambled away his wealth and spent his time hunting.Three times the Count got lost in a forest while hunting. The first time, a bear offered to show him the way and give him a lot of gold and silver, if he could marry one of his

An old woman lived with her daughter near a lake where the girl often bathed with her friend. One day, when they were bathing, a water snake came out and sat on the girl’s dress on the bank. So, the old woman’s daughter could not wear it, because the snake sat on it.“I’ll let you

Three little goslings who lived near a forest were very afraid of the wolf who would eat them if they were caught. So, they decided to build a house for themselves.Looking for material to build a house, they found a man carrying a lot of straw. He gave them enough straw to build a hut,

A man lived with his wives in the bush far away from the town. His wives were very lazy and he wondered how he could provide food for his large family.One day, he had a bright idea. He collected a lot of palm nuts. He went first to the leopard and offered him a bunch

Long ago, when man started to live on earth, people were very foolish. They did not know how to live properly. They made huge quantities of rice and other food that was often wasted.The Deity who was watching over them saw this and was deeply disturbed by their wasteful behaviour. He called the wise ox

Long, long ago, the cat, Ka Miaw, lived in the forest where her brother, the tiger, was king. She was very happy to belong to the cat family and had great pride about the family honour. The cat family waited for the tiger to take care of them.But the tiger was rather careless. He would

The animals in the forest chose the tiger as their king because of his great strength. But they knew he was so full of pride that he often did stupid things. He was not a very sensible fellow, so they frequently played tricks on him.One day, the tiger was resting under a tree when he