In this story A poor boy's dream of having a drum takes him on an unlikely path. He meets several people that guide him along the way. In time, he learns to make his own magic in this world.
In this version of a Russian fable about persistence, two frog sisters--one adventurous and impulsive, the other lazy and cautious--literally get in over their heads when they fall into a pail of milk
In this story from India, a farmer's three lazy sons don't want to work, they just want to make a lot of gold. When their mother tells them about gold buried in the field, they discover the value of a
In Puerto Rico, there are many stories about Juan Bobo, a young man with a good heart, but little common sense. In this tale, Juan Bobo's mother tells him to take care of their pig while she goes to c
When Goat, Rooster, and Donkey decide to try their hand at farming, all goes well until Donkey's appetite gets the best of him. In this tale from Egypt, Donkey learns the price of being greedy and dis
When Tree Kangaroo and Koala try to survive a very dry season by digging a well, Tree Kangaroo ends up doing all of the work and Koala ends up with a stumpy tail, in a folk tale from Australia. Origin
In this story from Peru, we meet a baker who is so stingy that he wants to charge people just for smelling his baked goods. When the baker takes his case to court, the wise judge decides to teach the
