Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba, a poor woodcutter was in the forest when he saw forty thieves stop in front of a cave. The leader said “Open Sesame!” and before Ali Baba’s …
The Gnat and the Lion
Once a gnat said to a lion, “I do not fear you at all. You are not stronger than me. All you know is how to show your claws …
The Thoughtless Abbot
An abbot who was very wealthy only ate, drank, and slept the whole day. The priests became jealous of him and called him the “Thoughtless Abbot.” They complained about …
The Lion in a Farmyard
A lion entered a farmyard. As soon as he did, the farmer, who wanted to catch him, shut the gate. When the lion saw that he could not escape, …
The Doctor's Apprentice
A doctor took his apprentice to visit a patient. The apprentice was amazed that the doctor knew what his patient had eaten by just checking his pulse. When he …
The Boastful Traveller
There was once a man who had travelled to many foreign places. On returning to his country, he boasted about his adventures and the heroic feats he had performed. …
A Feast Day
A boatman bought a fowl and told his wife to cook it for dinner. The wife put it to boil and then went for Mass. In her absence, their …
Lazy Jack
Jack was a simpleton who lived with his mother. One day, his mother told him to go out and earn money. They were very poor. Jack went to work …
The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant
Peter Pan
One night Peter Pan took Wendy, John, and Michael to his home, Never Never Land. His fairy friend Tinker Bell dusted the children with fairy dust so they could …
Fairy Dust
One morning the gnomes woke up to find their forest covered in a dreadful mist. Slowly the trees in the forest were beginning to die. “That wicked fairy, Meanice, …