Hessa had lived all her life in a city by the sea, where the summers were hot and the winters were mild and sunny. She h...
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Rakan and the Shoelaces That Kept Coming Undone
Rakan had new shoes. They were blue, with a bright green stripe down each side and thick white soles that bounced when h...
Snowdrop the Lamb Counts the Clouds Instead of Sheep
On a round green hill, above a farm with a red barn and a crooked apple tree, there lived a little lamb named Snowdrop....
Areej and the Hundred Steps of the Old Lighthouse
Areej's Uncle Nayef lived in the most wonderful place in the whole world. He lived in a lighthouse. It stood at the e...
Pango the Little Pangolin Rolls Into a Ball at Every New Sound
At the edge of a warm green forest, where the grass met the tall trees, there lived a little pangolin named Pango. He wa...
The Rabbit in the Moon
This gentle tale comes from Mexico, from the ancient Aztec people, and a story very much like it is also told in India,...
The Six Friends and the Elephant
This wise tale comes from India. It has been told for more than two thousand years, and it has travelled to Persia, Arab...
The Mitten in the Snowy Forest
This cozy tale comes from Ukraine, where it is called "Rukavychka." Ukrainian grandmothers tell it on cold winter nights...
The Talkative Tortoise and the Two Kind Ducks
This tale comes from India, from a very old book of animal stories called the Panchatantra, and from the Jataka tales. I...