075 The Little Red Riding Hood A long time ago, in a little town, there lived a little girl name Little Red Riding Hood. The red hat that her grandmother had made for her looked so nice on her, that everyone called her by that name. One day, the gran...
076 The Singing Lark A long time ago, there once lived a father who had three daughters. One day, before he left for a long journey, he said to his daughters, When I come back what gifts should I bring back for you? The eldest daughter wanted pearls...
077 The Old Man and His Grandson A long time ago there lived a very old man. He was so old that he could not see or hear very well. He also could not walk very well, or eat very well for his hand shook. The old man's son and daughter in law thought h...
078 The Virgin Mary's child A long time ago there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife. This couple had a daughter. However, they were so poor that they couldn't even feed their daughter. Then one day, while the woodcutter was chopping wood in the fo...
079 The wolf and the fox A long time ago, a wolf and a fox lived together. However, because the wolf was stronger, the fox always did as the wolf commanded. The fox always wished to be free of the wolf. Then one day, the wolf went to the farmhouse to...
080 The Bremen Music Band There was once an old horse that became so useless that his owner decided to sell him. When the horse found out he decided to run away to Bremen. The horse wanted to join the Bremen band. On his way the horse met an old dog....
081 The Lion and the Mouse Who Returned a Favor A cute baby mouse went on a picnic in the woods. At the same time, a lion was taking a nap in the warm sunlight. The baby mouse was alarmed to see the large lion taking a nap. 'Wow! Mr. Lion is bigger t...
082 The Fox Trapped in the Vineyard It was a sunny summer day. A fox was passing by a vineyard. Looking at the ripe grapes, the fox exclaimed, 'How delicious they must be!' The fox really wanted to taste the grapes. So, the fox tried to go over the f...
083 The Goose with the Golden Eggs Once upon a time, there lived a farmer in a small town. The farmer worked hard on his farm. One day, a weird-looking goose came to the farm. The Goose with the Golden Eggs Tying up the goose, the farmer was thinking...
084 Donkey and the Load of Salt Once upon a time, a salt merchant moved from place to place selling salt. One day, he was walking on a bridge over a stream with salt loaded on the back of a donkey. Yo-ho! Yo-heave-ho! Donkey and the Load of Salt The...
085 Belling the Cat All the mice met together in a council against a fierce cat. We cannot live because of the cat. There must be some ideas to get rid of it. Please tell us your ideas. But despite the enthusiastic discussion, they were unable to com...
086 A Single-log Bridge There were two goat villages in the woods. The goats from the upper village and those from the lower village disliked one another. One day, a goat from the upper village and that from the lower village came across each other o...
087 A Dog and His Meat There lived a homeless dog wandering around. Having starved all day, the dog was very hungry. 'Where can I find something to eat?' While the dog was passing by a butcher shop, the owner was bargaining with a customer. 'Now's th...
088 The Frog and the Cow Baby frogs went on a picnic in the woods. Getting out of the pond for the first time, they sang merrily. Then, they found a cow grazing in a field. Oh, my! What is that? It is huge! All of them wondered what kind of animal it...
089 The city mouse and the country mouse A city mouse and a country mouse were distant relatives. The country mouse wrote a letter to the city mouse. How are you, my city cousin? Come visit us sometime. The city mouse in his best suit visited the cou...