Kaali’s Gift to Tenali Raman
Tenali Raman was suffering from a bad cold. He kept blowing and wiping his nose. The nose turned red and his eyes swelled with tears. His wife brought to him a vessel …
Kids Stories
Jupiter and the Monkey by Aesop
There was once a baby show among the Animals in the forest. Jupiter provided the prize. Of course all the proud mammas from far and near brought their babies. But none got …
Jack and His Master by Joseph Jacobs
A poor woman had three sons. The eldest and second eldest were cunning clever fellows, but they called the youngest Jack the Fool, because they thought he was no better than a …
Is There a Santa Claus? by Jacob Riis
DEAR MR. RIIS: A little chap of six on the Western frontier writes to us: ‘Will you please tell me if there is a Santa Claus? Papa says not.’ Won’t you answer …
Icarus and Dædalus by Josephine Preston Peabody
Among all those mortals who grew so wise that they learned the secrets of the gods, none was more cunning than Dædalus. He once built, for King Minos of Crete, a wonderful …
Ib and Little Christina by Hans Christian Andersen
In the forest that extends from the banks of the Gudenau, in North Jutland, a long way into the country, and not far from the clear stream, rises a great ridge of …