Tag: folk-tale
16 stories tagged "folk-tale".
愚公移山
A free Mandarin A1 story: Yu Gong vows to dig away the mountains before his door, generation after generation.
Juan Bobo va al mercado
A free Spanish A1 story: Juan Bobo takes eggs to market and comes home with a story only he could tell.
いっすんぼうし
A free Japanese A1 story: one-inch Issun-boshi sails to the capital in a bowl and faces an ogre.
司马光砸缸
A free Mandarin A1 story: a child falls into a water vat, and Sima Guang smashes it to save them.
La Cucarachita Martina
A free Spanish A1 story: Martina finds a coin, chooses a suitor, and cooks soup with Pérez.
きんたろう
A free Japanese A1 story: mountain-strong Kintaro wrestles a bear and starts on the road to the capital.
Colapesce
A free Italian A1 story: Colapesce dives into the deep sea for the king of Sicily.
かぐやひめ
A free Japanese A1 story: a tiny girl from a bamboo stalk becomes Princess Kaguya — and returns to the moon.
孔融让梨
A free Mandarin A1 story: young Kong Rong takes the small pear and gives the big ones to his brothers.
El medio pollito
A free Spanish A1 story: Half-Chick sets out for Madrid and learns about water, fire, and wind along the way.
Giufà e la porta
A free Italian A1 story: Giufà is told to watch the door… so he carries it into town on his shoulders.
うらしまたろう
A free Japanese A1 story: Urashima Taro rides a turtle to the Dragon Palace and receives a mysterious box.
La ratita presumida
A free Spanish A1 story: a proud little mouse shows off her clean house until soup and a suitor change the day.
La Befana
A free Italian A1 story: on Befana night, stockings fill with sweets — and a little coal.
El Ratoncito Pérez
A free Spanish A1 story: Luis loses a tooth, and Ratoncito Pérez visits his pillow at night.
ももたろう
A free Japanese A1 story: Momotaro shares millet dumplings with friends and sets out for Onigashima.