Compare and contrast folktales, myths, and fables in an interactive eBook. The interactive is broken up into three topics: myths, fables, and folktales. Each section includes a reading passage and a guided lesson on the theme, topic, and...

Here are folktales, fairy tales, tall tales, myths, legends, magical tales, and sacred stories, plus original fables, humor, fantasy, and historical fiction from award-winning author Aaron Shepard. Most of the stories have been published...

Read the online text versions of many of the Grimm Brothers' stories and fairy tales such as Cinderella, Three Little Pigs, Snow White, and many, many more.

Online version of the book, "Japanese Fairy Tales," first published in 1908. It includes 20 or so tales translated from Japanese into English including the following: "My Lord Bag of Rice," "The Farmer and the Badger," "The Adventures of...

This is a handy site from the University of Pittsburgh for making comparisons in the folklore of different cultures. It is organized by themes. For instance, you could scroll down to the theme "Man and Serpent," click on that and read...

This is a searchable collection of international folktales, fairy tales and stories that address themes such as perseverance, friendship, and cooperation. After the story, there are a few open-ended questions students can answer online....

This is the complete text of the late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written by an unknown author. It is one of the best known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of...

The text of a ballad about Robin Hood, collected by Francis James Child in a work called, "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, the...

Text of Iroquois legend, "The Origin of the Iroquois Nations." Also includes brief history about the Iroquois tribes in New York.

English text of the Pima legend "The Flood on Superstition Mountain."

Full text of the traditional Pawnee legend "The Medicine Grizzly Bear."

A read-aloud of The Four Friends, a Tale from the Far East.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1878, one work is Homo Sum, a historical romance written by Georg Ebers.

As retold in English, this tale is based on the original version published in Korea in 1920 by storyteller Mun Czang-Zun.

This ebook version of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus, His Songs And His Sayings has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

A selection of quotations from oral literature of the Delaware--or Lenape--Tribe. Includes the Delaware story of the arrival of the Dutch at Manhattan. Includes a picture of Delaware Chief Lapowinsa.

Text of Iroquois legend, "How the Bear Lost His Tail."

Choose from a list of illustrated Indian mythology stories, some provided by the Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants.

The adventures of Welsh twins, recruited by a small dragon for an important task, travelling back to the time of Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. A fantasy tale featuring Welsh and folk history.