Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook

Here is the short version of The Yellow Dwarf : ~ ~ ~ Many suitors loved Princess Bellissima, but she rejected them all. The queen cons...

Here is the short version of East of the Sun and West of the Moon : ~ ~ ~  A poor man had a beautiful daughter.  A white bear kno...

Here is the short version of Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess : ~ ~ ~ A king fell in love with an enchanted princess. A f...

Here is the short version of The Bronze Ring : ~ ~ ~ A poor gardener's son loved a princess, and she loved him. The prime ministe...

In ancient times, Deucalion was a king of Greece. His father was Prometheus, the god who had given the gift of fire to mankind. Although D...

The phoenix is a bird that lives for hundreds of years, and it is also very rare; according to some, there can be only one phoenix in the wh...

An ancient story tells us that there was once a king of Ethiopia named Cepheus whose wife was named Cassiopeia. Queen Cassiopeia was very be...

According to ancient Greek legends, the Sphinx was a creature with the body of a lion, the head of a woman, the wings of an eagle, and the t...

The Sirens were weird creatures, half-bird and half-woman, and their song had an irresistible power. When ships sailed past the island where...

The English word pirate is derived from the Greek word πειρατής (peirates), which meant a robber, especially a robber at sea. In ancient tim...

In ancient times there was a kingdom named Phrygia in what is now modern-day Turkey. The king of Phrygia had died without a successor, so th...

Diogenes was a Greek philosopher who lived in the fourth century B.C.E. He is one of the most famous Cynic philosophers, so he is often call...

Have you heard of Alexander the Great's horse? He was very big and strong, and that is why he was given the name Bucephalus, Ox-Head (Bu...

There was once an oak tree growing beside a river, and there was also a reed growing beside that same river. The oak tree was very proud and...

There was once a rabbit who had three friends: a monkey, a jackal, and an otter. For a special holiday, the four animals decided that they w...

Once upon a time, very long ago, the camel used to have beautiful long ears. Instead of ears, though, the camel wanted to have horns like a ...

One summer evening, Nasreddin was sitting in his garden. He was feeling very philosophical, reflecting on the grandeur of nature and the mys...

One day Nasreddin  borrowed a camel in order to ride to the next village. The camel's owner warned him that he needed to be careful beca...

One afternoon, Nasreddin visited the local teahouse and found it crowded with people listening to the stories of some soldiers who had just ...

Nasreddin and his wife were visiting friends one day and came home late in the evening. When they reached their house, they saw that they ha...