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  • The Monkey and the Crocodile

    and Other Fables from the Jataka Tales of India

    by Ellen C. Babbitt, Ellsworth Young ...
    Children will be enchanted by the quaint humor and timeless wisdom of these age-old fables drawn from Buddhist texts. Timid rabbits, noble deer, quarrelsome quails, greedy merchants, and other memorable animal and human characters populate the tales, all of which offer thought-provoking morals."The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking" illustrates the folly of offering a reply when silence is the best ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • YORUBA LEGENDS - 40 myths, legends, fairy tales and folklore stories from the Yoruba of West Africa

    by Various Unknown ...
    The 40 legends, fairy tales and folklore stories in this book belong to the Yoruba. They relate the adventures of men and animals, and try to explain the mysteries of Nature—Why Women have Long Hair, How the Leopard got his Spots, the Three Magicians, the Boa-Constrictor, How the Elephant got his Trunk and more. These stories grew from the imagination of the people. We read these folk-tales for ... Read more

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  • Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends

    by Thomas George Thrum ...
    It is becoming more and more a matter of regret that a larger amount of systematic effort was not established in early years for the gathering and preservation of the folk-lore of the Hawaiians. The world is under lasting obligations to the late Judge Fornander, and to Dr. Rae before him, for their painstaking efforts to gather the history of this people and trace their origin and migrations; but ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • THE JAPANESE FAIRY WORLD - 35 illustrated stories from the Wonderlore of Japan

    by Anon E. Mouse, Compiled by W E Griffis, Illustrated by Ozawa of Tokio ...
    Herein are 35 Japanese Children’s Fairy Stories taken from the Wonderlore of Japan – and plentiful it is. Japanese lore was well already established when Europe was starting to emerge from the Dark Ages. Compiled in the 19th C. by W E Griffis these stories have been illustrated by Ozawa of Tokio which bring a further dimension to the tales.You will fascinating find stories like The Meeting of the ... Read more

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  • SOUTH AFRICAN FOLK-TALES - 44 African Stories for Children

    by Anon E. Mouse, Compiled by James A. Honey ...
    In this volume you will find forty-four uniquely South African tales. Stories of The Lost Message, The Monkey's Fiddle, The Leopard, The Ram and the Jackal, The Lion the Jackal and the Man, Tink-Tinkje, The Lioness and the Ostrich, Crocodile's Treason, The White Man and Snake, Tortoise Hunting Ostriches, The Judgment Of Baboon, When Lion Could Fly, The Origin Of Death and many more.It is with ... Read more

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  • On the Makaloa Mat/Island Tales

    by Jack London ...
    Unlike the women of most warm races, those of Hawaii age well and nobly. With no pretence of make-up or cunning concealment of time's inroads, the woman who sat under the hau tree might have been permitted as much as fifty years by a judge competent anywhere over the world save in Hawaii. Yet her children and her grandchildren, and Roscoe Scandwell who had been her husband for forty years, knew ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Jataka Tales

    by Ellen C. Babbit ...
    The Jatakas, or Birth-stories, form one of the sacred books of the Buddhists and relate to the adventures of the Buddha in his former existences, the best character in any story being identified with the Master. These legends were continually introduced into the religious discourses of the Buddhist teachers to illustrate the doctrines of their faith or to magnify the glory and sanctity of the ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • JATAKA TALES - 18 children’s Bhuddist Jataka Tales

    Children's Stories with great moral beauty and deep truths

    by Various Authors ...
    Series Book 6 - SILK ROAD LEGENDS - Eight eBooks containing children’s stories from countries along the Silk Route PLUS 9th ebook FREE
    Captivate yourself with the charm of these 18 children’s Jataka Tales. Let their quaint humour and gentle earnestness teach your children the wholesome lessons of life, among them the duty of kindness to animals.The Jataka Tales contain deep truths, and are calculated to impress lessons of great moral beauty to children – so needed in current times. Herein are the tale of the Merchant of Seri, who ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • More Jataka Tales

    by Ellen C. Babbitt ...
    More stories from the Jataka, the treasury of tales of Buddha's previous animal reincarnations. Tales include: The Girl Monkey And The String Of Pearls; The Three Fishes; The Tricky Wolf And The Rats; The Woodpecker, Turtle, And Deer; The Golden Goose; The Stupid Monkeys; The Cunning Wolf; The Penny-Wise Monkey; The Red-Bud Tree; The Woodpecker And The Lion; The Otters And The Wolf; How The Monkey ... Read more

    $1.40 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Book of Puka-Puka. Illustrated

    by Robert Dean Frisbie ...
    The Book of Puka-Puka by Robert Dean Frisbie is a vivid and engaging account of life on the remote coral atoll of Puka-Puka in the South Pacific. First published in 1929, the book combines travel writing, memoir, and cultural observation to present an intimate portrait of island life far from the modern world. Frisbie lived for several years among the local community of Puka-Puka, and his ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Specimens of Bushman Folklore

    by W. H. I. Bleek L. C. Lloyd ...
    A foundational work in the study of Southern Africa's indigenous cultures, this volume offers a rare and detailed record of Bushman oral traditions. Through meticulous interviews with five Bushmen informants, Wilhelm H. I. Bleek and Lucy C. Lloyd preserved eighty-seven myths, legends, and traditional tales, each translated with scholarly care.The collection provides profound insight into the ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Jataka Tales I & II

    by Ellen C. Babbitt ...
    Series series Unabridged Start Publishing LLC
    "Ellen C. Babbitt has collected, and retold, the best thirty-nine of the 547 Jataka Tales. These charming fables originated in India sometime around the fifth century, and have been teaching children valuable lessons ever since." ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD