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This site is the index for many folk tales that have been published on various sites on the web. The main two were typed by my son, Noah, and collected, mostly by me, over a long period of teaching ESL. There are now so many that they can be sorted by story, as well as by country. There is a shortage of American ones, but anyone who would like to contribute is certainly welcome!

by country

Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Chile
China & Taiwan
Colombia
Cyprus
Egypt
France
India
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Korea
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Nigeria
Oman
Palestine
Paraguay
Peru
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
United States
Vietnam
Yemen

Misc. Latin America

Dorado's Legend, Claudia Serrato, Colombia
The Lion and the Mouse, Gloria Hernandez, Colombia, 1996
The Walker Tadpole, MCRB, Colombia, 2014
Yasy Yatere, Horacio, Paraguay, 1993
Pombere, Fernando, Paraguay, 1993
Mexican Folk Tale "La Llorona" (Weeping Girl), Ana Moyeda, Mexico, 2016
Folk Tale (La Llorona, the Crywoman), Rocio Vargas Torres, Mexico, 2016
La Llorona the Weeping Woman, Alfredo Rodriguez, Mexico, 1996
Ugly Duckling, Melyna, Peru, CESL, 2004
The Ghost, Anon., Bolivia

Nigeria

How the tortoise got the cracks in his scute, Benneth Obette, Nigeria, 2016

Uganda

The Polygamous Man, Judas Tadeo, 2016

Japan

Momotarou
Momotarou (Peach Boy), Hisa Fujino, 2016
Momotaro, 1994, Kuniko Komatsu
Momotaro, Anon.
Peach Boy, Chiho Sato, 8/7/2000
Momotarou (Peach Boy), Atsumi Murao, CESL, 2006
Momotarou, Yuya

Urashima Tarou
Urashima Tarou, Hajime, CESL, 2004
Urashima, Yuko, CESL, 2006
Urashima Tarou, Hajime
Urashima Taro, 1989, Katsue Hiramo

Issun-Boushi
Issun-Boushi (One-inch boy), Eriko, CESL, 2004
Issun Boushi (One inch Boy), Eriko

Kaguya-Hime
Princess Kaguya, Natsumi, CESL, 2004
Kaguyahime, Ryo, CESL, 2006
Untitled (Kaguya-Hime), Kumi Ishihara, 1992
Kaguya Princess, Makiko Kato, 1996
Kaguya-hime (Shining Princess), Anon.

The Crane
Return for Kindness of the Crane, Kaoru Ida, 1996
Untitled (Old man and the crane), Kazumi Nakada
The Grateful Crane, Rika Nishioka, CESL, 2006
Untitled (The Crane), Mari Shibata, 1996
The Crane, Taiju Moriya, 1992
A Crane Returns a Favor, Maya Saito, 2003
The Story of Crane, Anon.

others:
The Bird, Satoshi
Untitled (Maihime), Nana Kikuchi, 1997
Untitled (Tale of Heike), Chika Hirama, 1997
Hachitarou
Rabbit and Tortoise
Parasol Guardian, Kasa Jizo
Draemon, Anon.
A Tale in Japan, Taku Kato
No Money, Tomohiko Saito
The Frog in the Well, Hiroyuki Asano, CESL, 2006
A Monkey vs. A Crab, Ai Kitabatake, CESL, 2006
Moon Princess, Naomi Funayama
The Bamboo Princess, Sawako Suzuki
Japanese Girl, Kayo Nagamine
A Majuina, Keiko Shimizu, 1996
The Rice Cake that Rolled Away,Sakiko Fukuda
Kachi Kachi Mountain, Akiko Iwano, 1996
The Sparrow Whose Tongue was Cut, Chieko, 1996
Monkey and Crab, Akira Tomii
Post of Woman, 1989, Mitsugo Kinjo
The Bird, 1996, Satoshi
The Red Candle and the Mermaid, 1996, Memei Ogawa
The Battle of Crab and Monkey, 1996, Tomomi Sugai
Guardian Deitty, 1996, Natsuko
Spider Weaver, Sayaka Wanatabe, 2003
Yuki Onna, Take, 1993
Yuzuru, Yuki Sato

Rabbit and Turtle

Folk Tale for Landon and Annabelle, Niloofar Gholamrezaei, Iran, 2016
The Rabbit and His Liver, Won Min, Korea, 2000
Japan Rabbit and Turtle, Yuki, Japan, n.d.
Nina hsu (Rabbit and Turtle), Nina Hsu, Taiwan, n.d.
Fable (Rabbit and Turtle), Tzu-Hsien Ling, Taiwan, 2000
Rabbit and Tortoise, Kasumi Takahashi, Japan, n.d.
Rabbit's Liver, Jaison, n.d.
Turtle and Rabbit, anon., 1994
Rabbit and Tortoise, Teppei Oshiro, Japan, 1996
The Tortoise and the Hare (sequel), Keven, China, 2018
The Rabbit and the Turtle, Daisy, 2018
The Rabbit and the Turtle, Angela, 2018

Misc. African

How the tortoise got the cracks in his scute, Benneth Obette, Nigeria, 2016
The Polygamous Man, Judas Tadeo, Uganda, 2016
Cost to be Impatient, Raymond Gouthon
Gabonese folktale (The man and the Poopoo), Cynthia, CESL, 2008

China & Taiwan

Hou Yi Shoots the Stars
Chang'e Flying to the Moon, Libby, USTKid,2020
Hou Yi Shooting the Stars, Ron, 2018
Ho-E and Sun, Jia-Ying, 1992
The Sun, Gavin, 1996
Yi Shot Down the Suns, Lingjuan Qi, China, 2016
A Fairy Tale (Ho-E and the Suns), Annie, 1993
About Fairy Tale (Hou Yih), Becky, 1996

Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi
The Story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, David, USTKid, 2020

Foolish Man Moves the Mountain
Stupid Elder Who Wants to Move Mountain, Alan Kuan, 1992
Stupid Grandfather Who Moved Mountain, Henry, 1993
A Stupid Grandfather Who Moved a Mountain, Henry, Taiwan, n.d.
The Foolish Man Who Moved the Mountain
Stupid Grandfather Who Moved Mountain, Henry, n.d.
Foolish Old Man Moved Mountains, 2002, Angel

White Snake
White Snake Legend, Fuyi
White Snake Legend, Anonymous
White Snake, Tracy, 1993

Mulan
Folk Tale ~ Mulan, Carol, CESL, 2006
Female Soldier in Ancient China, 1992

Boy Who Cried Wolf
Wolves are Coming, YL, 2014
Mr. Dong and the Wolves, David, 2018

The Rabbit and the Turtle
The Rabbit and the Turtle, Daisy, 2018
The Rabbit and the Turtle, Angela, 2018
Fable (Rabbit and Turtle), Tzu-Hsien Ling
The Tortoise and the Hare (sequel), Keven, 2018

Monkeys
Untitled (Monkey King), Sally, 1993
Untitled (Foolish Monkey), Raymond, 2018
Naughty Monkey Play in Sky, Huiling Yu
A Monkey in Heaven, Wei-Kang Tu
A Monkey With a Braid, Cheng Chung Chu
Monkey, Mark, 1993

Untitled (The Clam and the Flamingo), 1996, Ming-Szu Yu, n.d.
Three Stars, Yu Hua, China, 2016
Tiger and Rabbit, Yiting Dong, China, 2016
Golden, Silver, and Iron Axe, Tianyu Chen, 2016
Pull up the Seedlings to Make Them Grow, Rui Liu, China, 2016
Folk Tale (How to Bring the Donkey), Cheng Ta, 2016
The Story of Hanzhou West Lake Dragon Well Tea, FL, 2014
Lun San-Bo and Chu Zing-Tae, Stella, 1993
Kong Rong Modestly Declines a Pear, Simon, P.R.
Poem by Lee-Bye, Stella Lai, 1997
Get Power Together, Anonymous
It Is Impossible To Reap Without Sowing, Jessie
Helping the Seedlings Grow, Mickey (Chien Meng Chun), CESL, 2006
To Unite, Shou-Jen Sung
Long Long Time Ago a Person who was Very Old, Chien-Chih Wang, n.d.
Chinese talk: The girl lives on the moon, Fred, 2007
Princess and Butterfly, Anon., 1985
Lesson in Individuality, Anon., 1985
Magic Boat, Yvonne, 2002
Matsu Goddess of the Sea, Yen-Cheng, Yeh, 2003
Untitled (Nian and the Clever Old Man), Ron, 2018
Animal "Nien", 1993, Robert
Chinese Valentine's Day, Andy, 1993
The Pony across the River, Songhe, 2015
Folk Tale (The Farmer and the Rabbit), Jieying, 2015
Folk Tale (The Little Fox), Ruizhi Chen, 2015
Folk Tale (Carry your Father), Xiaomiao Wang, 2015
The Story of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl - Qixi Festival's Origin, Lu Guo, 2015
Guang Sima Hurled the Jar, Lin Lin, 2015
Liang and Zhu (Folk Tale), Mengxi, 2015
A Mouse's Marriage, Joanne, CESL, 2004
Untitled (Old Man and His Sons), Anon., n.d.
Tsang Yeo Run Moon, Anon., n.d.
Moon Cake Festival, Mandy, CESL, 2004
Sakyamuni, Fu-Lin, 1996
Moon Cake Festival, 2004, Mandy
Untitled (Mermaid), Joanne, n.d.
Seeking for Her Husband at the Great Wall, 2002, Rebecca Hsu
Spear Against Shield, 2002, Eric
Chinese Love Date, 1996, Fu Lin
Dragon Boat Festival, Kenny, n.d.
One Chinese Hero Gary, 1992
Monk To Buddhism, Young-Chi Lin, n.d.
Love, Chien-Te Li, 1992
The Man Who Chops Trees, Shen Lee, 1992
A Fairy Tale (A Couple becomes Butterflies), Joyce, 1992
Water God, Serene, 1992
Grandmother Tiger, Sharon, 1992
Untitled (Farmer and the Sheep), Mike, 1993
Little Red and Little Green, Linda, 1993
The Cowboy and the Seamstress, DiMan, 1993
Lun San Bo and Chu Zing Tae, Stella, 1993
Is He Fooling? Anon., n.d.
Never Trust a Stranger, Pandora, 2018
The Fox and the Crow, Elsa, 2018
The Goose and the Golden Eggs, Joan, 2018
Untitled (The Tribe and the Dragon), Tony, 2018
Journey to the West, Tiffany, 2018
Mum's Word, Doris, 2018

by country

Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Chile
China (includes some from Taiwan)
Colombia
Cyprus
Egypt
France
India
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Korea
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Oman
Palestine
Paraguay
Peru
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United States
Vietnam
Yemen

Chile

The Walker and his Animals, Elliot, 2015

France

Folktale, Marine, 2015

Sri Lanka

Story of Mahadenamutta, Ayoma Samaratunge, Sri Lanka, 2016
Folk Tale, Inosha, 2015
Folk Tale from Sri Lanka - Andare and the Ministers, Sudahinie, 2015
Folk Tale, Andare and the Ministers, Inosha, 2015

Vietnam

The Story of Tich Chu, Nam Giang Trinh

Egypt

Arabian Nights, Muhammad A. Muhammad, 2015

India

Crane and the Crab, Pradeep Vyawahare, India, 2016
The Greatest Warrior Who Was a Liar, Abhishek Kumar, India, 2016
Folk Tale, Bhargavi Gude, 2016
Folk Story, by Ashwin, 2016
The Crow and the Fox, by S. Mani, 2015
Folk Tale, by Harnoor Kaur, 2015
The Rich Man and his Utensils, by Sankar, 2015)
Folk Tales (Story of Kuber), Upasana, India, 2016)

Iran

Apes and the Caring Pigeon (from Kalila wa-dimna), Sahar Mihandoust, Iran, 2016
Folk Tale for Landon and Annabelle, Niloofar Gholamrezaei, Iran, 2016
Shirin and Farhad, SV, 2014
Folk Story, Sina, 2015
Tale of Three Baby Unicorns and a Big Bad Wolf, Pouria, 2015
Arash the Archer story, Soraya, 2015

Paraguay

Yasy Yatere, Horacio, 1993
Pombere, Fernando, 1993

Jordan

Abbas Bin Fernas, A.J, 1993