Myths and World Stories Archive

  • African Stories

    Anansi Africa

    Meet fierce lions, tricky spiders, and many more wonders.

  • American Stories

    Chicken Little

    From Native American stories, to funny folk tales, here is our little bit of Americana.

  • Ancient Egyptian Stories

    Egyptian pharoah

    The oldest are the best. You may not have heard these fairy tales before, but they have some very familiar themes.

  • Chinese Stories

    Chinese Dragon, Tiger and Horse

    From Astrology to magical stories about princess and princesses, Chinese mythology is packed with wonders.

  • English Stories

    Gold Pooping Donkey

    English stories are often lively and funny and often involve a boy called Jack!

  • French Stories

    Finette and the golden bullets

    Traditional contes des fée from France many of them not so well known in the rest of the world - but they should be because they are rattling good yarns.

  • Gilgamesh

    Gilgamesh and Enkidu fight Humbaba in the cedar forest of Lebanon

    Gilgamesh is one of the very first heroes ever written about. His adventures were told on clay tablets thousands of years ago in the land of Mesopotamia. He was a king who was part human and part god. Gilgamesh and his great friend, Enkidu, fought monsters, met the gods, and searched for the secret of life itself. Their story includes a version of the Great Flood.

  • Greek Myths

    Zeus, king of the Greek gods

    The greatest legends from the time when gods and goddesses roamed the earth and mingled with humans. Check out our guide to Who's Who among the Greek gods.

  • Indian Stories

    A bird a deer and a tortoise

    Indian Stories, including the tales of the Panchatantra, often feature animals and morals - they are lively and fun.

  • Irish Stories

    Halloween Irish Horse Escape at the castle

    Pookas, Leprechauns and dragons are among the wonderful characters you will meet in these magical Irish tales.

  • Japanese-stories

    Samurai tea master

    Japanese stories are full of enchantment, ceremony, and magical creatures.

  • Korean Stories

    The King of the Birds

    Magical and often touching stories from Korea with a strong family theme.

  • Norse Myths

    Odin drinks from Mimir's Well,

    Odin, Thor, Loki - the Gods of the Vikings - had many wonderful adventures which have inspired the likes of Wagner.

  • Peer Gynt

    Reindeer

    Norway's greatest fairy tale is retold with music and a nod to to the dramatist, Ibsen.

  • Russian Stories

    Vasilisa

    Witches and magic from the land of snow and ice.

  • Scottish Stories

    Scottish tailer

    Tales from bonnie Scotland

  • Vietnamese Stories

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    The Ugly Boatman and Story from Vietnam

  • Welsh

    Welsh Celtic Harp Jig

    Magical folk tales from Wales including enchanted music and witch's cats.