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Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

Kookaburra’s Laughter

(An Australian Legend) Long, long ago, only the moon and stars lighted the Earth. No one had ever felt the warmth or seen the light of the sun. The spirits who lived in the sky looked down...

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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

The Tortoise and the Magic Drum

(A Nigerian Tale) Once upon a time there lived a king who owned a magical drum. Some said this drum was the secret to the peace that filled his land, because whenever the king beat upon the...

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2016

The Lotus Flower and the Dragon King

(A Chinese Tale) Long ago a poor old blind man in China had just one blessing, and this was his daughter, Shimchong. She was gentle and generous, a treasure who brightened her father’s dark life. One day...

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Tuesday, May 17th, 2016

The Heart of Friendship

(An African Tale) Once upon a time, a beautiful tamarind tree bloomed at the edge of a cliff. Half the boughs of the tree hung over the village huts, and half the boughs hung over the sea....

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Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

Ananda and the Girl of Grace

(An Indian Tale) All his life, the Buddha was accompanied by an attendant to take care of his needs. For many years one monk after another attended him, but over time, no one proved suitable. One day...

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Tuesday, April 26th, 2016

The Swan Maiden’s Trick

(A Celtic Tale) Once upon a time, a king had a pear tree and every day the pear tree bore 24 pears. That is, until one spring morning, when the king discovered there were only 23. He...

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Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Bruin’s Honeycomb

(A French Folktale) Once upon a time, Bruin the Bear had a beehive full of honeycomb. He was quite proud of it, so he walked through the forest boasting. When Reynard the Fox heard about the honeycomb,...

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Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

The Tengu’s Magic Cape

(A Japanese Tale) From the time Kei was a small boy, he had heard stories of the tengu. The creatures inhabited the mountain forests not far from Kyoto, where he lived. Kei had never seen a tengu,...

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Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Lesson of the Figs

(A Tale of Ancient Rome) Once upon a time, the emperor of Rome was touring the land of Israel. He was walking among the orchards of Tiberius when he came upon a sight that took his breath...

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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

Two Kind Cats

(An Italian Folktale) Matteo the merchant was a kind, generous man. Everyone knew that about him. And people loved him for that. Well, most people did. His neighbor, Remo, was also a merchant, but he was the...

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