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The Mouse and the Elephant
Published August 15, 2014
Mouse claims to be stronger than elephant and sets off to prove it. Mouse meets different animals who run away due to different reasons. Mouse thinks they ran away out of fear. Mouse finds elephant. Elephant drinks up water and blows mouse across the jungle and leaves. Mouse thinks elephant ran away in a rainstorm. Mouse continues telling everyone that elephants are afraid of mice.View story » View story in Chinese » View story in Arabic » View story in French » View story in German » View story in Hindi » View story in Italian » View story in Japanese » View story in Korean » View story in Portuguese » View story in Russian » View story in Spanish » View story in Turkish »Grandmother Spider
Published November 10, 2009
Native American Tale from the Hopi Tribe - The sky is lifting up and going high into the sky. Moose, Bear and other animals try unsuccessfully to hold the sky to the earth. Grandmother Spider wants to help the other animals and is turned down. On her own, she catches the sky with a web - then climbs up and down using webs to hold the sky to the earth. Sometimes when you see sunbeams, you might be seeing Grandmother Spider's webbing that still holds the sky to the earth.View story » View story in Chinese » View story in Arabic » View story in French » View story in German » View story in Hindi » View story in Italian » View story in Japanese » View story in Portuguese » View story in Russian » View story in Spanish » View story in Turkish »The Frog In the Well
Published July 25, 2009
Frog lives in a small well where all of its needs are met. It believes it lives in the greatest place possible. Other animals try to tell Frog that the world is bigger. But Frog does not believe them. Like humans - Frog can only see the world from its own personal experiences. A bird takes Frog out of its small world and widens Frog's viewpoint.View story » View story in Chinese » View story in Arabic » View story in French » View story in German » View story in Hindi » View story in Italian » View story in Japanese » View story in Korean » View story in Portuguese » View story in Russian » View story in Spanish » View story in Turkish »Why Spiders Hide in Corners
Published April 23, 2004
Anansi and his family have a good harvest. Anansi does not want to share his food with anyone including his family. His greed causes him to behave in ways embarrassing to his family. In humiliation he often takes the shape of a spider and hides in corners.View story » View story in Chinese » View story in Arabic » View story in French » View story in German » View story in Hindi » View story in Italian » View story in Japanese » View story in Portuguese » View story in Russian » View story in Spanish » View story in Turkish »