童话，神话，传说

Joseph Jacob’s first volume—English Fairy—did not exhaust the scanty remains of traditional English folktales. He retained those he did not use and most of the 44 illustrated tales that appear in …

On the borders of the “Land o’ Dreams” and broad daylight, the real and the unreal are so strangely blended that children are puzzled to know where the boundary lies. It is from this land that Andrew …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 412In this 412th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Polish Fairy Tale ‘RÜBEZAHL”.Rübezahl is a folklore mountain spirit of the …

In issue 20 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Armenian tale of how Queen Semiramis desired King Ara for her consort. King Ara rebuffed all her advances. Filled with rage …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 017 In issue 17 of the Baba Indaba Children’s Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Jewish/Persian tale of BOSTANAI – a story about the Jewish people during their captivity/exile …

One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of stories collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars in various countries across the Middle East and South Asia. These …

ONCE upon a time, when Fairies were much more common than they are now, there lived a King and a Queen. Their country was close to Fairy Land, and very often the little Elves would cross over the …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 217 In this 217th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian story of the Chief’s Daughter. An old man with grey, wispy …

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 371In this 371st issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale ‘ HOW IAN DIREACH GOT THE BLUE FALCON”.ONCE upon a time, long ago and …

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago and far, far away, in Japan it was early spring on the coast of Suruga. A rose-tinged cloud from heaven had fallen softly on the branches of a cherry tree. …