Famous Folktales

2. A shepherd boy who lies about a wolf attacking his sheep until no one believes him when it’s true.
3. A slow but steady tortoise wins a race against an overconfident hare who takes a nap.
7. A hardworking hen bakes bread by herself because no one else helps her.
11. Two siblings lost in the woods find a candy house owned by a wicked witch.
12. A wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy but must learn to tell the truth.
13. A poor boy finds a magic lamp with a genie who grants him wishes that change his life.
14. A brave girl from China who disguises herself as a man to take her father’s place in the army.

1. Travelers trick a selfish village into sharing food by pretending to make soup from stones.
2. Three pig brothers build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks to keep out a hungry wolf.
4. A magical man who spins straw into gold and forces a girl to guess his name to save her child.
5. A kind girl who brings food to her grandmother and meets a sneaky wolf in the forest.
6. A cookie who jumps out of the oven and runs away shouting, “You can’t catch me!”
8. A tiny girl born from a flower who travels through nature to find where she belongs.
9. A gigantic lumberjack from American tall tales who worked with his huge blue ox named Babe.
10. A curious boy who trades his family’s cow for magic beans and climbs a beanstalk to a castle in the clouds.