n California today in the valley of Yosemite many tourists come to marvel at a very tall and sheer rock called El Capitan. But those who lived centuries ago, the people of the Miwok tribe, had another name for this natural wonder. They told a story about how it came about. According to the Miwok,… Continue reading The Tale of El Capitan
Month: February 2022
The Emperor’s New Clothes
There once was an Emperor who loved nothing better than wearing fancy new clothes. Three times a day he would change into a brand new royal outfit. Many Emperors spend their days talking to advisers and fixing problems of the land. Not this one! He was too busy sending out his servants to find the… Continue reading The Emperor’s New Clothes
Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow
In all the land, none was better with a bow and arrow than Robin Hood. He lived with his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest. That was the King’s woods where King John kept his royal deer. A few years before, King Richard had ruled the land. This King let the poor come into… Continue reading Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow
The Sword in the Stone
Long ago in England, a wise and just king ruled the land. His name was King Uther. Times were good and the people lived well. King Uther wanted a magician at court. And so he chose the famous Merlin the Magician. Merlin could see into the future. And he knew those good days were not… Continue reading The Sword in the Stone
How to Cure a Changed Man
ONCE UPON A TIME a young wife named Yun Ok was very sad. Her husband had always been a gentle and loving man. But that was before the war. Ever since he had come back from the war, he was angry, even mean. Sometimes Yun Ok felt fear when she lived with her own husband.… Continue reading How to Cure a Changed Man
The Pocahontas and John Smith
In the spring of 1607, three ships landed on the shore of what is now America. About 100 men – no women were asked to come – stepped onto the sand to start a new life. The men built 20 cabins and a fort to go around them all. They called their new town Jamestown. … Continue reading The Pocahontas and John Smith
A Surprise in the Oven
Once upon a time a plump old woman name Tante Adela lived in French Canada. She lived all alone with her big grey cat and the cows in her barn. One morning she got up very early as it baking day and there was much to do. She took a load of wood outside to… Continue reading A Surprise in the Oven
The Bear Feast
An old man living in Alaska was sad. All of his friends and family were long gone. He began to wonder if he should leave the village and start a new life somewhere else. “If I lived someplace new, at least I won’t be around all these memories anymore,” he thought. But he also worried,… Continue reading The Bear Feast