The Ant and the Elephant

Mahabis is a game played between two teams. One team places their hand beneath a blanket and hide a ring in the palm of a teammate’s hand. Then they show their closed hands to the other team. The other team have to guess in which hand the ring is hiding. The ant and the elephant… Continue reading The Ant and the Elephant

Sleeping Beauty

Long ago and far away there lived a good king and queen. The people loved them and their lives would have been very happy if only they had had a child. Years went by and then, one spring, when they thought all hope was gone, the queen gave birth to a baby girl. The whole kingdom… Continue reading Sleeping Beauty

Li and Gao

Li was a foolish neighbour, but one day, in the gambling house, Li won three hundred yuan. ‘Oh, what shall I do with my yuan? Where shall I hide them? Where shall I store them…? Ah, a good idea. I will store them in the ground.’ Li dug a hole and put the three hundred yuan… Continue reading Li and Gao

Friends Forever

There once lived a mouse and frog who were very good friends. Every morning the frog would go to visit the mouse who lived in a hole inside a tree. The mouse very much enjoyed the company of the frog, but the mouse did not realise that the frog was growing increasingly frustrated because it… Continue reading Friends Forever

A Good Friend

Yasin’s family moved from Iraq to England when he was just a young boy. Yasin did not want to leave his home in Samarra but his father said that it was best for the family because it was not safe to live there anymore and he wanted his son to grow up in a country… Continue reading A Good Friend

The Talking Eggs 

THERE was once a woman who had two daughters and their names were Millison and Blanche. Millison was nasty-tempered and cruel, while her younger sister Blanche was sweet and cheerful. The mother’s favorite was not sweet Blanche, but the sharp-tongued Millison, probably because the older daughter was the very likeness of her own mean self.… Continue reading The Talking Eggs 

Sunlight and Moonlight

Long years ago, there lived in a distant land a handsome prince named Sunlight. Sunlight lived in a splendid palace with his father, the ruler of the land, who was called in those days a Khan. Sunlight’s mother had died when he was a baby, and when he was a young boy his father married… Continue reading Sunlight and Moonlight

The Stolen Bairn (Baby)

It was an odd sight that greeted two tall, dark, sharp-eared fairies. There under the bushes by the cliffs, was a baby wrapped in its blankets mewing and cooing. Only his wee little face poked through, and not a soul nearby to claim him. “I would like such a bairn,” said one fairy, arching her… Continue reading The Stolen Bairn (Baby)

Prince Derek and the Ring 

Once a good king, knowing that he was dying, asked one last favor of his guardian Fairy. “Madam,” said the good King to the Fairy, “You know I have but one child, my dear Prince Derek. Kindly grant my last favor on my son’s behalf.” “Say the word,” answered the Fairy. “I will make your… Continue reading Prince Derek and the Ring