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Tales of Old

 

     Read the stories of many lands in these ancient tales from around the world.

   Click on a title for more information about the book. The number in parentheses indicates the reading level of the book. Books marked with a clock    are part of our 15-minute series - books that take about 15 minutes to read so children can read an entire book during their 15 minutes of reading a day. A indicates that activity sheets are available for this book.

 
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A Daring Rescue A Story of George Washington  (4.7) 

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A Forest on Fire (4.4) 

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A moonlight Fable  by H.G. Wells  (6.6) 

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A Telephonic Conversation  by Mark Twain  (5.6) 

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A Timely Rescue  An Old Seaman's Tale  (4.4) 

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An Adventure in the Upper Sea  by Jack London  (5.7) 

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An Adventure with a Shark An Old Seaman's Tale  (5.2) 

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An Adventure with Dusky Wolves  (4.0) 

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An Indian Story An Old American Tale (4.4) 

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At The Gate  (4.7) 

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The Animals and the Mirror  (4.0) 

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Arizona Indian Tales   (3.3) 

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Baker Boys and the Bees  A German Folk Tale (3.9) 

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Bald-Face  by Jack London  (4.5) 

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The Barber of Bagdad A Skit Based on an Old Arabian Tale  (3.5) 

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Bearskin  A Tale by the Brothers Grimm  (4.0) 

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Beauty and the Beast  (4.3) 

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The Bell of Atri  An Old Italian Tale  (2.9) 

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The Birds of Killingworth  (3.9) 

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Bluebeard An Old Arabian Tale (5.2) 

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The Bonfire in the Sea An Australian Tale  (4.3) 

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Briar Rose or the tale of Sleeping Beauty  (3.6) 

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The Cat and the Mouse  (2.7) 

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Catherine and Frederick  A Tale by the Brothers Grimm   (3.4) 

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The Christmas Bells  (4.3) 

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Cinderella  (3.9) 

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Coyote Indian Tales  From the Native Americans of the Southwest  (3.5)

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David and Goliath Adapted from the Bible Story  (3.6) 

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Dick Whittington  An Old English Folk Tale (3.2) 

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Dinewan And Goomblegubbon  An Old Australian Tale  (3.8) 

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Donal and Conal An Old Irish Tale  (3.3) 

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Dummling and the Three Feathers A Tale by the Brothers Grimm   (5.2) 

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Each in His Own Place  (2.4)

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The Elephant's Child A Classic Indian Tale by Rudyard Kipling  (6.9)

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Faithful John A Tale by the Brothers Grimm   (4.2) 

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Foolish Johnny An Old Tale from the Southern United States  (2.9) 

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The Four Friends A Tale by the Brothers Grimm   (2.6) 

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The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf  An Old Greek Tale in Skit Form  (1.9) 

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The Goddess of the Silkworm An Old Tale from China  (5.1) 

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The Golden Touch  The Classic Tale of King Midas (3.7) 

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The Goose Girl  (1.9) 

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Hansel and Grethel  An Old German Folk Tale  (3.6) 

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The Hare and the Hedgehog  An Old Tale in Skit Form (2.3) 

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Hidden Treasure A Tale by the Brothers Grimm   (3.1) 

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The Hidden Treasure  An Old Fairy Tale  (4.8) 

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The Hillman and the Housewife  (3.4) 

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Hope's Doll A Story of Puritan Life  (5.1) 

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How Brother Rabbit Fooled the Whale and the Elephant  (3.5)

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How Mary Got a New Dress  (3.4) 

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How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin  A Classic Indian Tale by Rudyard Kipling (5.7)

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Kentucky Belle  A Poem About the Civil War  (5.6) 

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The King and the Gooseherd  An Old English Tale in Skit Form (2.3) 

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The Little Cooks Reward  (4.6) 

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Little Goody Two Shoes  (3.8) 

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Little One Eye, Two Eyes and Three Eyes  A Tale by the Brothers Grimm   (4.5) 

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Making the Best of It   (4.3) 

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The Miller's Guest  Adapted From an Old English Ballad (2.8) 

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The Miller, His Son and Their Donkey  An Old Fairy Tale in Skit Form   (2.3) Skit 

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The Monkey's Fiddle  An Old African Tale (3.9) 

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Mother Frost  A Tale by the Brothers Grimm  (3.2) 

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Nahum Prince  An Old American Tale (4.0) 

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Oh If I Could But Shiver  A Tale by the Brothers Grimm  (2.6) 

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Philemon and Baucis An Old Greek Tale  (4.7) 

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The Plaid Dress   An Old American Tale (2.5) 

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The Poplar Tree  (2.8) 

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Prince Choi   (4.4) 

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Princess Goldenhair    (4.6) 

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The Rabbit and the Wolf  A Native American Tale (3.0) 

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The Red Shoes  An Old Fairy Tale in Skit Form  (4.0)

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Rumplestiltskin A Tale by the Brothers Grimm   (3.5) 

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Saddle to Rags  Adapted From an Old English Ballad  (2.4) 

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The Shoemaker and the Elves  (3.5) 

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Squeaky and the Scare Box  (3.1) 

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The Tar Wolf  A Native American Tale (3.5) 

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The Three Tasks A Tale by the Brothers Grimm   (4.8) 

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Tom Thumb  An Old English Folk Tale  (3.2) 

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The Trailing Arbutus A Native American Tale  (4.2) 

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Tufty Riquet   (5.2) 

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The Ugly Duckling  A Tale by Hans Christian Andersen  (2.9) 

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What the Goodman Does is Always Right  An Old Fairy Tale in Skit Form  (2.5)

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The White Blackbird  (3.6) 

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Why the Bear's Tail is Short  A German Folk Tale (2.2) 

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The Wise Men of Gotham  An Old English Story  (2.1) 

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The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids  An Old English Folk Tale  (2.7) 

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Zuni Indian Tales  (2.9)

 

            

 

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