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Korean: 거북이와 토끼 [geobug-iwa tokki] The Rabbitt and the Turtle

This story is a traditional Korean story based on Aesop's Fable "The Tortoise and The Hare." In the story, the two animals run a race. Just like "The Tortoise and The Hare," the Rabbit falls asleep during the race, and the Turtle wins.

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Korean: 어리석은 나이 자랑 [eoliseog-eun nai jalang] Foolish Boasting About Age

In this traditional Korean folktale, a bird, monkey, and elephant lived near an old tree. One day, while swinging on the tree, the three friends fought over who got to stay on the swing the longest. The elephant claimed he should swing the most since…

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Russian: Красная Шапочка [Krasnaya Shapochka] Little Red Riding Hood

This fairy tale, originally recorded (and modified) in French by Charles Perrault in 1697, was first translated into Russian in 1768. French was the court language in Russia and required knowledge for the children of the noble families, so the first…

Sinhala: හිවලුන් සහ මිදි [hivalun saha midi] The Fox and the Grapes

Based on the classic Aesop fable, this story has the following moral: There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.

About Sinhalese: Sinhala is one of the official languages of Sri Lanka, spoken by…

Spanish: Caperucita roja y el lobo feroz-Little Red Riding Hood and the Bad Big Wolf

This version of Little Red follows Brothers Grimm’s story: both Little Red and Gramma get eaten by the big, bad wolf, but they are miraculously rescued by a huntsman or a woodcutter who open the wolf’s belly. This ending is more suitable for younger…

Spanish: Jack and the Beanstalk

Young Jack lived with his mother and their cow Margarita in an old and dilapidated house. One day Jack’s mother asked him to take the cow to the market to sell it. Instead, he exchanged Margarita for six colorful and magical beans. When he arrived…

Spanish: La historia del toro Fernando-The Story of Ferdinand the Bull

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Fernando lives with his mother and other bulls in a dehesa in a small Spanish village. Unlike the other bulls who want to be the protagonists at the famous bullfights in Seville, Fernando likes to sit under his favorite cork tree smelling the sweet…

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Spanish: Reading from Platero y yo- Platero and I

Platero y yo [Platero and I] is one of the most popular books written by Spanish author Juan Ramón Jiménez (Nobel Prize in Literature, 1956). Platero and I is a beautiful story told by a child about his donkey, Platero. The first chapter describes…

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Spanish: Readings from Popol Vuh [the book of the people]

Popol Vuh [Book of the People] tells the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people, one of the Maya peoples, who inhabit the Guatemalan highlands, the South of Mexico, and areas of Belize.

About the Spanish language in Guatemala: the Guatemalan…

The Brahmin and Three Rogues, a story from The Panchatantra

The story starts off with a Brahmin carrying a goat on his shoulder, gifted to him by a rich merchant for fulfilling his priestly duties. The Brahmin is tricked by three thugs into leaving the goat on the streets for the fear that the goat is…

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