March 8, 2018

African Folktale Grasshopper and Toad appeared to be good friends. People always saw them together. Yet they had never dined at each other’s houses. One day Toad said to Grasshopper, “Dear friend, tomorrow come and dine at my house. My wife and I will prepare a special meal. We will eat it together.” The next […]

A Spanish Tale Once upon a time, a king had one son, and when he was old enough, he told his father he wished to marry the most beautiful woman in the world. “I’m going to travel the world until I find her,” said the prince. And he set off. He travelled far that first

 A TALE FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA. One day at dawn in southern Africa, a lazy hunter woke to the sound of his children’s wails. “Go hunt some food for the children,” his wife said. The hunter nodded sleepily and slowly walked outside.”Ah, already it’s hot,” he said, looking up at the brightening sky. The sun was

 An African Tale. Long, long ago there lived an old woman who sold the best soup in the market. It was chicken soup. Nobody knew the old woman’s name. Nobody knew where she lived. Nobody knew why her soup was always the best in the market and why it was so hot. But people did