Category Bedtime Stories for Kids

74 HOW MORNING STAR LOST HER FISH

HOW LITTLE SHOOTER LOST HIS LUCK – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

One day, an Indian boy was playing beside a stream, when one of the little elf men came along in ...
51 HOW MICE OVERCAME THE WARRIORS

HOW MICE OVERCAME THE WARRIORS – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

Once a tribe of the Iroquois became very warlike and cruel. They liked to follow the warpath rather than the ...
73 HOW MORNING STAR LOST HER FISH

HOW MORNING STAR LOST HER FISH – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

Once the Little People, the Indian fairies, ran with the Red Children through the woods, and played with them beside ...
How Night Came – Brazilian Fairy Tales

How Night Came – Brazilian Fairy Tales

Years and years ago at the very beginning of time, when the world had just been made, there was no ...
How Old Man Winter Was Driven Back

HOW OLD MAN WINTER WAS DRIVEN BACK – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

Far away in the North Sky lives Old Man Winter. Every year he leaves his wigwam in the sky and ...
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How Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to Dinner – Indian Fairy Tales

ONE day Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to dine with their uncle and aunts Thunder and Lightning. Their mother ...
18 How the Brazilian Beetles Got

How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats – Brazilian Fairy Tales

IN Brazil the beetles have such beautifully colored, hard-shelled coats up on their backs that they are often set in ...
39 HOW THE COON OUTWITTED THE FOX

HOW THE COON OUTWITTED THE FOX – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

A wise old raccoon sat up in a tree near the river where the bear lost his tail. The coon ...
HOW THE CYMRY LAND BECAME INHABITED – Welsh Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis

HOW THE CYMRY LAND BECAME INHABITED – Welsh Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis

In all Britain to-day, no wolf roams wild and the deer are all tame. Yet in the early ages, when ...
HOW THE FAIRIES WORKED MAGIC – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

HOW THE FAIRIES WORKED MAGIC – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

Once a little Indian girl was very sad and unhappy. The Great Spirit had taken her father and mother, and ...
27 Medicine Rattle

HOW THE INDIANS LEARNED TO HEAL – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

A long, long time ago, some Indians were running along a trail that led to an Indian settlement. As they ...
05 sap bucket

HOW THE IROQUOIS GIVE THANKS – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

The Iroquois Red Children are a grateful people. The true Iroquois never rises after eating without saying, "Niaweh," which means, ...
09 How the Monkey and the Goat

How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations – Brazilian Fairy Tales

Once upon a time the tiger sent an invitation to the goat asking the goat to accompany him on a ...
08 How the Monkey Became a

How the Monkey Became a Trickster – Brazilian Fairy Tales

ONCE upon a time there was a beautiful garden in which grew all sorts of fruits. Many beasts lived in ...
13 How the Monkey Escaped

How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten – Brazilian Fairy Tales

Once upon a time, ages and ages ago, people ate fruits and nuts. Then there came a time when the ...
10 How the Monkey Got a Drink

How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty – Brazilian Fairy Tales

The monkey was seated high up among the leafy branches of a mango tree playing upon his guitar. The tiger ...
11 How the Monkey Got Food

How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry – Brazilian Fairy Tales

Once upon a time the monkey was hungry. He wanted to make some porridge, but he did not have any ...
16 How the Pigeon Became

How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird – Brazilian Fairy Tales

ONCE upon a time there was a father with three sons who had reached the age when they must go ...
02 How the Rabbit Lost His Tail

How the Rabbit Lost His Tail – Brazilian Fairy Tales

Once upon a time, ages and ages ago, the rabbit had a long tail, but the cat had none. She ...
01-Indian-Fairy-Tales

How the Raja’s Son won the Princess Labam – Indian Fairy Tales

In a country there was a Raja who had an only son who every day went out to hunt. One ...