Asian Fairy Tales

Nura longs for the simple pleasure of many things—to wear a beautiful red dupatta or to bite into a sweet gulab. But with her mom hard at work in a run-down sweatshop and three younger siblings to feed, Nura must spend her days earning money by mica mining. But it’s not just the extra rupees in her pocket Nura is after. Local rumor says there’s buried treasure in the mine, and Nura knows that finding it could change the course of her family’s life forever. Her plan backfires when the mines collapse and four kids, including her best friend, Faisal, are claimed dead.

In a small Japanese village, a maiden is sacrificed to a dragon so their town will not be destroyed. Kotoshi is next to be sacrificed, but she hopes to fight back! Instead of trying to eat her, the dragon asks for her help in return for her life. Will Kotoshi be able to help the dragon’s baby and end her tyranny on the town?

It is time for the Chinese emperor to choose his successor. Instead of one of his lazy sons, he decides to choose someone who is not from the royal family and devises a special test. Who will be worthy to become the next emperor?

A mother and daughter must break their family’s curse through trials of war and immigration, love, loss, and redemption in this riveting multi-generational saga with a shimmer of magic, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Forgery of Fate. 1940s Hong Kong When Japanese soldiers...

Pahua Moua has a bit of a reputation for being a weirdo. A lonely 11-year-old Hmong girl with the unique ability to see spirits, she spends her summer days babysitting her little brother and playing with her best friend, a cat spirit no one else can see. One day Pahua accidentally untethers an angry spirit from the haunted bridge in her neighborhood - whoops. When her brother suddenly falls sick and can't be awoken, Pahua fears that the bridge spirit has stolen his soul.

The Three Kingdoms is one of the Chinese Noble Classics. The great empire of China is in turmoil. As the government becomes increasingly incompetent, warlords and nobles battle for power. In the north is the Kingdom of Wei, headed by cunning and manipulative Cao Cao. In the southeast is the Kingdom of Wu, ruled by masterful and charismatic Sun Quan. In the west is the Kingdom of Shu, commanded by kindhearted and humble Liu Bei.

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From the magical mountains and valleys of Tibet, these Buddhist-themed folk tales for kids offer a captivating view into the lore and wisdom of Tibetan culture and tradition. Buddhism and its profound effect on Tibet's people and culture is reflected in these stories, each of which is imbued with life lessons for all ages. Threaded through these tales are the teachings of the Buddha and the special quality and relationship that Tibetans have with the mountains, trees, rocks, rivers, and sky.

Bhutan is a magical place. A land full of wild and wonderful animals, both real and imaginary. A culture where the rawness of the ancient past and the complex reality of the present bump into one another, into what feels like a blur to us foreigners, but is understandable and logical for the Bhutanese, especially the country folk. This tale is a quest to obtain wisdom from an ancient wise source. Wisdom on how to help humans stop polluting the countryside and once more respect the timeless bond between them and all other living things.

Märchen bildet in China kein streng gesondertes Gebiet. Von den Ammengeschichten und Fabeln bis zu Göttermythen, Sagen und Novellen sind die Grenzen durchaus schwankend. Das Wunderbare gehört für China noch zum natürlichen Weltlauf, so dass hier sich keine scharfe Grenze ziehen lässt.

In Ghostly Japan collects 12 ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation. While some of these stories contain nightmare imagery worthy of a midnight creature feature, others are not ghostly or ghastly at all. "Bits of Poetry" offers an engaging study on verse, and "Japanese Buddhist Proverbs" explains the meaning of several aphorisms based on Japanese cultural references.

7-12 yoshdagi bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan sehrli ertak. Ertak uch sohibjamol opa-singillar haqida bo’lib, ular qanday qilib ko’rgan-kechirgan voqealari bilan shoh va uning vazirini ajablantirib qo’yganliklari hamda uch nafar shahzoda bilan birga ikki singillarini sehr-jodudan xalos qilganliklari haqida hikoya qiladi.

Con una sensibilidad inusitada y un espectacular buen ojo para abordar aspectos culturales e idiosincráticos de la cultura japonesa, el experto Richard G. Smith recopila en esta obra varias narraciones de carácter mitológico que recogió a su paso por Japón durante la Belle Epoque. En ella conoceremos el aspecto mágico de Japón, sus leyendas más arraigadas y sus dioses de la naturaleza. Una imprescindible colección de cuentos que encierran enseñanzas zen.

Eine echte Märchenschatztruhe öffnet sich hier! Die berühmtesten Märchen von Wilhelm Hauff - Kalif Storch, Zwerg Nase, Der kleine Muck, Saids Schicksale, Das Märchen vom falschen Prinzen - sind ebenso dabei wie zahlreiche Märchen aus China, Japan, Indien und der Türkei. Natürlich dürfen auch Sindbad der Seefahrer, Ali Baba und die 40 Räuber sowie Aladin und die Wunderlampe nicht fehlen!

Ertak Iskandar Zulqarnaynning yer ostida hamda dengiz tubida yashovchilarni o’ziga bo’ysundirishni va o’lpon to’lashga majbur qilishni mo’ljallashi, ulardan sehrli tovoqda sehrli un qabul qilishi, bu undan sehrli nonlar yopilishi, bu nonlar bechora darveshga nasib qilishi-yu hamda ular tufayli buyuk va donishmand hakim bo’lib yetishishi haqida hikoya qiladi.

5 yoshdan 12 yoshgacha bo’lgan bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan hayvonlar haqida ertaklar. “Susambil” ertagi eshak, xo’kiz, xo’roz, ikki qo’shoyoq va asalarilar to’dasining ajoyib Susambil vodiysiga yetib borishlariyu, bo’rilarning butun to’dasini yenga olishlari haqida hikoya qiladi.

7 yoshdan 12 yoshgacha bo’lgan bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan sehrli ertaklar. “Uch og’ayni botirlar” ertagi uch aka-uka haqida bo’lib, ularning dunyo bo’ylab kezganlari, ko’pgina jasoratlar sodir etganliklari, shohning jumboqlarini yechganlariyu, go’zal malikalarga uylanganliklari va otalarining bag’riga sog’-salomat va baxtli holda qaytib kelganliklari haqida hikoya qiladi.

6-10 yoshgacha bo’lgan bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan odamlar haqidagi hayotiy ertak. Ertakda bir kambag’al yigit ustalik va topqirlik tufayli zolim afsungar Qatlamahurdan qutulib qolganligi va podshohning kuyovi bo’lganligi hikoya qilinadi.

6-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan sehrli ertak. Ertakda yosh yigitning bir afsungar xizmatiga kirishi, sehrli duoni o’rganib, afsungarning o’zini hiyla bilan yengib, go’zal pariga uylanishi hikoya qilinadi.

Im Dungting-See ist ein Berg. In dem Berge ist ein Loch. Es ist so tief, dass es keinen Boden hat. Einst ging ein Fischer dort vorüber, der glitt aus und fiel hinein. Er kam in eine Gegend voll gewundener Wege, die über Berg- und Talhänge führten mehrere Meilen weit.