Asian Myth

In this Caldecott Medal-winning tale set in Old Japan, a lively little woman who loves to laugh pursues her runaway dumpling - and must outwit the wicked three-eyed oni when she lands in their clutches.

"The Boy Who Drew Cats" is a Japanese folk tale collected by Lafcadio Hearn in Japanese Fairy Tales. This is his most anthologized story. It concerns a boy who drew cats everywhere. Everyone in the town thought this was a waste of time until a goblin invaded their temple. They boy, and his cat, then come to the rescue.

Der kleine Jakob hilft seiner Mutter auf dem Markt, als eine finstere alte Frau des Weges kommt. Als sie die schönen Waren seiner Mutter kritisiert...

Jolina can't take Claudine's bullying any longer! Though Jolina knows she's still in training to use her grandfather's arbularyo magic, she sneaks into his potions lab. Jolina brews a batch of gayuma, a powerful love potion. And it works. The love potion conquers Claudine's hateful nature. In fact, Claudine doesn't just stop bullying Jolina - now she wants to be Jolina's BFF, and does everything and anything Jolina asks. But magic comes with a cost, and bad intentions beget bad returns. Controlling another person's ability to love - or hate - will certainly have consequences.

Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she's strong. like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it's making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school. In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with the Monkey King, a powerful deity and legendary trickster she accidentally released from his 500-year prison sentence. Thom agrees to help the Monkey King get back his magical staff if he'll take away her strength.

Stella and Luna know that their mama, Elsie, came from the Philippines when she was a child, but they don't know much else. So one night, they ask her to tell them her story. As they get ready for bed, their mama spins two tales: that of her youth as a strong-willed middle child and immigrant; and that of the young life of Mayari, the mythical daughter of a god. Both are tales of sisterhood and motherhood, and of the difficult experience of trying to fit into a new culture, and having to fight for a home and acceptance.

Why are identity cards important, even for gods? How can you tell a Deva from a Manava? How would you find a particular god in a crowd of gods? One day, when Krishna wanted to board an aeroplane, he was not allowed to! All because he did not have an identity card. Then his friends Garuda and Sesha took him to meet Lata-kumari in Guwahati, who told him the story of Anasuya and the Ashwini twins, and why Rishi Chavan made a rule that all gods should carry a dhvaja a flag with each god's very own symbol. Did Krishna get his identity card so he could ride the aeroplane finally?

Why was Indra an unhappy god? What are the many magical things Indra has in paradise? Will Indra ever find happiness? Little Harsha was sad, so a cloud flew him up to Indra's palace, just to show Harsha that the king of gods was sadder than him! There, with his new friends Indra and Airavata, the six-tusked white elephant, Harsha sees so many amazing things a wish-fulfilling tree, a pot of never- ending gold, and a potion that keeps him healthy. Then Indra thinks of a naughty plan to steal Vasishta's cow! When he catches Indra, a very angry Vasishta tells him the secret to being happy.

I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother's legacy. I am yours to command. Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable. But Suraya doesn't know that pelesits have a dark side - and when Pink's shadows threaten to consume them both, they must find enough light to survive...before they are both lost to the darkness.

A collection of endearing and vibrant retellings of Manipuri myths told for the first time ever to the outside world!

6-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan ertak va afsonalar. Ushbu ertak-afsona To’lg’onoy ismli qiz haqida bo’lib, u dovyurakligi va qat’iyati sababli hayotini saqlab qola olishi, o’z ona qishlog’iga, suyukli yori yoniga qaytib, baxtga erishishi haqida hikoya qiladi.

6-12 yoshdagi bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan odamlar haqidagi sehrli ertak. Bu ertakda bir shohning ov paytida g’or ichidan kichkinagina qizcha Qorasochparini topib olishi-yu, so’ngra u qizning ulg’ayib, katta bo’lishi hamda sehrgardan sehr o’rganishi hikoya qilinadi, shu bilan birga ertakda shahzodaga sadoqat bilan xizmat qiluvchi, barcha mo’jizalarning sirini topib, Qorasochparini Rumning yovuz va zolim hukmdorining qo’liadan qutqargan ajoyib yigit haqida ham hikoya qilinadi.

6-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan hukmdorlar haqida ertak. Ertak Chin mamlakati hukmdori bilan vazirining o’g’illari bo’lmish Ha-san va Hu-san haqida bo’lib, ularning sayohatga chiqishlari, ko’pgina ajoyib sarguzashtlarni boshlaridan kechirishlari-yu, hamda ikki go’zal sohibjamol qiz, ya’ni malika Mohinabonu bilan arab halifasining qizi Zulayhoning muhabbatiga sazovor bo’lishlari haqida hikoya qiladi.

6-12 yoshdagi bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan sehrli ertak. Ertak ikki aka-uka Gul bilan Sulbul haqida bo’lib, ular o’z tug’ilib o’sgan shaharlarini tark etishlari, Sunbul baxt qushi yordamida katta bir shaharning hukmdori bo’lishi-yu, Gulning hayotida esa ko’pgina xatarli va sehrli sarguzashtlar sodir bo’lishi va oxir-oqibat ikkovlari ham o’ylagan orzu-niyatlariga yetishishlari haqida hikoya qiladi.

7-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan qisqa ertak. Ertak bir odamning to’rt o’g’lini sinovdan o’tkazishga qaror qilishi, shu sinovdan muvaffaqiyatli o’tgan o’g’ilni esa o’zidan keyin oila boshligiI qilib qoldirmoqchi ekanligi haqida hikoya qiladi.

7-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan sehrli ertak. Ertak bir yosh ayolning unga baxtsizlik va mashaqqat olib kelgan baxil boy, karvonboshi, ikki xizmatchi va ikki o’grining jazosini berishi hamda o’zi katta bir shaharning hukmdori bo’lishi haqida hikoya qiladi.

7-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan odamlar haqidagi hayotiy ertak. Ertak bir yigit haqida bo’lib, uning qanday qilib, donishmand qariya otasi yordamida daryoning tubidan ikkita ajoyib qimmatbaho olmoslarni topib chiqishi-yu hamda xalqni zolim podsho zulmidan qutqarishi haqida hikoya qiladi.

7-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan hayotiy ertak. Ertak Komilaxon ismli ayolning yolg’iz qolishi, uning zolim vazir Qosim Jallod bilan uchrashishga majbur bo’lishi-yu hamda ajoyib vaziyatdan foydalanib vazir va uning yog’onchi guvohlaridan xalos bo’la olishi haqida hikoya qiladi.

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.

7-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan sehrli ertak. Ertak kichkina bir bolaning shohning qiziga xizmatkorlikka sotib yuborilishi, bu bola malika bilan birga ta’lim olishi, katta bo’lgach esa oddiy xalqning farovon hayoti hamda sevikli yori bo’lmish sohibjamol malikaning baxti uchun xavfli sayohatga chiqib, ko’plab xayrli ishlarni amalga oshirishi haqida hikoya qiladi.