Resources for the stories
Coloring pages, puzzles and story maps to go with the books and the read-aloud videos. The free ones are below; print as many as you like for home or the classroom.
Coloring pages
One page for every story in the series, 126 in all, drawn in the same black-line style as the books. US Letter, ready to print.
Volume One: Aesop and the Classical World
20 coloring pages, one for every story.
Or pick one story
- The Hare and the Tortoise
- The Oak and the Reeds
- The Lion and the Mouse
- The Ant and the Dove
- The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- The Honest Woodcutter
- The Dog and His Reflection
- The Goose and the Golden Egg
- The North Wind and the Sun
- The Fox and the Goat
- Belling the Cat
- The Crow and the Pitcher
- The Fox and the Crow
- The Jackdaw and the Borrowed Feathers
- The Frog and the Ox
- The Miller, His Son, and the Donkey
- The Two Travelers and the Bear
- The Leap at Rhodes
- The Ants and the Grasshopper
- The Farmer and His Sons
Volume Two: Tales from the Indian Subcontinent, Book One
20 coloring pages, one for every story.
Or pick one story
- The Quarrel of the Quails
- The Pigeon King and the Mouse
- The Turtle Who Talked Too Soon
- The Donkey Who Had to Sing
- The Hare and the Lion
- The Farmer and the Three Tricksters
- The Mongoose and the Jar
- The Dreamer and the Jar of Flour
- The Iron-Eating Rats
- The Merchant of Seri
- The Frog Who Bluffed a Tiger
- The Fox's Whisper
- Lambikin and the Rolling Drum
- The Tiger, the Traveler, and the Jackal
- The Four Harmonious Friends
- The Donkey and the Rock
- The Elephant Gentle-Eye
- Nandi and the Hundred Carts
- The Blue Jackal
- The Jackal, the Deer, and the Crow
Volume Three: Africa
20 coloring pages, one for every story.
Or pick one story
- How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race
- Tit for Tat
- Honourable Minu
- Why Dead People are Buried
- The Kingdom of the Yorubas
- How the Scorpion Saved the Goat's Life
- The Monkey and the Shark
- The Ape, the Snake, and the Ox
- Goso the Teacher
- Sell Dear, Don't Sell Cheap
- The Caterpillar and the Wild Animals
- The Hare and the Elephants
- Unanana-bosele
- The Great Chief of the Animals
- Story of Lion and Little Jackal
- The Jackal and the Spring
- What the Old Woman Left Behind
- The Brother Who Thought It Through
- The Shipwrecked Sailor
- The Eloquent Peasant
Volume Four: Europe and the Silk Road
16 coloring pages, one for every story.
Or pick one story
- The Old Man and His Grandson
- The Star Money
- True and Untrue
- Gudbrand on the Hill-Side
- The Language of the Birds
- The Wolf and the Tailor
- The Field of Boliauns
- Munachar and Manachar
- Mighty Mikko and the Grateful Fox
- Osmo the Bear and the Mouse
- The Borrowed Pot
- The Middle of the Earth
- The Lion and the Ox
- The Ring-dove
- The Ladder in the Wall
- Born Under the Kid
Volume Five: East and Southeast Asia
18 coloring pages, one for every story.
Or pick one story
- The Monkey and the Crocodile
- The Monkey and the Turtle
- Sang Kancil and the Tiger
- Sang Kancil and the Pit
- The Mouse-Deer and the Crocodiles
- Punia and the King of the Sharks
- Shiro's Ashes
- The Swallow's Seed
- The Rabbit's Eyes
- The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar
- My Lord Bag of Rice
- A Bridegroom for Miss Mole
- The Bird and the Island of Gold
- The Nine Hats
- Help in Need
- Pigling and Her Proud Sister
- The White Hare and the Crocodiles
- The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
Volume Six: Tales from the Indian Subcontinent, Book Two
14 coloring pages, one for every story.
Or pick one story
- Manjushri and the Draining of the Lake
- The Sparrow's Lost Bean
- The Tortoise and the Jackal
- The Wise Frog
- Chulbule the Rabbit and the Juicy Carrot
- The Lion and His Prey
- The Indigent Brahman
- The Match-making Jackal
- The Tiger and the Hare
- The Bear's Bad Bargain
- The Monkey and the Wedge
- The Weaver-Birds and the Monkeys
- The Terrible Bell
- The Rat's Wedding
Volume Seven: The Pacific and the Americas
18 coloring pages, one for every story.
Or pick one story
- Maui Snares the Sun
- Pi's Watercourse
- The One Who Was Not Counted
- The Great Fish of Māui
- The Raven and the Goose
- The Two Friends Who Set Off to Travel Round the World
- Raven and the Box of Daylight
- How Beaver Carried the Fire
- The Buffalo and the Field-Mouse
- The Badger and the Bear
- Iktomi and the Muskrat
- Iktomi's Blanket
- The Coyote and the Locust's Song
- The Rabbit Huntress
- How the Rabbit Lost His Tail
- How the Toad Got His Bumps
- The Grave in the Pea Field
- The Cowitch and Mr. Foolman
Puzzles and story maps
A taste of the classroom set, from Volume One.
The complete resource bundle
Everything else, for all seven volumes, in one download.
- Word searches and crosswords for Volumes Two to Seven, with answer keys
- One-page story maps for every story in Volumes Two to Seven
- Seven classroom packs: a reading-aloud guide, name pronunciations and discussion questions for every story
- Seven English learning packs: word cards, picture sentence sheets and quizzes
- Seven reflection workbooks for adults, one question per story with room to write
- Seven reading-with-glossary editions for adults learning English: the stories, word lists and comprehension questions
- Fables for Discussion, a guide for book clubs and families
$49.99 USD
English learning packs, one volume at a time
For young learners of English, built from the words and pictures in each volume's stories. Each button opens that pack on Payhip, our secure store.
English Pack, Volume One
100 word cards, 20 picture sentence sheets and a 40-question quiz with a separate answer key.
$9.99 USD
English Pack, Volume Two
100 word cards, 20 picture sentence sheets and a 40-question quiz with a separate answer key.
$9.99 USD
English Pack, Volume Three
100 word cards, 20 picture sentence sheets and a 40-question quiz with a separate answer key.
$9.99 USD
English Pack, Volume Four
80 word cards, 16 picture sentence sheets and a 32-question quiz with a separate answer key.
$9.99 USD
English Pack, Volume Five
90 word cards, 18 picture sentence sheets and a 36-question quiz with a separate answer key.
$9.99 USD
English Pack, Volume Six
70 word cards, 14 picture sentence sheets and a 28-question quiz with a separate answer key.
$9.99 USD
English Pack, Volume Seven
90 word cards, 18 picture sentence sheets and a 36-question quiz with a separate answer key.
$9.99 USD
Enjoying the stories?
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