Saturday, 29 March 2014

FOLKLORE FROM NORWAY


There was a young man named Leif. He was very stubborn.
He never listened to anyone, including his own father.

Leif wanted to leave his house and got a new job. His father advised him not to go, he said that it would be better if he stayed at home and worked in his place. However, Leif ignored his father's advice. His father was hopeless. He said, “All right, I will let you go. But please don't go to the troll's house to get a job.“ What is a troll? It's a scary giant.

Leif ignored his father's advice. He directly went to the troll's house! When he arrived there, the troll welcomed him nicely.
“Pardon me, Sir. I'm looking for work,“ said Leif.

Sunday, 23 March 2014

FOLKLORE FROM ARMENIA

FUN WITH ENGLISH The Talking Fish - FOLKLORE FROM ARMENIA
A long time ago there lived a poor man with his wife. He worked for a rich fisherman. One day, the poor man was trying to catch some fish. He caught a beautiful fish. Suddenly, the fish was able to talk. “Please... let me go. I want to go home now.“

The poor man could not believe what he just heard. “Are you really talking to me?“ “Yes, I am. Now, please help me. Throw me back to the water,“ begged the fish.

Saturday, 15 March 2014

FOLKLORE FROM INDIA

ONCE upon a time there lived a king named King Dheema. He had two beautiful daughters.
They were Kamlibai and Haribai. Though they both were beautiful, the two girls had different personalities. Kamlibai was spoiled, arrogant, and also lazy, while Haribai was kind, helpful, and smart.

The king thought it was time for his daughters to get married. He first asked Kamlibai to get married. The king arranged her marriage with a prince. The wedding was so extravagant. The king invited lots of guests. They were served with delicious food.

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Folklore From Wales: How Water Lilies Began

A Long time ago, there lived a poor farmer with his wife. They had a son name Huw. He was a good boy. He was diligent and obedient to his parents.

Every day, Huw always herded his cows to eat sme grass. Huw had a favorite place. There was a place full with grass and it was next to a lake. Huw often watched his cows while playing his harp under a big tree.
Huw loved playing his harp and he was so good at it. He played it beautifully and anyone who heard how he played the harp would love it very much.