World Stories
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Selected Stories
The Beauty of Difference
Language: English/Persian Origin: Iran
Shirin was still a relatively young girl when her parents sent her away from her home in Tehran to live in a big city in England called London.
The Song of the Armadillo
Language: English/Spanish Origin: Spain
Once there was an armadillo who lived in the Bolivian rainforest. He loved music more than anything else in the world and all he wanted to do was to be able to sing like many of the other animals could.
The Gift of the Forest
Language: English/Tamil Origin: India
Venu had always loved the forest, ever since he could remember. It enchanted him, made him feel alive, safe and loved...
Bald Boy and the Magic Seal
Language: English/Turkish Origin: Turkey
In this tale Bald Boy discovers the true value of friendship.
The Legend of the Mafumeira
Language: English/Portuguese Origin: Brazil
Deep within the forest there lives the tallest of all trees. They stretch their thick branches full of leaves up into the blue skies and give us oxygen to breathe. Their trunks are very wide and many of these beautiful giants have been in the forest for hundreds of years...
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