Short stories: Folk tales 22 Articles

by Hui Goh

BASED ON THE MALAY LEGEND, "THE FAIRY PRINCESS OF MOUNT OPHIR." "The Queen is dead." There was a deathly silence that traveled around the room as fast as the plague itself. The coldness of the earthern floor be...read more

by Jacob Collete

"The tale of Jack O'Lantern" Once upon a time their was a farmer named Jack, who was always in trouble. Jack, you see, had a mischievous spirit and never found comfort in relaxation or a good pipe like most men. No, Jac...read more

by Norman Mc Namara

Marnie`s Easter Antics Well, thought Marnie, Easter is just around the corner and when I was alive I would now be making plans for the Easter Bonnet parade in the village, but now? Being a ghost gives me so many options...read more

by Anna Suranyi

"Who will be King?" An adapted Haitian Folk Tale All the animals, large and small, gathered to discuss an issue of great importance. A king was to be chosen! The animals arrived and were addressed by the tree lizard, Z...read more

by J. D. Adams

In the twilight hours of a person's life, it is said that a battle is waged for possession of the soul. Here is my tale of evil incarnate, possessed of human form as it knocks upon your door late at night. A blizzard ra...read more

by Kenneth Feeley

"MR. JOE'S STICK" Chapter 1 My name is Peter Alden Yule. And I was born in a small town in New England, and I thank the good Lord for that blessing. I have always felt that when a soul is to be born, its natural...read more

by Professor Charles Xavier

Little Red Riding Hood (Adult version) The forest was amazingly beautiful this time of year, the multicolored foliage melted together in a stunningly separate manner. Randia Redwood pulled the hood on her red cape sli...read more

by Joseph King

The Myth of Babalop Verses the Sky King Long ago, before the clouds watered the soil and vegetation would only grow near the riverbanks, the struggle for survival for both man and the animals was great and burdensome. ...read more

by Darian

Hard Times: As told to me by my grandmother 50 years ago. In a land not so far away, not so long ago. There lived a man named Edward and his wife Liza. Edward and Liza lived in the small country of Clod. Clo...read more

by Debbie Kerr

The House Well Built With a finger carefully pointed at the desecrated ruins, the father spoke to his son. In quiet reverence, head tilted to the side, the father sought to answer those troubling questions of "why." T...read more

by Christine G.

NOT FOR BEDTIME disturbing folk tales MacPhail's Pit (Scots) Many years ago, a man named MacPhail lived in a great stone house with his wife, his son, his son's wife, and their only child, a thirteen-year-old da...read more

by Steve Marshall

Folk Tales originate from all corners of the world, and we even have some from our own Aborigines here in Australia. Here's one about the treatment of their land and their connection to it. OK then lets begin, The legen...read more

by Uncle Tone

"A Warning to Little Boys" A calm voice "Someone clean that wound" "Needle" "Here is the needle" "Thread" "Thread coming through" I could not feel the needle or thread entering and exiting my skin, the cold ...read more

by Matthew Hickman

Terror of Gedauvan Life and death are, at best, a distinct form of light and dark. People celebrate their lives; they enjoy their first day of marriage; they take light jolly at the fellow man; and not knowing that-in ...read more

by A.J. Carron

"Moonlight Message" Marty's the last of a unique breed. He has always approached the hardships of life with an easy-going, laid back and humorous manner, and has always gotten by. A fisherman by trade, he's renowned...read more

by Shameika Fountain

THE WIND PRINCESS- Once upon a time there lived a beautiful wind princess. How she enjoyed flying through the air letting her hair brush over the top of the trees. She also enjoyed singing with the birds she often passed...read more

by Lee Blake

This is a work in progress, an idea drawn from my poem 'Marnshi' The Marnshi. How dark the night sky, against the yellow of the lights, how silent that blackened space above the hustle of fallen drunks. Not the first...read more

by Daniel Onyango

A Marriage in The Sky Once upon a time there was a group of people who lived in the Sky. The chief of that kingdom had a beautiful daughter whom he was very proud of. Every year the chief and his daughter came down ...read more

by Justice Putnam

ON STARLIGHT AND FIRE The tribe that Herald was part of was not the one he was born into. That tribe had long ago been scattered by the violence of nature and other tribes. Herald's birth-tribe was once strong and man...read more

by Rocci Hildum

I am a professional storyteller. When people find out that I am a professional storyteller they ask me, "as a professional storyteller, what kinds of stories do you tell?" So I say, "Well, I tell folk stories and legends a...read more