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This Hitopadesha tale explores the importance of choosing friends wisely, using animals as characters to impart timeless moral lessons.

When a farmer’s sons search for gold in the field, they discover the real treasure lies in honest work—one of many inspiring tales in this book.

A noble elephant’s acts of kindness bring blessings from above—just one of the touching stories found in this collection.

Enter Drona introduces the sage and warrior Dronacharya, the master teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas. Called to Hastinapura to train the young princes, Drona imparts wisdom and unparalleled skills in warfare. His dedication to his craft and his complex role as a mentor shape the lives of his students, especially Arjuna, who becomes his favorite disciple. This story delves into the power of mentorship, loyalty, and Drona's own quest for justice.

何者かの呪詛により眠りから覚めない紅子。善福書店の店主、二ツ頭善二が紅子のかわりに銭天堂を切り盛りすることになるのだが……。

A clever monkey and a cunning crocodile face off in a tale of friendship and betrayal, showing how intelligence can outsmart danger—one of several engaging stories in this book.

Karna takes command of the Kaurava army, highlighting his courage, loyalty, and tragic fate as one of the most complex figures in the Mahabharata

What happens when a friend can’t be trusted? This story reveals the twisty results of betrayal, alongside other eye-opening fables.

A simple story that shows why advice given without understanding can lead to trouble—one of several moral stories in this book.

Witness Lord Krishna’s attempt to prevent the war through diplomacy, a mission filled with wisdom, compassion, and an appeal for peace in the face of conflict.

The Gita presents the teachings of Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield, offering timeless insights into duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom.

A poor miller with a beautiful daughter had an audience with the king. In order to appear important, the miller told the king that he had a daughter who could spin straw into gold. The king was impressed by this talent and asked for the girl to come to him. When the girl was brought to him he led her into a room full of straw, gave her a spinning wheel and spindle, and told her that if all the straw was not spun into gold by morning, she will die....

Sebastian and Anna are best friends who do everything together. So when Sebastian falls into the hands of the evil Snow Queen, Anna is determined to rescue him. A magical retelling of the classic fairy tale, read by Stephen Mangan.

カロールメン国に暮らす漁師の子シャスタは、自分が奴隷として売られることを知り、ナルニア出身の〈もの言う馬〉ブリーとともに北を目指す。思いがけず、もう一組の道連れを得たのも束の間、旅は新たな使命を帯びることになり、国どうしの小競り合いへと発展していく……。ナルニア黄金期を舞台に三つの国にまたがって繰り広げられる、少年の数奇な冒険を描く。

In "The Sword of the Viking King", young Ethelbert must fight to protect his country, but it will take cunning and mystery to defeat the Vikings. "The Hand of the Viking Warrior" finds the conquering Vikings settling in North America. But can they befriend the fierce, warlike natives? In "The Eye of the Viking God", Fleece the slave girl works hard looking after the sheep and serving the Vikings. But when they bury their warrior chief, Fleece is faced with the most difficult job of her life.

Maylea Broadfeather is not a dragonrider like her parents. That small detail hasn’t stopped her from sneaking aboard Reigh’s latest mission, though. Why? Because she has a mission all her own: to rescue her childhood friend from a gruesome demise in the distant land of Nar’Haleen and prove that her family’s legacy of greatness hasn’t ended. But trying to fill her father’s shoes may cost Maylea more than she ever imagined—especially when the God of Life, Paligno, offers her power in exchange for loyalty in the divine war now looming on the horizon.

A classic fable from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, read by Johnny Morris. Have you ever wondered how and why the animals came to be as they are? In these magical tales, drawn from stories he heard as a child in India as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world, Rudyard Kipling gives some wonderfully imaginative explanations.

He had likewise, by another wife, a young daughter, but of unparalleled goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world. No sooner were the ceremonies of the wedding over than the mother-in-law began to show herself in her true colors. She could not bear the good qualities of this pretty girl, and the less because they made her own daughters appear the more odious. She employed her in the meanest work of the house.

Thirteen award-winning fantasy and science fiction writers offer up their versions of these classic fairy tales as well as other favorites, including The Ugly Duckling, Ali Baba, Hansel and Gretel, and more. Some of the stories are funny, some are strange, and others are dark and disturbing - but each offers something as unexpected as a wolf at the door.

Reigh knows time to complete his mission is running out. With Ronan trapped in the clutches of the evil sorceress, Sadeera, and the codex lost in the ashes of the destroyed Compendium Library—the odds are now stacked against him. But when Nar’Haleen’s powerful warships arrive in the island kingdom of Rienka, determined to take it by force, Reigh realizes their situation may be far more dangerous than he anticipated.