Top Folktale Stories on FabulaHub

Passed down through generations, folktales are traditional stories rooted in cultural beliefs and values. They often feature ordinary people or animals facing challenges, with lessons about morality and life's wisdom woven into the narrative.

Folktale Stories

The Tale of the Yaksha Kingdom

Stories from Thai folklore about the Yaksha, powerful guardians of temples, treasures, and thresholds.

The Tale of the Sun and Moon Siblings

A Korean folktale about a brother and sister who flee a tiger and rise to the sky as the sun and moon

The Legend of the Dokkaebi's Club

A Korean folktale of mischievous dokkaebi and a magical club that summons gold and other treasures

The Legend of the Goral

A Siberian folktale of a goat-antelope guardian spirit guiding lost hunters through frozen mountains.

The Tales of Aldar Kose

Witty Kazakh folktales of Aldar Kose, the beardless trickster who outwits the greedy and powerful across the steppe

The Tale of the Twelve Sisters (Kounlok)

A Cambodian folktale of sisters abandoned and bound by fate, surviving storms of fortune to find destiny

The Legend of Vorvong and Sorvong

A Cambodian folktale of two princes who were separated at birth and journeyed through trials until they found each other again

The Tale of the Kapre

A towering, cigar-smoking tree giant who teases travelers under the Philippine night sky

The Story of the Wiil Waal, the Somali Wise King

A collection of Somali folktales about Sultan Wiil Waal, whose riddles and wit kept peace across dunes and villages

The Story of the Coyote's Hijinks

A collection of interconnected tales about a wily trickster whose schemes reshape the land and reveal hard-won truths.

The Story of the Púca

A richly told Irish folktale about a mischievous shapeshifter who rides the margins between mischief and meaning

The Tale of the Leshy, the Forest Spirit

Get lost in the primeval forests of Slavic folklore, where the Leshy reigns.

The Story of the Gumiho's Child

A nine-tailed fox faces an impossible choice between immortality and a human child

The Tale of the Bunbuku Chagama: The Raccoon Dog and the Teakettle

How a kind-hearted peddler and a magical tanuki changed the fate of a humble Japanese temple

The Story of the Yuki-onna: Snow Woman of the Japanese Mountains

A haunting legend of love, loss, and the untamed spirit of winter

The Tongue-Cut Sparrow: A Tale of Kindness and Greed

How a humble old man’s compassion toward an injured sparrow changed his fate—and his wife’s—forever

The Tale of the Tsurube-otoshi: Shadows Among the Cedar Trees

A Japanese Folktale of Courage, Nature, and the Haunting Tsurube-otoshi

The Story of the Futakuchi-onna: The Two-Mouthed Woman of Japanese Folklore

A haunting Japanese legend of greed, transformation, and the price of secrets

The Tale of the Akaname: The Filth Licker Yokai of Japan

A Mysterious Japanese Yokai Cleanses Unseen Corners, Leaving Lessons in Every Shadow

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: The Radiance of Kaguya-hime

Discover Japan’s earliest prose folktale: the mysterious life, love, and legend of Kaguya-hime

The Tale of the Two Brothers and the Gold

A Danish folktale of greed, suspicion, and the tragic fate of two brothers lured by treasure.

The Story of Crooked Mick: Australia's Legendary Shearer of the Speewah

Discover the wild adventures of Crooked Mick, the larger-than-life shearer whose feats shaped the lore of the Australian Outback.

The Story of the Poor Man of Nippur: A Babylonian Folktale of Clever Justice

How a poor man in ancient Nippur outwitted the powerful mayor, teaching a timeless lesson on justice and wit.