Blubobobobo's Tales

A story by the Brother's Grimm that hopefully they will finish some day...

A story about how the Vulture became one of the most honored among the birds.

The Greek Myth about how the Muses created the first Cicadas

This is a legend from the Tongan people of Polynesia.  This legend tells the origin tale of coconuts.

This is a legend from the Cherokee people of Western North Carolina about a monster that eats the liver of children.

A Chinese Legend about how Rabbit sacrificed herself to help a beggar.  Because of her sacrifice she was chosen as the keeper of the Elixir of Immortality. 

This is the Greek Myth about how Zeus helped create snow.

This Choctaw tale tells about a mother and her children and how the Moon created a blanket of Spanish Moss to save them.

A Legend about being happy with the gifts you have been given.

This Polynesian Legend is about Kwak the Fire Crab that overcomes the cold to bring Fire back to 

This is a tale from the Coast Salish People of the Northwest about how it was Little Frog who showed Rain the way home.

Origin tale about how Fox created the first Sunset.

An Irish folktale about letting the fairies work on their own.

This is an Australian folktale about Kangaroo and his wife Emu.

It is difficult to find stories that don't paint snakes as evil, bad, or sinister, but this is one of the few. 

This is an origin story from Africa about how Elephant got his trunk.  This story was "inspired" by Queen Isabella.  She told an audience of Lords and Ladies that I knew stories from all over the World including the How Elephant Got His Trunk.  At the time I did not know this story, but if the Queen says you know it you better learn it.

This has become one of my favorite stories.  It is a poem from the Philippines about the origin of the lightning bug.

This is a tale from India about how cunning Fox keeps Tiger from eating him.

This is an old folktale about how Bats were revered for their ability to fly in the dark of the night.

This poem by Lewis Carroll from the book "Through The Looking Glass".  A nonsense poem describing the hunting of the Jabberwock a terrifying creature.

This poem by Lewis Carroll comes from "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" published in 1865.

This Australian folktale reminds all young lizards to be careful win practicing with your boomerang.

This is one of Aesop's original fables.

This Irish Folktale recounts the terror a demonic cat inflicted on a small fishing village.

An origin tale about the kindness of a few trees to a little bird leads to the Evergreens.

This is a folktale from Congo in Africa about a clever monkey and a Gorilla princess who is not to be trifled with.

This is a folktale from Brazil about a magical cat that will do anything to take care of his owner.

This story is adapted from a Chinese Fairytale about how a dog and cat find a lost magical ring.

This is an old folktale from Nigeria

A story by the Brother's Grimm from Germany

A story from Italian Folklore.

A Norwegian legend about how some kittens changed the name of an island.

This tale is adapted from Aesop's Fables from Greece.

Rabbit is fed up of loosing races, and she decides she wants to live on the moon.  This legend comes from the Pacific Northwest of the United States and was originally about the Whooping Crane.

A legend from the Southwest United States about rabbit learning a lesson about cheating, and how Deer got his Antlers.