Storytelling

A rich merchant is given a new pair of boots. Now he needs to get rid of the old pair. It turns out to be harder than he expected.

Born a mute slave, Aesop eventually gains his voice, and, by his wit and wisdom in storytelling, gains not only his freedom, but many riches. As a result, he becomes advisor to many kings. But when he visits Delphi, everything goes wrong.

Anansi loves to hear the stories told by Nyame, the sky God, but Nyame, keeps them in a secret box. Only if Anansi can bring him three great and fearsome animals, will he allow Anansi access to the box.

Anansi, the trickster, wakes up one morning feeling like he can do good. Everyone doubts him. Can he do good for a whole day?

Historical: The story of Anne Frank's life from the day she receives her diary. Her life in hiding in Holland, and her eventual capture. This is the story of one of 'them' that proves, that 'they' are always real people, with real hopes and failures, but a real reason to live.

Everyone except the hunter has a song. Everyone calls him "No-song" until one day, the Coyote gives him "Big-song".

Paid to be angry, Bill must keep up his anger for the sake of his good wages, but how long can he keep it up?

Walking on a cold night through a forest, a traveller comes across a corpse wearing a pair of boots in much better condition to his own.

A father and son try to take their donkey to market, but meet with disapproval every step of the way.

Abriella, the oft neglected of two sisters. Falls down a well into a new world, where she finds a job as a cleaner where she must make sure to fluff the bed sheets properly.

A king is too generous to all the wrong people. People take advantage of him, and eventually exile him from his own kingdom. When found he is brought before the king of his new country, who makes him a curious proposition.

Original: Sam has a problem; everyone keeps getting in his way. One day he comes up with a solution.

Having worked hard for seven years, and been paid well. Hans makes his way home to his mother. On the way he makes a series of rather fortunate trades.

Biblical: Why do bad things happen to good people? When Job is struck by immense suffering, Job's friends come to visit him, and to let him know what they think on the subject.

Biblical: Jonah has a message to take to Ninevah, which might just save their lives. But Jonah hates the Ninevites. Why should he go?

Young Frost wants to take over his father's job of chilling people to the bone. His father sets him an easy challenge, then a much harder one.

"Continue until dawn." After helping a stranger, a seamstress is left with a curious blessing. But when she sees him again, How will she treat him?

Thrown out from his job at the greengrocers, a drunken gambler, discovers a noble girl penniless in town. He tries to use her information to get revenge on the greengrocers.

An Ostrich falls in love with a woman. Every day, he goes to approach her, but every day his nerves get the better of him.

Candice borrows a pancake pan from a scary neighbour. She promises to bring it back with a pancake in, but the pancake looks delicious.

Originally the frame story for the 'One Thousand and One Arabian Nights' collection. Sahrazad, is a young woman, who had to tell new stories, every night to save both her life and the lives of many young women in her city.

A weary traveller enters a town, looking for some lodgings for the night. When no-one is willing to take him in, he pulls a magic stone from his bag and begins to play music to it.

The rich marquis takes a common wife. But once they have been married some years, he decides to test her faithfulness.

When someone refuses to tell stories, his bride's sister overhears the spirits of the stories angrily planning to kill him.

A king decides to risk crossing a Troll Bridge to get home quicker. The Troll agrees to spare the king's life on one condition. The king must send whoever or whatever comes out to greet him first when he returns home.

Upon discovering his son is guilty of a great crime, the chief, as judge of the town, has to decide whether to act justly, or spare his son the punishment.

What if the emperor was a bit smarter? How would he react to the two scoundrel tailors?

A couple have a lodger who causes them no end of trouble. His name is Misery. Finally they hatch a plan to get rid of him.

Pseudo-History:King Charles I is on the run, and in order to save his life gives money to a member of the Fen Brotherhood of the Grey Goose Feather.

A wise king with no heir, calls all the local children together and gives each of them a seed, the one who tends it best, will be his heir, and they will be known by how it grows.

Two knights, both in prison, are struck by the beauty of a fair maiden who walks through the grounds they can see. It doesn't matter as neither will ever get to talk to her. But what happens when one of them is released?

Biblical:Jesus is fasting in the desert and waiting for direction from God, when the Devil comes with his ancient lie to try to stop him.

Two brothers share an ox and work the land together. One day that ox trips, and goes blind. They call for a vet to help him. He does. When the brothers face the same problem again they think they can avoid the vet's fees.

A man is caught stealing the smell of bread from outside of a bakery.

Three great surgeons brag about their abilities. When they are challenged to prove themselves, they each remove a limb, promising to re-attach it the following morning.

Caught stealing to feed her family, and sentenced to hang, a woman resorts to telling everyone she has an important secret which will die with her.

A king who worries about everything, seeks to find someone who does not worry. When he finds him, he decides to prove to him that he should be worried.

The most unlucky man in the world, sets out on a journey to ask the creator why he is so unlucky.

Wuhan wakes up one morning to discover his garlics all stolen. He sets off to the magistrate to report the crime. The magistrate orders he bring his shed in for questioning.