How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race
Anonymous / Traditional West African folktale Collected and arranged by: W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair
1917
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Afro-Asian Literature
10 stories
Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach
Retold by: Yei Theodora Ozaki
1903
Afro-Asian Literature
The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy
Anonymous/Retold by: Yei Theodora Ozaki
1908
Afro-Asian Literature
The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child
Retold by: Yei Theodora Ozaki
1908
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English & American Literature
10 stories
Beowulf
Anonymous/ Translator: J. Lesslie Hall
late 10th to early 11th century.
English & American Literature
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Howard Pyle
1903
English & American Literature
Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving
1819
English & American Literature
Robin Hood
Howard Pyle
1883
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Philippine Literature
10 stories
How the Moon and Stars Came to Be
Traditional Bukidnon tale; collected by Mabel Cook Cole
1916
Philippine Literature
How the Tinguian Learned to Plant
Traditional Tinguian tale; collected by Mabel Cook Cole
1916
Philippine Literature
Lumabat and Mebu'yan
Traditional Bagobo myth; collected/recorded in Philippine Folk-Tales
1913-1914
Philippine Literature
Mangita and Larina
Traditional Philippine legend; recorded by John Maurice Miller
1904
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World Literature
10 stories
Cinderella
Brothers Grimm (Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm)
1812
World Literature
Hansel and Gretel
Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
1812
World Literature
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Anonymous/ancient Mesopotamian tradition
1200 BCE
World Literature
The Frog Prince
Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
1812
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