World Myths

Curses! is a collection of 10 bewitching tales found by a literary-minded dragon to share with you and your children. Snuggle with your favorite blanket and listen to stories about a princess turned into a dragon, a boy turned into a stag, clever cats that may not be exactly what they appear, and more enchanted castles than you can shake a stick at.

Once again, the Old Gray Goose delivers a collection of funny, heartwarming tales perfected over six decades of campfires and thousands of enthusiastic young campers as part of his amazing lifelong work with the YMCA. Here is the definitive collection of down-home songs and stories for children of all ages, affectionately told by a compassionate man who genuinely cares about young people.

Rosalba is a nine-year-old Mayan girl living in rural Mexico. Like her mother and grandmother, she weaves stories of her people onto blouses, ensuring that the age-old traditions continue. But new influences are entering her life. A ladina girl from the city, visiting with her scientist father, passes on the astonishing news that the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012. Rosalba knows nothing about that, but her village is faced with a bulldozer tearing through the forest, dying wildlife, and cornfields in danger.

The universe is in chaos. Uneasy tensions rest between the three ruling factions. The priests of the Conclave maintain their hold on over seven hundred worlds in the absence of the gods while members of the Inquisition, and their Prekhauten guard allies, remain ever vigil for signs of heresy. Inquisitor Tolde Breed is summoned to the Inquisitor General's office and given a grave mission. Amongeratix, one of the Three, has escaped his eternal prison and cutting a violent swath across the known universe. Breed is given a handful of Guardsmen and a Blood Witch to hunt down and stop Amongeratix...

What will the hare and the tortoise see as they race across Israel from Tel Aviv to the Dead Sea?

Every day is a new beginning for Fati, a little girl who tries very hard to do as she is told. In this story, Fati gets a surprise when she is collecting firewood with her father. Fati and the Green Snake (English Edition) is based on the real-life adventures of a girl growing up in northern Ghana.

The world is connected, and so are our stories. In this book, adapted for audio, we're introduced to short versions of Aesop's Fables as they're told in various corners of the globe.

6-12 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan Alisher Navoiy haqidagi ibratli ertak. Ertak 40 ta vazirning shoh Xusayn Boyqaroning savoliga javob topa olishlari uchun Alisher Navoiyga yordam bilan murojaat etishlari haqidadir.

Поучительные сказки об Алишере Навои для детей от 6 до 12 лет. Сказка о том, как сорок визирей не смогли ответить на вопрос шаха Хусейна Байкары без помощи Алишера Навои, благодаря чему он опять стал визирем.

Told in brief, repetitive episodes, Ichiro and the Great Mountain follows a young, free-spirited boy through the stages of life as he searches for his true self, making this original literary folktale by award-winning author and storyteller W. Nikola-Lisa a story of becoming or, in the Buddhist tradition, a story of self-realization and enlightenment.

4 contes traditionnels wolof, mandingue et peuhl, inédits et revisités par Elsa Valentin. Elsa et Amala Valentin content à deux voix douces, chaudes, pleines d'émotion et interprètent les petites chansons de chacune des histoires. La mise en sons (insectes, singes, oiseaux, jungle) et musique (valiha, doun-doun, djembé, balafon et mini- guitare), signée Paul Henrik Kuchenbuch, nous transporte jusqu'en Afrique. On y chemine aux côtés de filles et de femmes sensibles, courageuses et particulièrement déterminées.

"Il était une fois un jeune hommequi rendait service à tout le monde. Il disait toujours d'accord, mais jamais non. On se moquait de lui, on disait qu'il était simplet, Mahboul. Un matin, il trouve une amande... Il demande alors à sa voisine : -Afak, s'il te plait, veux-tu me griller cette amande ? -Louza wahda ? Une seule amande ? Wakha, d'accord !"

Ein Märchen wie aus Tausendundeiner Nacht, mit Motiven des fliegenden Holländers...

Johannes Steck schlüpft in die Rolle des Kalifen Chasid und seines Großwesirs...

様々な分野で活躍するタレントや声優が名作文学のハイライトシーンを朗読します。　NHKラジオ第１「きらり10代！名作を読もう」で放送され、好評を得た作品がオーディオブックに登場！　朗読は山寺宏一さん。主な出演作：「おはスタ（メイン司会）」、洋画吹き替え「アポロ13（トム・ハンクス）」ほか

様々な分野で活躍するタレントや声優が名作文学のハイライトシーンを朗読します。　NHKラジオ第１「きらり10代！名作を読もう」で放送され、好評を得た作品がオーディオブックに登場！　朗読は山口勝平さん。主な出演作：アニメ「らんま1/2(早乙女乱馬)」、「犬夜叉(犬夜叉)」 ほか

"Die griechische Mythologie ist ein Teil der antiken griechischen Religion. Aber es handelt sich bei der Mythologie nicht um die täglich praktizierte Verehrung der Gottheiten, sondern um Geschichten, die von den Handlungen der Götter und den Taten der griechischen Helden berichten. Trotzdem hatten die Erzählungen großen Einfluss auf das religiöse und gesellschaftliche Leben im antiken Griechenland. Viele menschliche Schicksale sind direkt oder indirekt in ihnen enthalten. Historiker forschen an der Frage, ob bzw. welchen Mythen geschichtliche Ereignisse zugrunde liegen...."