Archive for the ‘Folktales’ Category

Folktale From Haiti: Wings on Her Feet

adapted by Adam Price (Peace Corps Volunteer, Haiti, 1996–1998)
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There once was a gentle little donkey named Zel Nan Pye. Everyone in town would call out, “Hello, Zel!” as she trotted by, and Zel’s long, furry ears would stick straight up at the sound. Although Zel longed [...]


Folktale from Haiti: Why Cats and Dogs Never Get Along

adapted by Donalson Latour

One day Mr. Cat and Mr. Dog were in a discussion about going to God to ask him a favor. Mr. Cat says he was going to God to ask him “can dead people don’t come back to life,” and Mr. Dog says he was going to ask God “can dead people [...]


Storybook: The Panchatantra (a folktale from India)

translated and illustrated by Vaibhav Kodikal (Mumbai, India)
This illustrated story is one of the most wonderful things we ever received at Candlelight Stories. It was sent to us back in 1997 by a young man named Vaibhav Kodikal from Mumbai, India. This was one of his first illustration projects, finished while he was [...]