AROUND THE GLOBE TALES

Africa

• Friends
• The Root of the Matter
• The Three Runners
• Uncle Spider
• Royal Servant
• The Tailless Dassie

Bhutan

• Family Misfortunes

Birbal story

• Birbal Catches A Thief

China

• Gasping Grasper
• The Short-sighted Brothers
• Moment of Madness
• Secret Of Casket
• Chicken Feed
• Why Cats Chase Rats
• Struck by Lightning
• Sound Advice
• The Generous Student
• The Naming Game
• Butterfly Lovers

Europe

• Force of Habit
• The Fisherman Who Rose Too High

France

• Wish List

Indonesia

• Double Trouble

Italy

• Advice

Japan

• Learning from the Enemy
• The Witch in the Tower
• Little One Inch
• Not True
• Coloured

Korea

• The Tiger's whisker
• The Sun-Goddess of Korea

Malaysia

• Totally Useful Youth

Myanmar

• Immune to Flattery
• Stomach Problems
• Why Crows are Black

Nepal

• Top Answers
• Dreams

Persia

• Disputed Waters

Philippines

• Making Haste Slowly

Rome

• The Dissatisfied Devotee

Russia

• Passport

West Africa

• Tug of War

Passport

A dim-witted wolf saw a horse grazing in a field and decided to eat him.
When the horse saw him approaching he said: "You cannot eat me, I have a passport."
"What's a passport?" asked the wolf, puzzled.
"Come and stand behind me," said the horse, "I'll show you."
The wolf, intrigued, went and stood behind the horse. He was wondering if perhaps the horse's tail was the passport when he received such a kick on his face that two teeth shot out of his mouth.
While he lay on the grass, dazed, the horse made good his escape.

Story by Russian writer Aleksandr Nikolayevich Afanasyev