Choose a language and a story below:
Arabic
عربى
A rabbit begins to appreciate what he already has.
Bosnian
Bosanski
The five part tale of Hedgy the Hedgehog.
Chinese
中 文
Explore Chinese with three short stories.
Finnish
Suomen kieli
A two part story of the disagreements between a man and his wife.
Japanese
日本語
A girl’s incredible furoshiki (wrapping cloth) saves the day.
Klingon
tlhIngan Hol
Learn or practice the Star Trek Language with various stories.
Hindi
हिंदी
The story of a red kite named Laalii, which means redness in Hindi.
Hawaiian
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Two Hawaiian stories share both language and culture.
Hebrew
עִברִי
A young girl gets in trouble for upsetting the chickens.
Latin
Latine
A city mouse and a country mouse gain new perspectives.
Mayan
Maya
Ancient Mayan Tale of how birds got their names, told in Spanish.
Portuguese
Português
Tale of Iara the Mermaid and her adventures under the sea.
Serbian
Српски
Tale about the Emperor, collected by Vuk Karadzic (1874).
Spanish
Español
The story of a special doll and her pet with yellow eyes.
Ukrainian
українська мова
Explore Ukrainian with various folktales.
Yoruba
Èdè Yorùbá
Yoruba folktales about nature and family.
Yup’ik
Yup’ik
Story about extreme weather.
Your Language?
Interested in sharing a story? We welcome your contributions.
This project grew out of a request for multilingual storytelling as part of the Gaithersburg, Maryland Book Festival. The idea was for individuals to share their love of language by telling children’s stories in a variety of languages. Since that event has gone virtual, we have begun to collect audio and video stories in many languages to share with you here. We welcome your contributions. Use our Contact Form to offer your own storytelling talents.