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Buddhist Folk Tales is a wonderful collection of ancient and modern stories from the Buddhist tradition. From short, snappy tales to longer narratives, they will entertain and tantalise the emotions. Laugh, sigh and cry at stories about previous lives, why the Monkey King wanted to be Master of the Universe, the grimace that comes with the phrase ‘out of the mouths of babes’, and ever-endearing mother love.
This is a book to treasure, and read time and again.
15th May, 2025 in Folklore
A folk tale extracted from the new book Folk Tales for Health and Wellbeing by Adam Bushnell for Mental Health Awareness Week. A famous tale from Ancient Greece is a tragic story of love and loss. Yet, it also contains the power of undying hope. It is a story of endurance and per…
3rd February, 2021 in Folklore
Storytelling is an art – and the best storytellers draw you into their world and you feel like you’re drinking every word up. This is definitely the case with Queer Folk Tales, a collection of delightful, empowering, and often magical, tales that Kevin Walker has created and adap…
4th August, 2020 in Folklore
My family were gathered in my home in Cornwall and I was telling a story, which I love doing and they are tolerant of, when one of my sons stopped me and said “I know this story, Rabbi Tann told it to us in cheder in Birmingham. Only he said it was a bowl of soup!” I was flabberg…
