Fall Folk Tales for Kids

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Stories from the harvest. Free printable folk tales for kids from around the world — retold simply for reading aloud at harvest time.

The Little Red Hen found some grains of wheat. “Who will help me plant them?” she asked.
“Not I,” said the Dog. “Not I,” said the Cat. “Not I,” said the Duck.
So she planted them herself. She watered the wheat, cut it, and took it to the mill all by herself, too.
When she baked a warm loaf of bread, everyone wanted some!
“You didn’t help,” said the Hen, “but next time, if you do, we’ll share.” The next spring, everyone helped.

Grandfather planted a turnip. It grew and grew until it was ENORMOUS.
He pulled and pulled, but it wouldn’t come up. Grandmother pulled Grandfather. Their granddaughter pulled Grandmother. The dog pulled the girl. The cat pulled the dog…
Still it wouldn’t budge — until a tiny mouse pulled the cat.
POP! Out came the turnip, and everyone tumbled down laughing. Even the smallest helper counts.

A hungry traveller came to a village where no one would share. He put a pot of water on a fire and dropped in a stone.
“Stone soup,” he said. “Delicious — though a carrot would make it better.” A woman brought a carrot. “An onion would be nice.” A boy brought an onion. Soon there were potatoes, beans and herbs.
The whole village ate together — and learned that sharing a little makes a feast for all.

Long ago, a man named John Chapman walked across America with a bag of apple seeds.
Wherever he went, he planted orchards and gave seeds to families so they could grow their own trees.
People called him Johnny Appleseed. Years later, his trees were full of apples — gifts for people he would never meet.