Today we have two new fables from Jean de la Fontaine that warn us about living outside of our means and bragging about our wealth.

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This week (and next) I'll be bringing you some of my favorite fables beginning this week with stories from Jean de la Fontaine.

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Our final story from the American Revolutionary War - 'A Ride for a Bride' - is a much happier tale of a soldier and his love than Wednesday's 'Robert Lockwood's Fate'. A great way to end the week.

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'Robert Lockwood's Fate' is a tale of love and trust gone terribly, terribly wrong during America's Revolutionary War.

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This week we're reading three stories from Charles Skinner's "Myths and Legends of Our Own Land" about the American Revolution, beginning with 'The Tory's Conversion'.

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For our final story from Russia this week we meet a Léshy, a creature with a propensity for abducting children.

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In 'Wednesday' we learn that you shouldn't always ask for help from Mother Wednesday. Especially if it involves preparing your linen.

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This week we're returning to one of my favorite books - "Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore" beginning with a story about what happens when you work on Friday.

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Our final story from Japan this week features the hero Watanabé as he guards the city of Kioto from the oni.

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Today's story from Japan is all about the tengu, a super interesting creature from Japanese folklore and gives us the kind of comprehensive background that we don't always get with mythical creatures!

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