The Golden Goose

More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt ReadOasis Step 3 Once upon a time there was a Goose who had [...]

The Purpose of Life

ReadOasis Step 2 What is the meaning and purpose of life? Throughout human history, philosophers have answered this question in [...]

The North Wind and the Sun

ReadOasis Step 3 Image Gutenberg.org One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel. The wind said, "I am [...]

A Law for Thinking

ReadOasis Step 2 Aristotle was a great thinker. But he lived a long time ago (from 384 to 322 BC). [...]

The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Step 2)

By AesopReadOasis Step 2 Illustration by Milo Winter The Boy was bored. It was not interesting staying in the fields [...]

Quiz: Your Cross-Cultural Purpose

Please login to enjoy the rest of the story, or JOIN ReadOasis today.  [...]

Quiz: Culture as a Way of Life

Please login to enjoy the rest of the story, or JOIN ReadOasis today.  [...]

Pecos Bill Retold

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) Pecos Bill was not a real person. But he had an unusual life, and he [...]

Two Foolish Birds

ReadOasis Step 3 Photo: Wikipedia A Blackbird looked into a Dove's nest one day, and he saw how happy and [...]

Money After Death

ReadOasis Step 2 A dying man met with his Lawyer, Doctor, and Minister. They met around the dying man's bed. [...]