Here Warren Scheer reads the very beginning of Geoffrey Chaucer's great poem, "The Canterbury Tales" as it was written in Middle English.

VOA: special.2011.01.12

Listen for a few moments as Warren Scheer reads the beginning of Chaucer's famous "Canterbury Tales."

VOA: special.2011.01.05

As the New York Times put it, he "struggled for much of his life with his weight,with alcohol and with persistent tales of womanizing."

VOA: special.2009.08.29

He pointed to the violence in fairy tales like "Snow White" and "Cinderella" and in cartoons.

VOA: special.2011.07.04

Long ago, the people who settled in undeveloped areas in America first told tall tales.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

Long ago,the people who settled in undeveloped areas in America first told tall tales.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Long ago,the people who settled in undeveloped areas of America first told tall tales.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

It's Me,Margaret", "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and "Blubber."

VOA: special.2009.10.12

Chaucer's most famous work is "The Canterbury Tales,"

VOA: special.2011.01.05

but star Sam Worthington says the exploits of Perseus are firmly rooted in the ancient tales of mythological heroes.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

Because they knew we didn't understand that." Now he's telling these cultural tales to his 14 children,39 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

It's hard not to get caught up in this funny story. John Bevis tells a lot of tales this time of year when life slows down.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

Johnson incorporates the story of the Buffalo Soldiers and his own Native American heritage both his parents are part Indian into the tales he weaves for youth groups and tourists.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25