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MythPals
Tricksters and helpers from folktales around the world — Anansi, the Mouse who freed the Lion, the Monkey King, Vasilisa, Tấm. Listen to a story, spot its story move (the trick, the test, the helper, three tries, the change), then find the same move in a story from your own family. Ages 6–8.
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Meet the cast
Tricksters and helpers from living storytelling traditions. Each one shows one story move: the travellers of Stone Soup the trick, Anansi and the Mouse the helper, Sun Wukong the change, Vasilisa the test, the third little pig three tries.
Anansi
The spider of Akan folktales - the helper (his small son shows him how to carry the pot)
the Mouse
From Aesop - the small helper who frees the lion
Sun Wukong
The Monkey King - the change
Vasilisa
From Russian folktales - the test
Tấm
From Vietnam - the girl the helper birds help, sorting the rice
What's inside
Learning goal
Tricksters and helpers from folktales around the world — Anansi, the Mouse who freed the Lion, the Monkey King, Vasilisa, Tấm. Listen to a story, spot its story move (the trick, the test, the helper, three tries, the change), then find the same move in a story from your own family. Ages 6–8.
How MythPals handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages