Storyloka includes the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Arabian Nights and the Greek epics. Here's how we present each one with care.
Storyloka holds 1,775 chapters from five great story traditions: the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Arabian Nights, and the Greek epics of the Iliad and the Story of Troy. Families often ask us why we chose several, and how we treat them. Here’s our thinking.
Why more than one tradition?
Children grow up in a world of many stories and many faiths. Some families want to share their own tradition deeply; some want their children to understand their neighbours and classmates; many want both. A single, calm place to read these stories, on the family’s own terms, felt useful to us.
Storyloka doesn’t decide what your family reads. You do.
Each story in its own words
We present each tradition through a named historical edition, in its own language and structure, and we never mix traditions into one message. The Gita is a conversation between Arjuna and Krishna; the Bible’s chapters keep their books and verses; the Nights keep their nested tales. Each is a world of its own.
The same care for every world
Every tradition gets:
- Its full source text from a public-domain edition, for grown-ups
- Family lessons written gently for ages 5–10
- The same art rules and the same review by eye
- The same honesty about what each edition covers
We don’t rank traditions, compare them or tell children which one is “right”. Our job is to help families read, look and talk.
From the Ramayana world in Storyloka.
Honest about editions
Old public-domain translations come with quirks, and we’d rather tell you than hide them:
- Ramayana: Griffith’s edition omits some passages and summarises the final book. It is not the complete seven-book Sanskrit epic.
- Arabian Nights: Andrew Lang’s selected edition, not every tale from every tradition.
- Bhagavad Gita: Edwin Arnold’s poetic English rendering, not a literal translation.
Each edition is listed on our sources page.
Questions to explore with children
If your family reads more than one tradition, children notice connections, and differences, on their own. Some questions that open good conversations:
- “What did this hero find hard?”
- “Who helped them?”
- “What do you think this story wants us to remember?”
Your family, your choice
Read one tradition deeply or wander between them. Either way, we hope Storyloka makes these old stories feel close, kind and worth talking about.
