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A very ancient folk tale, often copied and translated, found in Grimm's compilation of fairy tales. This is a moral tale about a poor shoemaker who receives unexpected help when he ...

The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine were issued in several volumes from 1668 to 1694. They are classics of French literature. The Fables supply delights to three different ages: the ...

The Adventures of a Jackal is a classic children's short story : « In a country which is full of wild beasts of all sorts there once lived a jackal and a hedgehog, and, unlike thou ...

A very ancient folk tale, often copied and translated, found in Grimm's compilation of fairy tales. This is a moral tale about a poor shoemaker who receives unexpected help when he ...

The Fairies is a classic folk tale by Charles Perrault. Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was often mistaken for her mother, so like her was she b ...

The Fair One with Golden Locks is a fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. It has also been translated under the title 'Pretty Goldilocks', which is not to be confused with the Story of th ...

The Goose Girl is a German fairy tale in which a widowed queen sends her daugther to her bridegroom in a faraway land, only accompanied by a waiting maid and a magical talking hors ...

One Thousand and One Nights, also known as the Arabian Nights, is a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. The beautiful Shehe ...

The legend of the famous hero Robin Hood originates in dramatic pieces and ballads from the 15th century in England. His story has been given shape and retold through the centuries ...

These Tales for Tiny Tots are ageless and varied very short stories, aimed at those who are just nascent at reading, to provide them with delight and inch them towards a broader un ...

12 stories from all over the world : Lovely Ilonka, Lucky Luck, The Hairy Man, Little Wildrose, Paperarelloo, The Gifts of the Magician, The Strong Prince, The Crab and the Monkey, ...

« The enchanted horse » is a story that belongs to the Thousand and One Nights. "Once upon a time, there lived a Sultan in the land of Persia, who had two beautiful children who gr ...

Snow-White and Rose-Red is a German fairy tale written by Brothers Grimm. Snow-White and Rose-Red are two little girls living with their mother, a poor widow, in a small cottage. T ...

Snow Drop and the Seven Dwarfs also known as 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'is a German fairy tale, written by Brothers Grimm, known across much of Europe and is today one of th ...

Nattkorpen är den första delen i serien om Månvind & Hoff, en hisnande spännande trilogi om barn på samhällets botten i 1800-talets Stockholm. På resan från Stockholm upptäcker Mik ...

Beatrix Potter is the world-renowned author of the Tale of Peter Rabbit, a cautionary tale told in such a charming and lively way that it soon became a nursery classic and is now o ...

'The Story of Pretty Goldilocks' is a French tale written by the Countess d'Aulnoy. Well-known for her elegant and charming stories, the Countess is remembered today as the one who ...

Beatrice Clay's retelling of Arthurian tales remain as vibrant today as when they first became a popular success eighty years ago. Sir Galahad, Sir Launcelot, Queen Guenevere and M ...

We proudly present to you 20 short stories specially selected for little girls in love with adventure, beauty and imagination. Classic tales and stories are an fundamental part of ...

12 traditionnal american fairy tales and short stories : The Box of Robbers, The Glass Dog, The Queen of Quok, The Little Girl who owned a Bear, The Enchanted Types, The Laughing H ...

In this classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, a toad goes exploring. It meets a bunch of other critters, until the biggest threat comes around.

The Nightingale (Danish: 'Nattergalen') is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real ni ...

A peasant girl named Karen is adopted by a rich old lady after her mother's death and grows up vain and spoiled. Before her adoption, Karen had a rough pair of red shoes; now she h ...

The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a story written by British author Beatrix Potter, for the five-year-old son of her governess. It is a cautionary tale, warning children about the conseq ...

This classic adaptation of James Barrie's play tells the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling ...