Europe
Fairy tales and folk stories from European traditions.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Brewery Of Eggshells
The classic Welsh changeling tale from Joseph Jacobs' Celtic Fairy Tales (1892), in which a young mother of Treneglwys uses the ancient eggshell-brew ruse, prescribed by the Wise Man of Llanidloes, to expose two fairy changelings and recover her stolen twins.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Andrew Coffey
Andrew Coffey: My grandfather, Andrew Coffey, was known to the whole barony as a quiet, decent man. And if the whole barony knew him, he knew the whole barony
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Battle Of Birds
<p>A hero witnesses a magical battle between birds and must choose between safety and helping those in peril.</p>
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
A Legend Of Knockmany
A Legend Of Knockmany: What Irish man, woman, or child has not heard of our renowned Hibernian Hercules, the great and glorious Fin M’Coul? Not one, from Cape
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb: A poor woodman sat in his cottage one night, smoking his pipe by the fireside, while his wife sat by his side spinning. How lonely it is, wife,’
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Wolf And The Seven Little Kids
The Wolf And The Seven Little Kids: There was once upon a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and loved them with all the love of a mother for her
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The White Snake
The White Snake: A long time ago there lived a king who was famed for his wisdom through all the land. Nothing was hidden from him, and it seemed as if news of
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Willow-Wren And The Bear
The Willow-Wren And The Bear: Once in summer-time the bear and the wolf were walking in the forest, and the bear heard a bird singing so beautifully that he
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Water Of Life
The Water Of Life: Long before you or I were born, there reigned, in a country a great way off, a king who had three sons. This king once fell very ill so ill
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Twelve Huntsmen
The Twelve Huntsmen: There was once a king’s son who had a bride whom he loved very much. And when he was sitting beside her and very happy, news came that his
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Valiant Little Tailor
The Valiant Little Tailor: One summer’s morning a little tailor was sitting on his table by the window; he was in good spirits, and sewed with all his might. A
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Turnip
The Turnip: There were two brothers who were both soldiers; the one was rich and the other poor. The poor man thought he would try to better himself; so