Europe
Fairy tales and folk stories from European traditions.
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
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Travelling Musicians
The Travelling Musicians: An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant to him a great many years, but was now growing old and every day
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Straw, The Coal, And The Bean
The Straw, The Coal, And The Bean: In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them. So she made a fire
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Story Of The Youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was
The Story Of The Youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was: A certain father had two sons, the elder of who was smart and sensible, and could do everything
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Salad
The Salad: As a merry young huntsman was once going briskly along through a wood, there came up a little old woman, and said to him, ‘Good day, good day; you
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Seven Ravens
The Seven Ravens: There was once a man who had seven sons, and last of all one daughter. Although the little girl was very pretty, she was so weak and small
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Raven
The Raven: There was once a queen who had a little daughter, still too young to run alone. One day the child was very troublesome, and the mother could not
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Robber Bridegroom
The Robber Bridegroom: There was once a miller who had one beautiful daughter, and as she was grown up, he was anxious that she should be well married and
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Queen Bee
The Queen Bee: Two kings’ sons once upon a time went into the world to seek their fortunes; but they soon fell into a wasteful foolish way of living, so that
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Mouse, The Bird, And The Sausage
The Mouse, The Bird, And The Sausage: Once upon a time, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage, entered into partnership and set up house together. For a long time all
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Pink
The Pink: There was once upon a time a queen to whom God had given no children. Every morning she went into the garden and prayed to God in heaven to bestow on
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Little Peasant
The Little Peasant: There was a certain village wherein no one lived but really rich peasants, and just one poor one, whom they called the little peasant. The