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Fairy tales and folk stories from European traditions.

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Cat-Skin Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

Cat-Skin

Cat-Skin: There was once a king, whose queen had hair of the purest gold, and was so beautiful that her match was not to be met with on the whole face of the

Briar Rose Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

Briar Rose

Briar Rose: A king and queen once upon a time reigned in a country a great way off, where there were in those days fairies. Now this king and queen had plenty

Cat and Mouse in Partnership Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

Cat and Mouse in Partnership

A cat and a mouse hide a pot of fat for winter, but not every friend keeps a promise.

3. How Partlet Died And Was Buried, And How Chanticleer Died Of Grief Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

3. How Partlet Died And Was Buried, And How Chanticleer Died Of Grief

From that day Chanticleer would eat and drink no more, and pined away until he died of grief.

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Ashputtel Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

Ashputtel

Ashputtel: The wife of a rich man fell sick; and when she felt that her end drew nigh, she called her only daughter to her bed-side, and said, ‘Always be a

How Chanticleer And Partlet Went To Visit Mr Korbes Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

How Chanticleer And Partlet Went To Visit Mr Korbes

2. How Chanticleer And Partlet Went To Visit Mr Korbes: Another day, Chanticleer and Partlet wished to ride out together; so Chanticleer built a handsome

1. How They Went To The Mountains To Eat Nuts Grimm's Fairy Tales Ages 9-12

1. How They Went To The Mountains To Eat Nuts

1. How They Went To The Mountains To Eat Nuts: The nuts are quite ripe now,’ said Chanticleer to his wife Partlet, ‘suppose we go together to the mountains

Shakespeare Visits the Globe Theatre Indian Folk Tales All Ages

Shakespeare Visits the Globe Theatre

Shakespeare Visits the Globe Theatre: It had been four hundred and fifty years or was it more? Shakespeare had for gotten. He had grown used to the constant

The Little Mermaid Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid: Deep in the big blue ocean, there lived Meena, a Little Mermaid. Meena loved listening to her Grandma’s stories of the world beyond the

The Wooden Boy’s Lessons in Honesty Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

The Wooden Boy’s Lessons in Honesty

Geppetto’s latest blog entry: Some weeks ago, I visited a good friend and saw that he had a bit of plastic, which he wasn’t using. So I asked him for it, he

Celebrating Shakespeare Shakespeare Pays A Visit To Globe Theatre Aesop's Fables Ages 3-5

Celebrating Shakespeare Shakespeare Pays A Visit To Globe Theatre

Celebrating Shakespeare Shakespeare Pays A Visit To Globe Theatre: It had been four hundred and fifty years or was it more? Shakespeare had for gotten. Living

Cinderella For Our Era Aesop's Fables Ages 6-8

Cinderella For Our Era

Cinderella For Our Era: Once upon a time, there were two sisters who lived with their mother. All three of them were cranky and selfish and cruel. It didn’t

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