Europe
Fairy tales and folk stories from European traditions.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor: In a small cottage at the edge of a great city, there lived a tailor whose hands were as skilled as any craftsman in the kingdom, but
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Twelve Dancing Princesses: A Grimm Retelling
The Twelve Dancing Princesses: A Grimm Retelling: In a grand castle overlooking fertile valleys and dense forests, there lived a king with twelve daughters.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose)
Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose): On the morning that the princess was christened, the entire kingdom gathered in the grand cathedral of the castle to celebrate
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
The Fisherman and His Wife: A Brothers Grimm Tale
The Fisherman and His Wife: A Brothers Grimm Tale: In a small cottage on the edge of a vast sea lived a fisherman named Heinrich and his wife Margaretta. The
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Apples of Idun
The Apples of Idun: In Asgard, the home of the gods, there existed a treasure more valuable than all the gold in the nine worlds - the golden apples of Idun.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: In a kingdom where mountains touched the clouds and forests stretched endlessly, there lived a king and queen who ruled with
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Ragnarok: The Twilight of the Gods
Ragnarok: The Twilight of the Gods: The seer stood before Odin in the great hall Asgard, and she spoke of a future that all the gods wished not to hear, yet
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Sigurd and the Dragon Fafnir
Sigurd and the Dragon Fafnir: In the northern lands, in a place where mountains rose like the spears of giants and forests spread like dark green cloaks across
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Theft of Thor’s Hammer (Thrymskvida)
The Theft of Thor's Hammer (Thrymskvida): Thor, the mighty god of thunder, woke one morning in his hall Bilskirnir with a start of alarm that was rare for one
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Creation of the World from Ymir’s Body
The Creation of the World from Ymir's Body: In the beginning, before the world was formed and before time itself had meaning, there existed only Muspelheim and
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 6-8
Hansel and Gretel: A Short Retelling for Kids
Hansel and Gretel: A Short Retelling for Kids: In a small cottage at the edge of a great forest lived a woodcutter and his wife with two children - Hansel and
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 6-8
The Elves and the Shoemaker: A Grimm Retelling
The Elves and the Shoemaker: A Grimm Retelling: In a quiet town of Germany, there lived a shoemaker whose heart was pure though his fortune was poor. His shop