Europe
Fairy tales and folk stories from European traditions.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Story of the McAndrew Family
The Story of the McAndrew Family: long time ago, in the County Mayo, there lived a rich man of the name of McAndrew. He owned cows and horses without number
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Sprightly Tailor
The Sprightly Tailor: A sprightly tailor was employed by the great Macdonald, in his castle at Saddell, in order to make the laird a pair of trews, used in
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Shee An Gannon And The Gruagach Gaire
The Shee An Gannon And The Gruagach Gaire: The Shee an Gannon was born in the morning, named at noon, and went in the evening to ask his daughter of the king
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Shepherd Of Myddvai
The Shepherd Of Myddvai: Up in the Black Mountains in Caermarthenshire lies the lake known as Lyn y Van Vach. To the margin of this lake the shepherd of
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Sea-Maiden
The Sea-Maiden: There was once a poor old fisherman, and one year he was not getting much fish. On a day of days, while he was fishing, there rose a sea-maiden
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Ridere of Riddles
The Ridere of Riddles: here was a king once, and he married a great lady, and she departed on the birth of her first son. And a little after this the king
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Russet Dog
The Russet Dog: h, he’s a rare clever fellow, is the Russet Dog, the Fox, I suppose you call him. Have you ever heard the way he gets rid of his fleas? Cunning
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Little White Cat
The Little White Cat: A long, long time ago, in a valley far away, the giant Trencoss lived in a great castle, surrounded by trees that were always green. Even
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Huntsman’S Son
The Huntsman’S Son: A long, long time ago there lived in a little hut on the borders of a great forest a huntsman and his wife and son. From his earliest
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Lad With The Goat-Skin
The Lad With The Goat-Skin: Long ago, a poor widow woman lived down near the iron forge, by Enniscorth, and she was so poor she had no clothes to put on her
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Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The House In The Lake.[2]
The House In The Lake.[2]: A long, long time ago there lived in a little hut, in the midst of one of the inland lakes of Erin, an old fisherman and his son.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener
The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener: here was once a king, but I didn’t hear what country he was over, and he had one very beautiful daughter. Well, he