Europe
Fairy tales and folk stories from European traditions.
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Horned Women
The Horned Women: A rich woman sat up late one night carding and preparing wool, while all the family and servants were asleep. Suddenly a knock was given at
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Golden Spears
The Golden Spears: Once upon a time there lived in a little house under a hill a little old woman and her two children, whose names were Connla and Nora. The
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Fate of the Children of Lir
The Fate of the Children of Lir: t happened that the five Kings of Ireland met to determine who should have the head kingship over them, and King Lir of the
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Field Of Boliauns
The Field Of Boliauns: One fine day in harvest it was indeed Lady-day in harvest, that everybody knows to be one of the greatest holidays in the year Tom
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Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Fairy Tree Of Dooros.[6]
The Fairy Tree Of Dooros.[6]: Once upon a time the fairies of the west, going home from a hurling-match with the fairies of the lakes, rested in Dooros Wood
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Farmer of Liddesdale
The Farmer of Liddesdale: here was in Liddesdale (in Morven) a Farmer who suffered great loss within the space of one year. In the first place, his wife and
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Enchanted Cave
The Enchanted Cave: A long, long time ago, Prince Cuglas,[7] master of the hounds to the high King of Erin, set out from Tara to the chase. As he was leaving
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Battle Of The Birds
The Battle Of The Birds: I will tell you a story about the wren. There was once a farmer who was seeking a servant, and the wren met him and said: “What are
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Black Horse
The Black Horse: nce there was a king and he had three sons, and when the king died, they did not give a shade of anything to the youngest son, but an old
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Smallhead and the King’s Sons
Smallhead and the King's Sons: ong ago there lived in Erin a woman who married a man of high degree and had one daughter. Soon after the birth of the daughter
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Sea-Maiden
Sea-Maiden: I have omitted the births of the animal comrades and transposed the carlin to the middle of the tale. Batten has considerately idealised the
Celtic Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Shepherd Of Myddvai
A Welsh Celtic legend about a shepherd who falls in love with a fairy maiden from a magical lake.