All Stories
Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Iron Hans
A wild man of iron is caged in the courtyard; a prince frees him, gets golden hair, and wins war and bride with Iron Hans's help.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Jorinda and Jorindel
Jorinda becomes a caged nightingale in a fairy's castle; Jorindel frees her—and seven hundred others—with a purple flower from a dream.
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King Grisly-Beard
A proud princess who mocks King Grisly-beard is forced to marry a fiddler—then learns, through poverty and smashed pots, who he really is.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Lily and the Lion
Lily asks only for a rose in winter; her father steals one from a lion's garden—and she must follow her enchanted husband through seven years of wandering.
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Mother Holle
A hardworking girl follows her spindle into Mother Holle's realm, earns a shower of gold—and her lazy sister comes home coated in pitch.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Old Sultan
Toothless Sultan fakes a rescue with a wolf's help, then stays loyal—winning a duel when a three-legged cat looks like a swordsman.
The Wedding of Mrs Fox: Second Story
After Mr Fox dies, his widow rejects a series of animal suitors until a young fox has the red stockings and pointed mouth she wants.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 9-12
Snow-White and Rose-Red
Two kind sisters share their cottage with a winter bear, thrice rescue a spiteful dwarf—and learn their guest was a prince under a spell.
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Snowdrop
A jealous queen hunts Snowdrop with lace, comb, and apple; seven dwarfs guard her glass coffin until a stumble frees the poisoned bite.
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Sweetheart Roland
A witch kills her own child by mistake; the stepdaughter flees with Roland, outwits pursuit by shape-shifting—and a wedding song restores his memory.
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The Blue Light
A cast-off soldier steals a witch's never-dying blue light, summons a manikin with his pipe, and forces a hard king to yield kingdom and daughter.
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The Dog and the Sparrow
A sparrow feeds a starving dog, then ruins the carter who ran him over—wine, horses, corn—until a hatchet meant for the bird kills the man.