The Snowman is maybe one of the most touching stories by Hans Christian Andersen. It is a tale about unrequited love, and an occasion of reflection on the mysteries of existence an ...

The story tells of a prince who wants to marry a princess, but is having difficulty finding a suitable wife. Something is always wrong with those he meets, and he cannot be certain ...

'The little match seller' or 'The little match girl' is a very famous fairy folk tale, written by Hans-Christian Andersen. On a cold New Year's Eve, a young, poor girl tries to sel ...

The Ugly Duckling is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the ...

Beatrix Potter is the world-renowned author of the Tale of Peter Rabbit, a cautionary tale told in such a charming and lively way that it soon became a nursery classic and is now o ...

'The Story of Pretty Goldilocks' is a French tale written by the Countess d'Aulnoy. Well-known for her elegant and charming stories, the Countess is remembered today as the one who ...

Beatrice Clay's retelling of Arthurian tales remain as vibrant today as when they first became a popular success eighty years ago. Sir Galahad, Sir Launcelot, Queen Guenevere and M ...

We proudly present to you 20 short stories specially selected for little girls in love with adventure, beauty and imagination. Classic tales and stories are an fundamental part of ...

12 traditionnal american fairy tales and short stories : The Box of Robbers, The Glass Dog, The Queen of Quok, The Little Girl who owned a Bear, The Enchanted Types, The Laughing H ...

In this classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, a toad goes exploring. It meets a bunch of other critters, until the biggest threat comes around.

The Nightingale (Danish: 'Nattergalen') is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real ni ...

A peasant girl named Karen is adopted by a rich old lady after her mother's death and grows up vain and spoiled. Before her adoption, Karen had a rough pair of red shoes; now she h ...

The Wolf and the Fox is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. The story involves a greedy, gluttonous wolf living with a fox. The wolf makes the fox do all his work ...

The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was or 'The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear' is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. It involve ...

The Six Swans is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. An evil stepmother uses witchcraft to turn the six sons of her daugther-in-law, the Queen, into swans. The cur ...

The Ridiculous Wishes or The Three Ridiculous Wishes is a French literary fairy tale by Charles Perrault. A woodcutter complained of his poor lot. Jupiter granted him three wishes. ...

Master Cat; or, The Booted Cat (French: Le Chat Botté), commonly known in English as 'Puss in Boots', is a European literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to ...

The White Cat is an old French fairy tale written by the comtesse d'Aulnoy in 1698. It is a variation on an old German tale, Puddocky, and Cherry, another tale collected by the bro ...

The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood (French: La Belle au bois dormant, 'Sleeping Beauty') is a classic fairy tale written by Charles Perrault, which involves a beautiful princess, a sl ...

The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine were issued in several volumes from 1668 to 1694. They are classics of French literature. The Fables supply delights to three different ages: the ...

The Three Treasures of the Giants is a Slavonic fairy tale. A man had three sons. When he was dying, he told his oldest that he would inherit, but must be kind to his mother and hi ...

The is a very funny and famous folktale / fable / fairy tale featuring anthropomorphic pigs who build three houses of different materials. The story begins with the title character ...

Metsämörri on pieni peikkopoika, joka pitää huolta metsästä ja sen asukeista. Tällä kertaa vettä vartioiva Lohi-Valtteri tarvitsee kuitenkin Metsämörrin apua. Miksi saaressa pesivä ...

Hoi kolikok! Metsämörri on suloinen peikkopoika, joka asuu metsän siimeksessä. Metsän eläimet ovat Metsämörrin hyviä ystäviä, ja Metsämörrin hatussa on punainen linnunsulka. Kun ka ...

Metsämörri on ihastuttava pieni peikkopoika, jonka työ on auttaa luontoa ja sen eläimiä. Eräänä päivänä Metsämörri kohtaa kuitenkin yllätyksen. Sen luokse tulee talitintti, joka on ...