Timeless fairy tales for kids, from Grimm and Andersen classics to Oscar Wilde, retold for young readers with magic and meaning.
The emperor gives every child a seed. Ping tends his with care all year, but nothing grows. On judging day he carries an empty pot and tells the truth.
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Three hungry travelers arrive in a village where nobody will share a crumb. So they fill a pot with water, drop in a stone and start cooking stone soup.
Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom… There lived a kind and gentle girl named Cinderella. She lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters in a grand, but aging, manor. Though life was not easy, for her stepmother treated her poorly, Cinderella’s spirit remained unbroken. Her heart was as warm as the sun, and
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a little chicken named Chicken Licken. One day, as he was wandering in the forest, an acorn fell from a tree and hit him on the head. Chicken Licken, who had never seen an acorn before, thought that the sky was falling and he must
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Snow White. She lived in a grand castle with her stepmother, the queen. The queen was very vain and loved to look at herself in the mirror. Every day, she would ask her magic mirror, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them
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Once Upon a Time Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a kind king and queen who wished for a child. Their wish came true, and a beautiful baby girl was born. They named her Aurora. The Grand Celebration To celebrate Aurora’s birth, the king and queen invited everyone in the kingdom
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Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there lived a wealthy merchant with three daughters. The youngest daughter, named Belle, was kind-hearted and beautiful, with a love for books and learning. Belle’s sisters were vain and self-centered, always preoccupied with their appearance and social status. One day, the merchant set out to attend a
Once upon a time, in a far-off land, a man and his wife wished to have a child. They lived next to a walled garden that belonged to a witch. The wife saw some beautiful rampion growing in the garden and wished to have some. The husband went to the garden and stole some rampion
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Little Red Riding Hood was a sweet and innocent little girl who lived in a small village with her mother. One day, her mother asked her to take a basket of goodies to her sick grandmother, who lived in a cottage deep in the woods. Little Red Riding Hood was excited to help her grandmother
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High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt. He was very much admired indeed. “He is as beautiful as a weathercock,”