The Fisherman and His Wife
By The Brothers Grimm There was once upon a time a fisherman who lived with his wife in a pig-stye close by the sea, and every day he went out fishing. And he fished, and
The Fox, The Cock, and The Dog
By Aesop A Dog and a Cock, who were the best of friends, wished very much to see something of the world. So they decided to leave the farmyard and to set out into the
The Lion and The Mouse
By Aesop A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across
Little Claus and Big Claus
By Hans Christian Andersen In a village there once lived two men who had the same name. They were both called Claus. One of them had four horses, but the other had only one; so
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp is a famous story for children. It tells the story of a poor boy named Aladdin who finds a magic lamp. Inside the lamp is a genie who can make
Cinderella
ONCE there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. She had, by a former husband, two daughters of her own humor, who were,
Snow White
There was once a queen who had no children, and it grieved her sorely. One winter’s afternoon she was sitting by the window sewing when she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack was an idle, lazy boy who would do no work to support his widowed mother; and at last they both came to such poverty that the poor woman had to sell her cow to
Little Red Riding Hood
Once upon a time there lived a little girl, who was so sweet and pretty and good that everybody loved her. Her old grandmother, who was very fond of her, made her a little red