Once upon a time there were three brothers living all alone in a faraway land. Their names were Strong-Arm, Wise-Head and Good-Heart. Strong-Arm spent all his time very happily running, jumping, throwing spears and swimming in the river. Wise-Head too…
Category: Fairy Tale
Beauty and the Beast
Once upon a time, there lived a very rich merchant. He had a beautiful house, surrounded by gardens full of flowers and rare birds. He had four sons and three daughters, who had everything for which they could possibly wish.…
A Hungry Little Bear
“Stop splashing, Little Bear!” Mother Bear said crossly. “I brought you to the river to teach you how to catch fish. You are not trying to catch fish. You are playing and splashing.” “But it is fun to splash in…
The Golden Ball
Eight hundred years ago on the banks of the river Neath in South Wales there lived a boy named Elidyr. He was twelve years old, and when he grew up his mother hoped that he would become a priest. So…
Babes in the Wood
Once upon a time there were two little children who had lost their parents.They lived in a big house with their uncle.Now the uncle knew that when these two babes grew up they would be very rich.“If only I could…
The Roadrunner and the Coyote
One afternoon a coyote surprised a roadrunner when it was half asleep and leaning against a wall.“Ah! Ah!” the coyote shouted, “I’ve got you! There is no escape!”“Don’t touch me! If I move, this wall will fall down on both…
The Wonderful Beans
“There is nothing in the house to eat, Jack,” said Jack’s mother as she came out of the kitchen. “And we have no money now, We’ll have to sell our cow tomorrow.”Early the next morning, Jack took their cow from…
One Little Pig And Ten Wolves
Once upon a time a little pig lived in a little wooden house in the middle of a forest in Hungary.One very cold day, the little pig made a big fire and began cooking his dinner.Suddenly there was a banging…
The Three Little Pigs
One day a mother pig said to her three little pigs, “Now you are big, so big that you cannot all get in my house. You must each make a house. But you must not let the big wolf catch…
Hansel and Gretel
Once upon a time there lived a woodcutter and his wife. They had two children: a boy called Hansel and a girl whose name was Gretel.The woodcutter and his family lived in a cottage on the outskirts of a forest.…