The Story of a Monkey
A thorn was once stuck to the tail of a mischievous monkey. It went to a barber and asked him to remove the thorn. While removing the thorn with …
Fairy Tales Archive
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
There was once a mischievous ass who put on a lion’s skin. He went off towards the forest trying to scare all the foolish animals lie saw. The ass …
The Enchanted Valley
In the Enchanted Valley, during autumn, there was a terrible fire. The people were very troubled. “Let us go to the powerful magician named Man of Ice. He is …
The Crystal Castle
A prince and princess were in love and about to marry. A wicked magician imprisoned the princess in a crystal castle. “No one can climb up the slippery wall!” …
The Lute Player
During a war. the enemy captured the king. They asked his queen to pay a ransom if she wanted her husband back. One day, a lute player came to …
The Fountain of Youth
An old woodcutter and his wife had spent many happy years together. But now that they were getting old. They were afraid that death would separate them. One day, …
The Snowdrop
It was a very cold winter and the snowdrop flower seed lay under the sno•-covered earth. It was not line for it to break through the earth yet. One …
The Happy Family
Once there lived a snail couple in the woods. They were in search of a pretty snail bride for their only son. The buzzing flies in the forest came …
The Farmer and His Sons
There was a rich farmer who had worked hard all his life. But now, he had grown old and was ailing. He was oil his deathbed. He wanted to …
The Good Brother
Once upon a time three princes set out in search of adventures. The two older brothers made fun of their kind-hearted younger brother, who was called Simon. On their …
The Big Magic Bird
A poor fisherman was able to catch only a few small fish every day. One day while he was fishing, a big bird came and sat on his boat. …