Blue Beard
Once upon a time there was a man who owned splendid town and country houses, gold and silver plate, tapestries and coaches gilt all over. But the poor fellow …
The Frog King
In olden times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has …
The Musicians of Bremen
Once upon a time… an old donkey was ill- treated by his master. Tired of such unkindness, he decided to run away, and when he heard that Bremen was …
Pied Piper of Hamelin
Once upon a time… on the banks of a great river in the north of Germany lay a town called Hamelin. The citizens of Hamelin were honest folk who …
The Woodman and the Serpent
One wintry day a Woodman was tramping home from his work when he saw something black lying on the snow. When he came closer he saw it was a …
The wolf and the crane
A Wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and of course he could …
Miss Moppet
Miss Moppet was a cat that lived in Mr. Brown’s house. Slip the mouse lived in that house too. One day, Miss Moppet caught sight of Slip sleeping on …
A Friend in Need
Once upon a time. Slith the snail and Cousin Glug the slug lived in the shade of a cool, damp log. One day. Slith was trying to inch her …
Time Travellers
It was a fine sunny morning and Katie. Sam and Steve were oil their way to school. Suddenly, Steve’s dog darted in front of them. -Booww-Whooww!” “Oh no!” cried …
The Cat Who Loved Baked Beans
Marmalade the cat loved baked beans. But she was far too lazy to go to the market and buy them. She planted a bean tree in her garden and …
The Story of Two Old Woman
Once, there lived two old women, one was clever and the other a little foolish. Together they had one wrap, one cow and a small piece of land. The …