Category: Fairy Tales

The Wild Swans

Once there was a king who had much happiness and great fortune. Of all his treasures, he was proudest of his four children, the most perfect children in the land. His three fine, strong sons would do anything for their father....

Puss in Boots

Puss was a very clever cat. For a long time, he belonged to an old farmer. But when the farmer died, Puss could not live on his own. He decided that he would need a new master. Puss went to see...

Rumpelstiltskin

There once was a penniless miller whose greatest joy was his kind and loving daughter. One warm spring morning, the miller and his ­daughter went to the royal palace to deliver some sacks of flour to the king. The miller wanted...

The Frog Prince

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a king and his fair young daughter. In the summer, when the kingdom broiled with heat, the young princess would sit by the edge of a deep, cool well and daydream....

Three Golden Flowers

Once there was a chief who ruled an island tribe. He lived a happy life until one day his daughter became very ill. The chief called for the tribe’s healers. The healers did everything they could for the princess; they gave...