Once upon a time, far out in the deep ocean where the water is very clear and blue, a sea king ruled the undersea world and the sea folk. The undersea world had beautiful trees and colorful flowers. There were beautiful sea creatures and all sorts of fish too. The sea folk lived in harmony.
Continue reading →Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Once upon a time there were three bears. The bears lived together in the woods. The Little Wee Bear was Baby Bear, the Middle-sized Bear was Mama Bear, and the Great Big Bear was Papa Bear. Their house had furniture and cutleries the size of each bear. Baby bear’s bowl, spoon, chair and bed were very little. Mama bear‘s bowl, spoon, chair and bed were all medium-sized. Papa bear’s bowl, spoon, chair and bed were very big.
Continue reading →The Red Shoes
Once, there lived a pretty little girl with her mother. They lived in small village not so far away. The little girl was always barefoot because she and her mother were too poor to buy her a pair of shoes. The little girl’s name was Karen.
Continue reading →The Ugly Duckling
Once upon a time, there was a duck. She lived in the forest. One day she laid some eggs. There was one very big egg among the eggs she laid.
Continue reading →How animals punished themselves
Six animals lived on one farm – a dog, a cat, a goat, a lamb, a duck and a hen. Everyone did their job and so it took many years. Only once did the animals quarrel and started blaming themselves for the other having an easier job. In the end, they decided to test which of them would be right.
Continue reading →How the fox wanted to fool a sow
The godfather fox Eliška was cunning. After all, the way foxes are. A sow also lived on the farm not far from her burrow. She didn’t dare to face her, because it would be a big bite for her, but Eliška heard that the sow Květuška has four piglets – three girls and one boy. And it was them who she wanted.
Continue reading →How the ghosts organized a singing competition
An abandoned house stood in one county far from the people. It was a haunted house, from the look of it. People didn’t even go there. When they had to pass this way, they stayed as far away from the house as possible. Everyone knew that ghosts lived in it. There was a rumor that they are evil. But that was not true.
Continue reading →Teeny-Tiny
Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village. Now, one day this teeny-tiny woman put on her teeny-tiny bonnet, and went out of her teeny-tiny house to take a teeny-tiny walk.
Continue reading →Jack and the Beanstalk
There was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named Jack, and a cow named Milky-white. And all they had to live on was the milk the cow gave every morning, which they carried to the market and sold. But one morning Milky-white gave no milk, and they didn’t know what to do.
Continue reading →How Dr. Woodpecker knew how to deal with Mrs. Pine
Dr. Woodpecker lived in the forest and he was frequently visited by animals with various ailments. Although he mainly treated trees, he was always able to deal with sick forest animals. One day, the Kráčmerka jay fly to him. There was nothing missing, but she was out of breath and had to exhale before she was able to get the word out. Then she began begging Dr. Woodpecker to fly quickly to Mrs. Pine with her. Something is bothering her and no one knows what to do. The Woodpecker was their hope that Pine would recover. So he packed his medical case and flew with the jay to that place.
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