There were many different animals living in one forest. They went to nursery and school together, and in the afternoons they ran around the forest and played together.
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Short Bedtime Stories
Fairy tales for children, young and old to read. Enjoy online fairy tales by different authors. Feel free to post comments, send pictures, share links over the internet.
The quest for a greener garden
Once there was a careful gardener who took care of a garden. He watered all the beds regularly, pulled the weeds, and as far as the eye could see, the grass grew green and colourful flowers bloomed. Yet it happened that the vegetables became unhappy.
Continue reading →The boy named George who did everything the other way round
Once upon a time there was a little boy called George. There would be nothing unusual about that, there are plenty of little boys like that in the world. But this George did everything the other way round.
Continue reading →What the day brings
Adele was a little girl. Most of all, she liked to play at home in the morning before lunch, and in the afternoon after lunch she would go to the garden where her friend the snail and the black cat were waiting for her. What did the three of them talk about? About how their day was going.
Continue reading →The mouse that wanted to change colour
In a forest there lived a little grey mouse. The little mouse liked colours, he liked flowers, but most of all he liked birds. He liked robins best. They had such beautiful red feathers. The mouse envied them so much. He was just grey himself, and that’s such a boring colour. He really wished he had a red coat like the robin’s feathers.
Continue reading →The magic pendant
In a faraway kingdom, a wise king ruled. He also had a wise queen who always gave him the right advice, and so the people in that kingdom prospered. One day, however, the king decided that it was time to hand over the rule to his son, Prince Aldric. The prince wanted to marry a princess, but he couldn’t decide which one. The king did not know how to advise the prince which princess would be the best, so he decided to go to an old wizard for advice.
Continue reading →The mosquito and the bull
A little mosquito was flitting about the countryside. He liked to fly over the ponds where he could look at his reflection. This mosquito was very conceited. As he flew past a fly that was resting in the shade, he fluffed up his snout and the few hairs on his head.
Continue reading →The Ant and the Grasshopper
A grasshopper and an ant lived in a meadow. The grasshopper spent her days jumping in the sun, while the ant worked hard and was always carrying something somewhere. The grasshopper was amazed, and came up to him and asked him questions:
Continue reading →Honza and the five groundhogs
Once upon a time there was a kingdom where everyone was sad. Their beautiful princess was kidnapped by an evil witch who made her her maid. In her house, the princess had to sweep and wash the floors, brush the cobwebs, cook, chop wood and take care of the animals.
Continue reading →Saint Joseph in the Forest
Once upon a time, there was a mother who had three daughters. The eldest was rude and mean, the middle one was slightly better but also had her flaws, and the youngest was a devout and kind child. However, the mother had a peculiar nature—she loved the eldest daughter the most and could not stand the youngest one.
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