The Enchanted Kingdom

Short Stories for Children - The Enchanted Kingdom

Beyond the seven mountains and seven valleys there was once a great kingdom. But in spite of all the riches they had, life in the castle was sad and gloomy because the kingdom was cursed. It was cursed by an evil witch who had bewitched Christmas to be without snow. She was angry that she was the only one not invited to the birth of the king’s daughter, Magdalene.

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Christmas nursery

Fairy Tales for Children - Christmas Nursery

I’ll tell you something: Even Christmas trees have a nursery. Honestly, they do. Just not a nursery like your little kids have, where are doors, toys and teachers. Christmas trees have a nursery in a beautiful, green forest. Under a blue sky. With sunshine. With clouds. With rain. And snowflakes. Really!

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The most beautiful tree

Short Bedtime Stories

Before every Christmas, Annie’s mother baked several kinds of cookies, cleaned up, prepared decorations all over the apartment, and even took Annie for walks and to the hill behind the house to bobsled. But this year everything was different. The whole family will be moving to a different house. Annie will spend Christmas with her parents and little brother Alex in a new, big house in the village.

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Me and St. Nicholas

Short Bedtime Stories - Ja I Sveti Nikola

On the edge of a snowy big city stood a small, but cozy house. In it lived a family – mom, dad, my younger brother Tomasz and me – Elisabeth. Despite all the hardships we had to go through due to being poor, we were really happy. Love, gratitude and modesty reigned in our family.

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Rapunzel

A Bedtimestory - Faity Take For Children – a princess with long blonde hair, who is imprisoned in a tower.

Once upon a time, there lived a carpenter and his wife who longed for a child. They prayed for a child every day, but never had one. Behind their house there was a beautiful garden with gorgeous flowers and plants. No one dared to enter the garden because it belonged to a witch named Gertrude.

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