Once, in a far away land, there lived a poor miller who wanted to be rich. The poor miller lied to the king that his daughter could turn straws into gold.
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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.
Hansel and Gretel
Once upon a time, a brother and sister named Hansel and Gretel lived in a hut in the woods with their father who was a poor woodcutter and their mother. Their parents were very poor and had barely enough food to eat
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Once, there lived a little boy and his grandparents. One day, his grandmother decided to make a gingerbread man for the little boy. She mixed some eggs and some flour and made it into dough.
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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 readingGoldilocks 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 readingThe 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 readingHow 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.
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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 readingAbout a ghost that didn’t want to spook
There was a ghost named Žmůrek and he had a big problem. From the headquarters of all the ghosts, he was sent to an abandoned mill, where he should have spooked. But he didn’t want to do that at all. He was the one who wanted to be friends with people and not scare them. He was checked several times, as he was reported that he did not scare people at all. His superiors threatened to punish him if he did not do his job. Žmůrek still refused to spook. People knew that he was in the mill, but everyone was afraid of him. And Žmůrek was very sorry. He was terribly sad.
Continue readingLittle Red Riding Hood Anna
Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Anna. Anna was seven years old and very pretty. Anna’s eyes were blue, and her curly hair was red.
“Anna, see what I made for you.” Mrs. Davis, Anna’s mom, said, walking into the room.
Anna turned to look at her mom.
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