The frogs and the Sun

Bedtime story -  The frogs and the Sun

Once upon a time there was a pond and frogs lived in it. They lived a peaceful life there, they didn’t miss anything, only during the summer it was very hot in the sun. They hid in the shade and in the mud, and the pond never dried up completely. One summer it was very hot, but they still had a puddle where they could hide from the sun’s rays. And then when a summer storm came with rain, their pond refilled.

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Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Stories for Children  -  Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Once upon a time in a far-off land there lived a poor boy. His name was Aladdin. Every day he walked through the markets among the people, he liked the hustle and bustle and he loved to look at all the beautiful things the merchants offered. But he could only look, for he and his mother were poor and could not afford any of it.

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Little Mermaid

Bedtime Stories  -  Little Mermaid

Once upon a time, far away in the deep ocean where the water was very clear and blue, a king ruled the underwater world and the sea people. In the underwater world, beautiful trees and colorful flowers grew. There were also beautiful animals and all kinds of fish. The sea people lived in harmony.

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The Ugly Duckling

A Fairy Tale for Children - The Ugly Duckling

One day in early spring, a mama duck was impatiently walking around the eggs in her nest, waiting for all her ducklings to hatch. Suddenly, she heard the first “crunch”. One of the yellow ducklings was coming into the world. And soon, she heard the cluck a second and a third time. Only the fourth, the biggest of the eggs, still nothing. The mama duck circled around it, pecking at it with her beak to urge it on, but the duckling in the egg had yet to hatch.

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