Just outside the town, next to the rocks, there was a large pond. The water was deep, with carp and catfish gliding below the surface, frogs hopping around the edges, and a water sprite living at the very bottom of the pond. He was a kind little green man.
Continue readingFairy tales for schoolchildren
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The Three Old Ladies
Inspired by an Italian folk tale
In a little house there lived three young ladies. One was sixty-seven, another was seventy-five, and the third, well, she was ninety-four. Their house had a little balcony, where all three of them liked to watch people walking by on the street and see what was happening in town.
Continue readingThe Mixed-Up Fairy Tale
Our fairy tale begins just like any other. Once upon a time there was a kingdom with a king who had a beautiful daughter—Princess Loretta. They were living pretty happily, until a dragon flew into the kingdom. He settled down just outside the town, in a cave.
Continue readingThe little girl who wouldn’t tidy up after herself
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Stella. She lived with her mom and dad in a lovely apartment on the edge of town. But if we’re being honest, their apartment wasn’t really all that nice. You see, Stella had one bad habit. She never wanted to tidy up after herself. And even worse, she was super messy.
Continue readingThe Royal Race
Once upon a time, there was a fairy-tale land, but there wasn’t a wizard wicked enough to want to kidnap and curse princesses, nor a dragon hungry enough to want to eat princesses or knights. All the witches who lived there were simply too lazy to cast spells. And so, in that kingdom, everything was terribly boring.
Continue readingThe Three Sisters
Once upon a time, there were three sisters. The oldest was named Rosie, and she hated flowers. She hated them so much she didn’t even want to go outside the house. But that didn’t help much, because her middle sister Daisy loved flowers and brought them home in pots.
Continue readingThe wild rose
Once upon a time, there was a castle. An old king lived there with his daughter. She had a special gift—she could control the weather. The princess guarded her abilities carefully and refused all suitors for a long time.
Continue readingA shy badger named Luke
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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