What a day it has been. Everyone is tired, especially moms and dads, but the children still want to hear a fairy tale. What to do? It’s easy. In such cases, short fairy tales that flow quickly and yet lose none of their magic will help. If you’re already looking forward to bed, read a short fairy tale, give a goodnight kiss, and off to sleep you go. There will be time for a long fairy tale again next time.
Once upon a time there lived a dragon in the high rocks. He was enormous. He had a wide mouth full of sharp teeth, and his tail was long and strong. When he swung it around as he walked, the ground trembled as if there was an earthquake. But this dragon was different in another way.
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A group of eagles lived high up in the mountains above the black valley. Their nests were close together, and they did everything as one. They always flew over the black valley in a flock and never separated. They called themselves invincible.
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There was a large pond in the Willow valley. Many fish lived there, mostly carp and catfish. One Sunday, a big event was to take place in the pond. The little carp were about to hatch.
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When you look at the globe, you’ll see lots of big blue spots. Do you know what they are? They are seas and oceans. And there are lots of them on our planet. Lots of animals live in these seas.
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Once upon a time, there was a family of flies. They were having lunch on a lovely-smelling piece of manure not far from the cowshed and really enjoying themselves. Well, not everyone was enjoying it. The little fly was frowning and didn’t want to eat the manure.
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At the very edge of town, where the woods and fields begin, stands a small house. A little girl named Vicky lives there. She is in second grade, a big girl already. Her blonde hair always sparkles beautifully in the sun, and her sky-blue eyes flash with magical sparks.
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One night, a terrible wind swept across the farm. In the morning, Rex, the farm dog, went around to check on all the animals and see if the big wind had damaged their homes. His first stop was the piglets.
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Once upon a time, there was a mail truck. This truck delivered letters and all kinds of parcels to people. It drove in the heat, in the cold, in the rain and in the snow. It even went out when it was icy and the road was slippery—well, as slippery as ice.
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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.
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In the evening, when everyone is asleep, tiny fairies fly out of their hiding places and visit our homes. They look for children’s bedrooms and slip quietly through the window. Then they peek under the pillow and slip under the pillow, hoping to find a tooth that has fallen out. But it’s not always easy for the fairy. She doesn’t always take the tooth with her. Sometimes it’s just not possible, just like what happened one night long ago.
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