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 was a bear forest. As the name suggests, only bears lived there. Both small and large. They lived there in large families. They did everything together. They gathered food supplies together, hibernated together, and helped each other build dens. And when spring came, they helc various races and competitions to entertain themselves and stretch their muscles after a long winter rest.
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On the edge of a fairy-tale village stood a beautiful building. It was painted in rainbow colors and decorated with pictures on all the walls. But these were no ordinary pictures. They were living pictures that moved on their own.
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Sophie was a sweet little girl who lived in a village. Her hair shone as brightly as the sun and her eyes were brown like chestnuts. She loved wearing floral dresses and adored flowers of all kinds. That’s why she loved going to the meadow every day. She admired their beautiful colors, watched them turn toward the sun and sway in the wind. She would lie down in the grass, close her eyes, and breathe in the mingling scents all around her.
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Deep in the woods, among the ferns and thick, tall bushes, lived a wood sprite. He was a scary little green man. He wore ragged clothes, a hat made of leaves and dry branches, and he always walked barefoot. He looked just like a ghost.
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There is an island that cannot be reached by car, train, or plane. The only way to get there is by boat. On the edge of the island there is a harbor where several boats are moored. They all look beautiful. They have beautiful flags and colorful sails.
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Far away in the mountains stood a small cottage. An old man and woman lived there. Every vacation, their beloved grandson Jake would visit them. He loved it there because the place was magical to him. No day in this cottage was ever ordinary.
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Behind the flower valley on the green ranch lived Lucy the cat. She was scruffy, chocolate brown, and always covered in mud and dirt. Most cats are clean and well-groomed, but Lucy was different. She wanted to be a dog.
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“Achoo!” echoed through the forest. The sneeze was so loud that the trees shook.
“Achoo!” echoed even louder a moment later
“Achoo!” boomed for the third time.
The sound was so strong that it knocked the squirrels out of the trees.
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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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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