The princess was loved by everyone and she enjoyed wandering all over the palace, chatting with all the guards and the servants too. She particularly enjoyed visiting the kitchen because she loved the chief cook very much.The chief cook was a plump woman with rosy cheeks and bright eyes and she always had something special […]
A widow had a lazy daughter and a hard-working stepdaughter. But she loved her own daughter and disliked her stepdaughter, making her work day and night.One day, the stepdaughter sat in the yard, spinning. She cut her hand and the blood stained the shuttle. Frightened that her stepmother would be very angry, she ran to
Jimmy and Laura set up an extra bed in Jimmy’s room because their cousin Ron and his father were coming for the holidays. Uncle Ken was a professor and was extremely absent-minded.The children’s mother had warned them about Uncle Ken’s habit of forgetting things and getting confused. They were looking forward to a great deal
Once upon a time, a beautiful princess married a prince and went to live with him in his castle on a mountain.The prince was very loving but every night he went away, returning only at dawn. When the puzzled princess asked him, he said that she must never ask him about it and never follow
Jenny was busy, as usual, in her room. She enjoyed reading books or working on her computer. So, she rarely went outdoors to play. This made her father and mother worry a lot.“It’s fine that she studies well,” said her father, “But she needs to get out into the fresh air too!”“I agree,” said her
A king had a favourite apple tree with delicious apples. He put a spell on it to prevent people from stealing the apples. Anyone who picked an apple would sink into the ground. But the king’s three daughters thought that they would not be affected by the spell, and ate the apples. Immediately, they sank
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom famed for the beauty of it snow-topped mountains, sparkling rivers and meadows full of flowers. However, one spring there was no rain and the land began to suffer. By the time summer came, it was dry and the flowers were withered, and there was no harvest.The King
A tailor and a goldsmith went on a journey together. One night, they heard sweet music and, following the sound, they reached a hill.There, in the moonlight, were many tiny men and women singing and dancing in a circle. In the centre of the circle sat a tiny old man. He saw the tailor and
Aunt Cora was seventy-two years old when she decided that she needed a holiday. The whole family was in great chaos because she had got all of them involved.Papa had to buy the tickets. Mummy had to make sure that she had the right clothes. Uncle Bob had to find a suitable hotel room. Aunt
Hari lived with his mother in a small hut. They were so poor that they went to sleep hungry. Hari would run errands for the villagers and earn a little money, but it was never enough. He wished there was something he could do to help his mother.One night, there was a terrible storm. The
Once upon a time, a huntsman heard the cry of a child in a forest. He looked around and found that it had come from the top of a tree. He saw a little boy clinging to a branch. Climbing up, he gently took the boy and brought him down. He named him Foundling and
Lenny was a lazy fellow. Her family and her teachers were exasperated with her. She woke up late, dressed in a slovenly way, had her breakfast, spilling things on the table, and forgot to do her homework. Her bed was in a mess, and all her clothes and toys too lay in a mess in
Kate had no friends in the neighbourhood. She watched the children get together in the evening and go to the park to play.“Kate, your cousin Nora is coming here for the holidays,” said Kate’s Mummy, “Aunt Gwen has to go and look after her sister. so, Nora will stay with us. Please look after her
Once there was a rich nobleman who lived in a castle with his kind wife and two lovely children, a son and a daughter. Unfortunately, his wife died and the nobleman married again.His new wife was a wicked and cruel witch who hated the two children. One day, as they were playing in the garden,
The King and the Queen were really fed up. They had a daughter who was always eating! She was always munching away at something. All the royal physicians and the doctors were called in. They gave her medicines. But the next day, they found her munching a slice of cake!The King called all the wise