Once, there lived a king who had twin daughters, Angela and Maria. One day, he said to his daughters, “Which one of you wants to be my successor?” Angela and Maria could not decide and asked their fairy godmother to help them. The fairy godmother said, “First tell me, which one of you will rule […]
Long ago, there lived a little girl named Emily. Sadly, Emily was very sick. She had to lie in bed all day. Emily loved to read fairy tales. Once, she read that fairies came down from the clouds at night and danced around trees. That night Emily saw many small stones in her garden. ‘Are
Once, a boy named Tim went on a sea voyage with his father. Sadly, Tim was seasick and missed home. One day, Tim saw a face at the porthole. It was a dolphin. Tim ran to the deck to see the dolphin swimming in the sea. “Cheer up! The sea is beautiful!” said the dolphin.
Once upon a time, a poor widow lived with her only son Jack. One day, the mother sent Jack to sell their cow in the market. On the way, a man asked Jack, “Do you want the magic beans in exchange for the cow?” Jack took the beans and came back home. The angry mother
Once, there lived a girl named Nina with her parents. One day, Nina went to a lake to fetch water. When Nina dipped the pot into the lake, it slipped from her hands and fell into the lake. Nina started crying, her teardrops fell into the lake. Suddenly there was a big ripple in the
Once, there lived a king who had a wise and courageous son. His fairy godmother had gifted him a magic sword that only the prince could use—no one else could lift it. One day, an ogre entered the kingdom and destroyed the houses of people. The people complained to the king. The king sent his
Once, a group of wise and kind witches lived in the hamlet of little people. One day, a wicked ogre came to the hamlet and said to the people, “The witches are planning to kill all of you.” The little people believed the wicked ogre and drove the witches away. The witches shifted to the
Once, there lived a king named Henry, who had a son, George. When he was just a little baby, a wicked witch cursed George and he became deaf. George grew up to be a handsome and strong young man. On his eighteenth birthday, he was out riding to a forest when a forest fairy named
Once, a girl named Melody lived in a village. One day, she went to the village fair with her friends. At the fair, she spotted a beautiful pink pencil with black dots. When she asked to buy it, the shopkeeper said, “The pencil has magical powers. Use it only for fun and not for your
Once, there lived a princess called Rose. One year, all the crops in Rose’s kingdom caught fire. Rose took permission from her father, the king, and left in her magic chariot in search of the food fairy. Sadly, no one knew where the food fairy lived. Then one night the magic chariot stopped in a
Once, there lived a strange old witch named Zoraida who had a bad temper. One day, Zoraida was on her way to the fair. All the people of the village were busy and none paid Zoraida any attention. This made her angry. “I curse you! May your crops fail!” she screamed, waving her wand in
Little fairy Sunshine loved only beautiful things. When it was Sunshine’s birthday, she only invited the prettiest of fairies.“Sunshine, outer beauty is not so important as inner beauty,” warned her mother. But Sunshine was stubborn. “I only like beautiful things,” she said. One day, her mother baked Sunshine’s favourite chocolate cake. When Sunshine saw it,
Jay was a little boy who lived with his parents. Jay dearly loved his grandmother but she lived in a far-away town. Jay’s fifth birthday was near. He wanted his grandmother to be with him. But the grandmother was horrified of trains. That night, Jay had a dream. He saw that the grandmother had fallen
A woodcutter lived in a village. One day, while making a dining table, the woodcutter ran out of wood. He saw a huge tree and tried to cut it. A dwarf, who lived in that tree, called out to the woodcutter, “O woodcutter, this tree is my home. If you do not cut the tree,
Long ago, in a dense forest, there lived a fierce giant. This giant feared God. One day, a magician wandered into the forest and saw a tall tower at a distance. The curious magician went close, but it turned out to be the giant. When the giant smelt the magician, he turned around to eat