Prince Andrew was bored and, therefore, he often sulked in his room. “What you need is a hobby, Andrew,” said the queen. “Yes,” agreed the king, “What hobby shall we find for him?” “The point about a hobby is that he must find it himself,” said the queen. “Oh, in that case, you’d better start […]
Jeremy loved to play with his building blocks. He built cottages and palaces and would dream of living in them! One day, he heard a soft voice, “This is a wonderful palace, so full of colour and light! Let’s get it for Princess Flora!” Jeremy peeped in and found splendidly dressed Fairy King and Fairy
A bright new weathercock had been put on the top of the castle tower. Prince Edwin liked it so much that he decided to reach the weathercock! So one morning, there was a rumpus in the palace because Prince Edwin was missing! His nanny, the governess, his masters, the attendants, the soldiers, the kitchen maids
All the young people in the village came into the fields to help with the harvesting and building of the haystacks. Just then, Prince Lucian rode by with his attendants for hunting. “Hey, Phil, give a hand here!” shouted someone. The prince turned to watch. ‘Phil’ was a very pretty young girl! She stood on
Francis was a friendly and helpful young man. Most people in the village made him run errands and do things for them. He fetched things from the market, mowed lawns, cut hedges, picked up children from school and did a hundred little tasks. But none ever said ‘Thank you’ to him! One day, a young
Jemima said she was the best friend of Princess Gloria. But the princess was feeling a little upset with her because she was a nosey parker (an overly inquisitive person) and loved to gossip! Jemima would poke around and find out people’s secrets and then announce them everywhere. It was not nice to have a
Daisies were blooming all over the meadow. Butterflies flitted over them. Among them was a little fairy named Daisy! She was the Fairy Princess of Daisies and had come looking for a mate! But Daisy found that she was the only fairy there. “What happened to all the daisy fairies?” she wondered aloud. Suddenly, many
“You are without doubt the silliest bird in the forest, Maggie!” said her mother, Mrs Magpie, “I have been trying to teach you how to pick up nice shiny things and all you can do is to bring me ribbons and cotton-balls!” Magpies always flew into towns and villages and picked up shiny things and
Carla’s aunt gave her two big wooden buckets and told her to fetch water from the river every day. She used to get very tired. One day, she heard someone say, “May I help you?” “I can’t see you,” replied Carla, “Then how can you help me?” Suddenly, she felt the buckets being taken from
Billy’s grandmother gave him a box and said, “Billy, this is a No-Nonsense Box. If ever someone tries to fool you, just open the box and you’ll know the truth!” Billy took the box wherever he went. One day, a procession went by and he ran out to see Princess Estelle going by in her
Prince Harold was a meddlesome fellow. He would try to interfere in everyone’s work and this created a lot of trouble for the people in the palace. One day, he tried to shoe a horse and it bolted out of fright. Everyone in the stable had to run to catch him. Another time, he got
William, the poor potter’s son, inherited a donkey and a potter’s wheel when his father died. He set off on his donkey to earn his fortune after selling the wheel. The king’s daughter was very pretty but she could not sing at all, though all the courtiers always praised her. She wished to marry an
“Has anyone seen Prince Hubert?” asked the queen. “He’s writing a poem in the rose garden, madam!” announced the attendant. When visitors arrived, the king asked for the prince. “He’s writing a poem in the study, sir,” said his minister. The prince spent all his time writing poetry! One day his royal aunt, Lady Harriet,
Princess Nerissa lived in a room in which the heavy curtains were always drawn and candles were lit in shaded corners. She came to be known as the Princess of Shadows. One day, Prince Ferdinand came to visit the kingdom and heard about the princess. He wondered if she was ill. “No!” said the king,
The sunlight fell though the leaves and scattered through the forest. On the rays, there were little people sliding up, down and flying up. Betsy watched them for a while and saw that a wedding was being celebrated. A pretty little fairy in a white wedding gown was floating up the ray of sunshine as