151 Magical Tales

Once, a white tom-cat lived in London. Whenever he was angry, he turned fiery red in colour. Then, he would turn dangerous. So, all the animals around him were careful of what they said to him. Nobody dared to say no to him. No one corrected him when he was wrong. As a result, he […]

In the little town of Gerwyn, lived an imp named Knosha. He was a happy creature who loved to make people laugh. There was nobody else quite like him in town. So, he enjoyed his position as the town clown. One day, a magical monkey named Jacko arrived in Gerwyn. Soon, people were laughing at

There lay in the forest of Ambergreen, a huge underground cavern. Small families of dwarfs lived there. They crafted beautiful items from wood, stone, clay and cloth. Atilia was the best of the lot. One day, people from a nearby village went to the cavern. They asked Atilia to settle down in the village. Atilia

Once, there lived a wicked wizard named Selai. He played wicked tricks on human beings. He used his powers to beat away all the rain clouds. Often, he would use his magic to roll huge rocks from mountain tops, causing damage to human property. Sometimes, he would make loud noises in the night to scare

A group of unicorns lived in the thick Rose Mountain Forests. They had never been outside their home. So, they were quite ignorant of the larger world. Ally was the most intelligent of them all. She guessed there was more to the universe than what she knew. One day, Ally decided to travel the world.

A garden in wonderland was filled with tulips and sunflowers. All the visitors were amazed at the beauty of the tulips. They spoke of the elegance, charm and colours of the flowers. Sadly, nobody noticed the sunflowers. This made them gloomy. A sunflower said to another, “Nobody cares about us. We look dull and plain

Little Jack’s kitten Percy had climbed up a tree. Now, she was scared to come down. Little Jack stood below the tree encouraging Percy to jump down. Willow, the tree fairy, heard Jack’s worried voice and went to help them. She picked Percy up and floated down to the ground. Since she was invisible, Jack

Once upon a time, there lived a little demon named Taffy. He was small and round and loved to play pranks on others. One day, Taffy saw Coeryn, an older and much bigger demon, walking on the water’s edge. Taffy had the sudden urge to push him into the water. He wanted to see how

Smy was a dancing mermaid. She was known for her gracious dancing style. One day, a group of trolls approached her and requested, “We love to dance but we cannot. Would you teach us, Smy?” “Don’t worry,” said Smy, “Come here every day; I will teach you how to dance.” The trolls agreed. Their classes

Giants and elves lived a happy family in fairyland. Mattie, a little elf, always liked being alone. One day, a group of giants and elves were ordered to safeguard the treasures of the country. The group had to fight the dragons, who were passing by their land. Mattie, too, was chosen to be a part

A family of imps lived in a lake in wonderland. One day, three little imp friends, Gale, Herm and Dile, had a fight and parted ways. Suddenly, Herm saw a witch approaching the lake. Gale was merrily playing in the water. The witch bent to fetch water. At that moment, Gale jumped into the lake

Calla, the goblin, loved gold. He collected gold every chance he got. All day long, he admired his stock of gold. One day, Calla woke up to find that all his gold had mysteriously disappeared. Calla was heartbroken. Weeping, he hunted for his gold everywhere but he never found it. Calla thought of beginning another

In the huge country of Oggyfoggy lived an ogress named Daitie. She thought, ‘I am the prettiest and most beautiful!’ Daitie belonged to a wealthy family. So, she spent her days beautifying herself in front of her many mirrors. She spent time making and trying on new clothes, too. One day, Daitie was out walking

A hungry lion chased Drake and he did not know how to save himself. Just then, he reached a tree. People in Drake’s village said that the tree was magical. So, Drake climbed up it and prayed fervently for the magic to happen. Suddenly, as he put his foot on the topmost branches, he heard

In the strange land of Charmers, lived a beautiful witch named Maila. Green-eyed and golden-haired, with a creamy skin and a sweet face, she was indeed a sight to behold! The rest of the witching communities were quite ugly and jealous of Maila. One day, a foreign king entered the land of Charmers. He saw