151 Stories Of Princes & Princesses

It rose out of the dark waters of the lake and seemed to swim towards the island. Prince Andrew watched the strange creature, unsure if it was a snake or a crocodile or perhaps a dragon! He had come there to destroy it because only then could he win the hand of the beautiful Princess […]

Prince Ferdinand wanted to show the king that he was capable of doing things on his own. He set off to achieve success, but he was not very sure what he would do. He found himself at a farm finally. He didn’t know anything about farms. The farmer, his wife and his beautiful daughter taught

In the city, there was an old church with a tall spire. The church bells rang whenever there was a celebration. A grand ball was to be held for Princess Deborah (Debbie) to select a husband from among the young men. ‘There is no one in the kingdom whom I love,’ thought Debbie, ‘How will

Prince James had a very unusual hobby. He loved collecting beetles. The queen was terrified of entering his room because all kinds of funny-looking beetles would crawl out of boxes and jars. She would end up standing on a chair, screaming for help! One day, the queen announced, “James, get rid of those beetles! Otherwise,

Prince Harold had fallen in love with Juno, a beautiful fairy. He wished to marry her but didn’t know how to tell her. Finally, he sent a message with a swan to her. The message was, ‘Dear Juno, I love you dearly and wish you would marry me. Please say you will! Yours, Harold’. Juno

Binky, the elf, had been naughty again. He had stolen a jar of peanut butter from Mrs Foggat’s window and brought it to the forest. Prince Dorian of Fairyland and all the others had enjoyed a feast. “But we need more of this,” said Buttercup, one of the fairies. “It says ‘peanut butter’ on this,”

Ingle’s cart was drawn by a donkey named Blue, that wore a straw hat with a blue ribbon around it. One day, Ingle’s cart was passing by the palace when he said loudly, “Giddyup, Blue!” Princess Bloom was standing in the window and heard him. Bloom was furious, for she thought he had said it

Dame Lightly carried a large basket of apples for old Mrs Jipps, who stayed in the next village. She had to pass through the enchanted forest to reach there. She tripped over a root and the basket fell, with the apples rolling away in all directions! “Hey, Jinky! Come and help me collect these!” said

Prince Nigel left his toys all over the palace. The king had slipped on a rubber buck in the bathroom and the minister fell when he stepped on a cart. The queen had given Nigel a talk about being untidy. He listened carefully and smiled. But things didn’t improve. One day, the queen decided to

Princess Tracy had a habit of saying, “Goodness me!” in reply to anything. “Can you find nothing else to say, Tracy?” said the queen, quite exasperated with her daughter, “When people talk to you, they expect some sensible conversation!” Princess Tracy took her mother’s instructions very seriously. The ambassador from a neighbouring country visited them.

Simon enjoyed reading books about different places in the world. One day, he had read about India before he fell asleep. He found himself on a large caparisoned elephant in a forest with many soldiers and attendants. They called him Prince Samman! They were going on a hunt. He saw foxes and a bear and

At a crossroads was a wooden sign with two wings. One pointed left to the village of Gastonbury and the other pointed right to Kester. Willie stood there and wondered which road to take. Finally, he went to Gastonbury. It was a lonely place with just one large manor. Willie knocked at the door, for

Princess Rosalie was known for being very kind. Whenever anyone was in need, he would be helped by her. One day, a poor beggar came to the palace door and asked to meet the princess. “I am Mike,” said the beggar, “Will you give me some work please and a place to rest?” The kind

“Mrs Bennet is so busy always!” said everyone, “She rushes about and does so many things for people!” When the queen heard of her, she appointed her the housekeeper of the palace. Mrs Bennet was delighted but the real trouble was Prince Harry! As soon as one room was cleaned, the prince would promptly make

The island lay, green and gold, in the middle of a large lake. No one went there, for it was said to be haunted. People could see lights and hear music from there on some nights. The little folk met on moonlit nights on the island. Elves, fairies, pixies and gnomes gathered there to celebrate