A small boat was tied to the jetty on the lake. No one had seen any boatman, but every night the boat would be rowed to an island in the lake. There would be a glow on the island and then the boat would return before dawn. One day, Prince Conrad waited among the bushes […]

Three fairies had come to bless Prince Ronald on his birthday. They said he would be wise, handsome and loving. But suddenly, an old woman came in and said, “But this crown is not for the prince!” Everyone was shocked. “How can the king’s son not have the crown?” they wondered. When Ronald was twenty

Prince Daniel was very shy. He had loved Kate, his playmate, for many years, but hadn’t told her. ‘I wish there was something I could do to show her that I love her,’ thought Daniel. One day when they were out riding, Kate’s horse saw something moving in the grass and bolted! Kate was hanging

“How dare you play the fool in my kitchen?” said Miss Matty to the children who were peering in through the window. They ran away. Soon, there was another shadow at the window and Miss Matty turned, waving her rolling pin to frighten off the kids. But it was a handsome young man who stood

Prince Patrick was a bully. He behaved very rudely with the attendants and the stable men, the footmen and the soldiers in the palace. Everyone kept silent because he was the king’s son. But none liked his behaviour. One day, a wise old man came to the palace and the king and the queen told

Peter had begun working as a gardener at the palace since he was a little boy. He loved the trees and plants but his favourite was a small patch of flowers that he grew especially to make little posies. There were pansies, daisies, violets and little clumps of lavender and candytuft. He made a posy

Princess Charity was always up to some mischief! She climbed up trees, ate up the pie before it was served for dinner, hid stray kittens and puppies in the palace, let the horses loose to run all over the meadow! ‘Who will marry her if she carries on like this!’ thought the queen in despair.

Prince Dorian was used to riding horses and carriages. He had never seen trains earlier. So when his friend, Kit, told him he was travelling by train to meet his grandmother, Prince Dorian wished to travel with him! “Tell the train to be at the palace gates at ten o’clock!” ordered Dorian. “It’s not like

Prince Louis disliked milk and at breakfast there was always a scene as the Nanny brought in the cup of milk! Often the scene ended with milk spilt all over the table or the floor. The Nanny brought along her cat, Minna, to the palace. Minna was a fat tabby and enjoyed licking up the

There were four cottages on the street. A witch lived in each of the first three. The fourth was covered with ivy. There lived Princess Clarissa in it. She was guarded by the three witches. One day, Prince Oliver came to that place, tired and hungry. He asked the first witch for a drink of

“Mr Huff’s niece, Lisa, is extraordinarily beautiful,” said Mrs Norris, knitting socks. “Yes,” agreed Mrs Fennel. “She will make a wonderful princess,” Mrs Norris suggested. “What?” exclaimed Mrs Fennel, “She’s the miller’s daughter!” “Let us see if we can make a match!” said Mrs Norris. Prince George often stopped at the inn to rest. That

“You should have given me some other name,” said Lionel, the mouse. “You are the Mouse Prince,” said his mother. “Yes, but I’m a mouse, not a lion!” argued Lionel. It was no use arguing with his mother. ‘I wish someone would understand!’ thought Lionel. Princess Lucy, a pretty white mouse who was engaged to

Jeffrey had fallen asleep reading the stories of ‘King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table’. He began dreaming that he was a brave prince sitting with all the knights. He wore armour and a great helmet and carried a magnificent sword and shield! He rode a splendid horse and had a troop of

There was great panic in the kingdom! An attendant came running into the tent of Princess Mariam shouting, “The sky is falling down! The world is coming to an end!” The princess looked out and saw large grey clouds piling up in the sky. Thunder rolled and lightning flashed! No one in the kingdom had

Princess Miranda was walking along the edge of the lake when she heard a voice saying, “Look at Mink!” ‘I wonder who spoke,’ thought the princess, ‘And who is Mink?’ She looked around and saw some elves standing around a toadstool on which one little elf was performing all kinds of acrobatic tricks! ‘This must