In a land far away, a King’s daughter was kidnapped by a wicked troll who carried her off to a mountain. The King promised half his kingdom to any man who could rescue her.In that kingdom a rich nobleman had twelve sons. The youngest one wanted to make his own fortune in the world. When […]
The King’s daughter declared that she would marry a man she herself chose. The King invited all the young men in the kingdom. She looked at each of the young men and walked past them till she came to the last one who was a poor widow’s son. She chose him. The King didn’t wish
Once upon a time, there lived a man and his wife with their pretty daughter. Unfortunately, the man’s wife died. The man married again. But the new stepmother hated the girl, for the girl was more beautiful than she. She kept thinking of ways to trouble her stepdaughter.One day, she gave her a sieve and
Long ago, a black hen had a marvellous brood of a dozen chicks. Only the smallest chick was different. He had one wing, one leg and one eye. In fact, he was only half a chick. So, they named him ‘Half-Chick.’ But he was the most active and adventurous little fellow in the brood.Everyone laughed
Fritz, Franz and Hans, who were poor charcoal-burners, lived in a cottage deep inside a forest with their mother. Fritz and Franz were very selfish and quite rude, unlike Hans who was cheerful, friendly and helpful.One night, when the family was having dinner, a huntsman came to their door, tired and hungry. Fritz and Franz
A woman had three sons who were farmers. She wished them to choose wise and hard-working wives. So, she gave them skeins of flax for their chosen wives to spin. The elder sons had selected their wives, so they gave the skeins to their brides. The youngest son had not yet chosen a wife.He sat
Horace Ventimore lived in a room that he had rented in London. He had been shopping that day and returned after buying an old sealed jar. The jar seemed to be really old and was thickly crusted over. It was not easy to open it.Horace kept the jar in his room and remembered it only
An old Red Indian Chieftain collected all the little boys one evening and they sat around the bonfire. He told them the stories about the Sun and the Moon, the trees and the animals. That day, he was telling them the story of the Star who found the Lily:Long ago, it was a happy time
A long time ago in India, there lived a poor oil-seller named Dena. He owed three hundred rupees to a money- lender named Lena. He simply didn’t have the money to repay Lena. So, one night, he ran away from home and fell asleep on a peepal tree that grew near a well.It so happened
Once, there were three brothers—Jacob, John and Peter. Jacob and John were clever and selfish. Peter, who was slightly foolish, was hard-working. The others ill-treated him. One morning, Jacob went to the woods to cut down a tree. His mother gave him cake and milk. Later, he sat down for his meal. He found a
The King of Persia was celebrating the New Year. Among the many visitors was an Indian trader leading a magnificent horse.“It is a magical horse,” said the Indian trader, “Just get on it and it will take you wherever you wish!” The King asked him the price and the trader replied, “I will give it
Once upon a time, there lived a widow with her young son. One day, the boy fetched some meal for his mother but the North Wind blew and took it away.The boy went back and got some more meal, but again the North Wind blew it away. This happened three times till the boy was
There was a proclamation in the kingdom. The King was holding a ball for three nights and had invited everyone to it, so that the Prince might select a bride from among the young maidens.One of the noblemen in the kingdom had married a widow with two daughters. They would attend the ball. But his
The Emperor of China was quite astonished by a rumour that spread in his kingdom, “The most fabulous thing in the kingdom is the song of the nightingale in the nearest forest!”The Emperor called his minister and ordered him to find the songbird. The minister tried to look for someone who knew where to find
One day, five little children were playing indoors on a carpet in their playroom when the youngest one, who was called Lamb, saw a golden egg. The children clustered around the strange egg that was golden and wondered whether it was magical.“Let’s try some magic on it!” said Jane.“Abracadabra!” said Cyril, but the egg lay
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