Once upon a time, there was a mother who had three daughters. The eldest was rude and mean, the middle one was slightly better but also had her flaws, and the youngest was a devout and kind child. However, the mother had a peculiar nature—she loved the eldest daughter the most and could not stand the youngest one.
Continue reading →Short Bedtime Stories
Fairy tales for children, young and old to read. Enjoy online fairy tales by different authors. Feel free to post comments, send pictures, share links over the internet.
The Crow and the Pitcher
It was a hot summer day. The crow was flying around the countryside, just returning home, he was very hot. The midday sun was beating down on his black feathers and the crow soon became thirsty.
Continue reading →Animals and robbers
In one village there was a mill on the bank of a river where a clever donkey helped the miller with his hard work for many years. But as time went on, the donkey grew older and did a little less work each year. Eventually the miller decided that the old donkey was no longer of any use to him, and instead of thanking him for his years of help, he drove the donkey out, saying: “Get out of here, you’re no use to me anyway.”
Continue reading →Salt over gold
Beyond the seven mountains and seven rivers there was a land where it was a joy to live. The forests rustled, the meadows greened and the streams gurgled. The land was ruled by an old king who had three daughters. He knew that he would not have the strength to rule forever, so he decided early on to choose a successor from among his three daughters. And who should be the one to succeed him on the royal throne? He thought he’d pass the scepter to the daughter who loved him the most.
Continue reading →Tom Thumb
Once there was a married couple who loved each other very much and got along well. Only one thing bothered them – they had no children yet, although they wanted one so much. One day, fortune finally smiled on them and a baby boy was born. He was as small as a thumb, so they named him Tom Thumb.
Continue reading →About a wandering star
When we look up at the sky at night, we see beautiful twinkling lights. These twinkling lights are the beautiful stars that watch us from the universe.
Continue reading →How the unicorn defeated the vegetable
Once there was a family of unicorns living in a rainbow meadow. Right next to the meadow they had a field with carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, peas and other vegetables that all unicorns love to eat to stay healthy. All of them, except the biggest unicorn and the leader of the herd, who liked to call himself Sweethorn. He loved sweets. He liked to sneak into town and be fed candy, chocolate and cookies by the children. If he had to eat vegetables at home, he refused.
Continue reading →Unicorn Blush and her new home
Hello! My name is Blush and I am a unicorn. Actually, I’m a girl. Today I’m going to my new home with my new master. He is a wizard who already has two other unicorns in his magical forest. I’m really looking forward to seeing them. I’m sure we’ll be friends in no time and we’ll be one big group.
Continue reading →The Fox and the Grapes
There was once a fox who always liked to feast on anything she could find. One day she was walking past a vineyard where some beautiful large grapes of wine had just ripened. They were so blue that the fox got a terrible craving to taste them. They looked very sweet.
Continue reading →The hare and the tortoise
Once there were a hare and a tortoise who lived in a forest. The hare boasted that he was the fastest animal in the whole forest. Everyone knew the tortoise was the slowest. The hare often taunted the tortoise.
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