What a day it has been. Everyone is tired, especially moms and dads, but the children still want to hear a fairy tale. What to do? It’s easy. In such cases, short fairy tales that flow quickly and yet lose none of their magic will help. If you’re already looking forward to bed, read a short fairy tale, give a goodnight kiss, and off to sleep you go. There will be time for a long fairy tale again next time.
Far outside our village there was a race track. Every year there were car races there. The best race cars anyone had ever seen went there. Their speed was unbelievable. A lot of people came to watch them every time. Everybody watching and cheering in their seats for their favourites. Near the racetrack there were non-racing cars. There was a smaller fire truck and an ambulance parked there. But the fire truck was too unhappy.
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When spring began, various animals started to wake up from their winter sleep. One of them was the big bear Bubsy. All winter long he had been sleeping in his hidden den. But when the winter was over, he came out, stretched and looked for something to eat. He got a huge appetite for honey. But he had no idea what he’d have to do to enjoy it.
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Vincent was a boy who loved adventure. He built hiding places among the trees, tied ropes in the forest and swung on them, and in winter he built igloos to play Eskimo in. He was always full of ideas, and his imagination had no limits. But one day he had a real adventure.
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Dear children, I’m sure you remember the beautiful witch Helga, who lived alone in the forest with her black cat Felicia. She escaped from the village where everyone acused her for cursing her dearest boy Erik, who disappeared suddenly. For the villagers thought that no one could be as beautiful as Helga, there must be some evil magic in it.
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Beyond the mountains and valleys there was a small, old wooden cottage where the witch Helga lived. The witch was very beautiful, with black hair as thick as a raven and eyes as blue as the brightest sky.
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Once upon a time there was a prince. The prince lived in a big castle, but he was very proud. Prince Charles only gave orders to everyone and took advice from no one. His father, the king, tried his best, but he could not re-educate his son. It made the whole kingdom sad.
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Once upon a time there was a kindergarten on the edge of a small town, where a cheerful little girl named Elis went. The little girl had lots of friends at the kindergarten and looked forward to going there every morning. One day the teacher told them the big news. “Dear children, sit down nicely, I have news for you! Bring your masks, we’re going to have a carnival!” the teacher told them cheerfully. The kindergarten children started dancing for joy! They were very excited about the upcoming carnival.
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Dear children, I’m sure you remember the magical story of Pirate Beard, who, together with his faithful friend Apollo the parrot, searched the ocean for a lost mysterious treasure. The captain’s dream was to find the treasure and lift his poor island out of poverty. As Captain Beard sailed across the wild Pacific Ocean on his pirate ship, after many years he finally stumbled upon the mysterious turtle-shaped island. But it was not just any island.
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Long, long ago there was a pirate. The pirate came from a poor island, but he decided to save his island and find a lost treasure. He sailed alone across the Pacific Ocean on his great pirate ship with his tiny crew. His crew consisted of himself, a pirate captain named Beard, and his faithful parrot Apollo. Captain Beard had a big dream – to find the lost treasure that would lift his little island out of poverty.
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Once upon a time there was a small cottage. In this wooden cottage at the end of the village lived a little curious boy named George. The boy was interested in everything. But his favourite place was the forest, where he could explore the beauty of nature. Every time his mother went to the market and his father to work in the fields, they would give George the task of cleaning the cottage and gathering herbs, raspberries or blackberries in the nearby forest.
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