Once upon a time there was a kingdom in which there lived a king and a queen. To them a girl was born. At night, as is the way of things, two good fairies appeared at her cradle.
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Short fairy tales
A bell for a cat
Once there were mice who lived in a house, in constant fear of the cat. So one day a little mouse called all the mice in the neighbourhood together to present them with a plan he had devised himself. It was a plan to get rid of the fear of the cat.
Continue reading →Bulls and frogs
Once there were two bulls which lived in a green meadow where many beautiful flowers were blooming. And they were always wrestling each other, trying to drive each other out of the meadow. Their wrestling was watched by the animals around them. The rabbits hopped with excitement, the squirrels cheered the bulls from the high branches of the trees, only the sheep chewed the grass quietly, not seeming to care much about the wrestling.
Continue reading →Bunny Bing welcomes spring
On that day for many hours, Bing Bunny was looking for spring flowers
After a hard winter, spring has finally arrived. Bing Bunny was running in his boots in the remnants of melting snow and jumping happily into puddles. Flop watched him with interest, enjoying the warm sunshine.
Continue reading →Bing Bunny has a toothache
Somewhere behind seven mountains and seven lakes, little bunny’s tooth aches.
Bing bunny was hiding under the bench and didn’t want to come out at any cost. This morning at breakfast time he bit into a carrot and it gave him a toothache. Flop told him he had to go to the dentist. But Bing was very, very afraid of her.
Continue reading →Fox, flies and hedgehog
Once upon a time there was a fox who lurked for little rabbits. She was hungry and wanted to eat them. But a deer, the guardian of the forest, appeared and chased the fox away, flicking its antlers. The fox ran away from him until it reached the river. The current of the water was quite swift, but when she looked back, she saw the deer chasing after her. Without further hesitation, she jumped into the water and began swimming to the other side.
Continue reading →Scared rabbits
Rabbits are very shy creatures. It only takes a little rustle for them to run away scared into safety. Sometimes even their own shadow scares them. They are afraid of being eaten or hunted by a hunter.
Continue reading →The Frog and the Bull
There once was a frog living in a pond. It was really big, bigger than all the frogs around. That’s why it thought it was the biggest in the world. She also often boasted and bragged that no one was bigger than her.
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There once was a frog who lived in a village. She lived in a well, deep and cold, but she thought of it as her castle. Here the frog hopped and splashed and croaked loudly in the evening. She was alone, but she was perfectly happy.
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Long ago, in a faraway kingdom, a king and his lady ruled. They ruled wisely, and the people loved them. However, the royal couple struggled to conceive a baby.
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