Cinderella Once upon a time there was a nobleman who had a sweet wife and daughter. But his wife died, and his second one was horrid. She had two daughters whose bad tempers had given them ug...

The Selfish GiantThere was once a giant who wasn’t nice at all. He went away to visit a friend and didn’t come back for seven years. While he was away, children came to play in the giant’s lo...

Rapunzel Once upon a time there was a man and his wife who had the bad luck to live next door to a witch. They longed to have a child, and at last their wish was granted. One day, the wi...

Jack and the Beanstalk Many years ago there lived a woman and her son, called Jack. She gave him everything he asked for, until one day there was nothing left. All they had of any value was th...

Sleeping Beauty There was once a king and queen who waited a long time to have a child. When at last the queen gave birth to a baby girl, they were so excited that they held a big party to ce...

Beauty and the Beast There was once a rich merchant with three daughters. The two older girls were spoiled and wanted the finest things. But the youngest daughter was sweet-natured and so love...

The Little Mermaid In the depths of the ocean, where the water is bluest, is the kingdom of the mer-people. It was here that the mer-king lived with his old mother and his daughters, the six ...

The Frog Prince There was a pretty little princess who lived in a castle near a dark forest. On hot days she liked nothing better than to play with her golden ball under the shade of the trees...

Diamonds and Toads There was once a widow with two daughters. The younger one was a good-natured girl who always had a smile on her face. The older girl was bad-tempered and greedy like her mo...

The Twelve Dancing Princesses There was once a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. He was very fond of them and didn’t want them to leave home. So every night he locked them in the bedr...