Bedtime Stories

The Sultan Mahmood, who had a great deal of wit and courage, but whose face was anything but handsome, had heard himself...

Late one Hallowe'en an old woman was sitting up spinning. There came a soft knock at the door."Who's there?" asked she...

From the time that Tom was old enough to handle pick and shovel, he had worked in the tin mines. And very lucky he was, ...

Once upon a time a brave king ruled in the northern part of India. He was also kind and a just king who revered intellig...

There were once two brothers, the sons of a rich merchant, and when he died he left all his estate to be divided between...

The Grimm Brothers' story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force origina...

"The Emperor's New Clothes" (Danish: Kejserens nye Klæder) is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers ...

An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant to him a great many years, but was now growing old and...

Once upon a time there was an old Sow with three little Pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out ...

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest. Pretty soon, she came ...

OW this is the next tale, and it tells how the Camel got his big hump.In the beginning of years, when the world was so...

There was a cook whose name was Gretel. She wore shoes with red heels, and whenever she went out wearing them she would ...