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The Rainbow Book: Tales of Fun and Fancy - Mabel Henrietta Spielmann
The Rainbow Book: Tales of Fun and Fancy - Mabel Henrietta Spielmann
- Author: Mabel Henrietta Spielmann
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The Rainbow Book: Tales of Fun & Fancy is a book of children's stories from British author Mabel Henrietta Spielmann. Some are well known like "The Sleeping Beauty", and some were invented for the book and are a product of their time. Some tell...
Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children - Arthur Bowie Chrisman
Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children - Arthur Bowie Chrisman
- Author: Arthur Bowie Chrisman
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This book was awarded the John Newbery Medal by the Children’s Librarians’ Section of the American Library Association, for the most distinguished contribution to American Children’s literature during the year 1925. it is a collection of stories...
More Celtic Fairy Tales - Joseph Jacobs
More Celtic Fairy Tales - Joseph Jacobs
- Author: Joseph Jacobs
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
More fairy tales from the early days of the British Isles, collected and edited by Joseph Jacobs. - Summary by bookworm360...
Prince Silverwings and Other Fairy Tales - Edith Ogden Harrison
Prince Silverwings and Other Fairy Tales - Edith Ogden Harrison
- Author: Edith Ogden Harrison
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Edith Ogden Harrison's first published work, Prince Silverwings, is a collection of seven fairy tales for young readers. It is perhaps best known as the source of an unsuccessful stage collaboration with L. Frank Baum, ultimately providing...
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 04 - Anonymous
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 04 - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The fourth and final volume of Middle Eastern tales, originally written in Arabic. Scheherazade tries to prolong her husband's interest in her - and therefore her life - by telling her tales in installments. - Summary by Gillian Hendrie...
The Myths and Fables of To-day - Samuel Adams Drake
The Myths and Fables of To-day - Samuel Adams Drake
- Author: Samuel Adams Drake
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Samuel Adams was born in 1833, began journalism in 1858, served in the Army for 10 years & returned home to continue with his journalism. Journalism must have been his passion as he did write many books with this one being one of his last. ‘The...
The Lost King of Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Lost King of Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Author: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
"Princess Ozma has ruled so wisely and happily in the wonderful Land of Oz for so long that most of us have forgotten the strange story of the Lost King of Oz—Ozma's father. As everyone in Oz knows, the King was transformed from his royal self by...
Fairy Tales from Brazil (Version 2) - Elsie Spicer EELLS
Fairy Tales from Brazil (Version 2) - Elsie Spicer EELLS
- Author: Elsie Spicer EELLS
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A collection of short, sweet fairy tales from Brazil, including How the Tiger Got His Stripes, and Why The Bananas Belong to the Monkey. - Summary by Beth Thomas...
Legends of Saints and Sinners - Douglas Hyde
Legends of Saints and Sinners - Douglas Hyde
- Author: Douglas Hyde
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
"I have called the present volume "Legends of Saints and Sinners," which to a certain extent it is; but I mean it for a book of Irish Christian folk-lore. My idea in compiling it has been to give for the first time a collection of genuine Irish...
Hansel and Gretel - Brothers Grimm
Hansel and Gretel - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a RATHER SCARY STORY. Children and adults might be a touch frightened by Natasha’s rendering of the wicked witch who wants to cook little Hansel and Gretel. But they will also be enraptured by Hansel and Gretel’s ingenuity as they triumph...
The Golden Fish - Brothers Grimm
The Golden Fish - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
By the Brothers Grimm Download the Golden Fish A fisherman catches a golden fish. When the fish announces that he is a prince under an evil spell, the fisherman throws him back into the sea. On his return to his hovel, his wife tells him that he...
Snow White - Brothers Grimm
Snow White - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download Snow White The tale of Snow White features one of the most fabulous baddies of all time in the form of the Wicked Queen, vainly peering into her mirror and asking - Who is the fairest of us all? Her motivations of vanity and envy are so...
The Frog Prince - Brothers Grimm
The Frog Prince - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download The Frog Prince Audio (mp3) right click, save as By the Brothers Grimm. Bertie likes stories about frogs - no doubt that's because he is one himself. It seems that many of you do too, as the Maiden and the Frog is one of our most popular...
Rumpelstiltskin - Brothers Grimm
Rumpelstiltskin - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) Original pictures for Storynory by Sophie Green. (Click pictures for full size). This story by the Brothers Grimm has so many morals, it's hard to say which one is the main theme. There is...
The Six Swans - Brothers Grimm
The Six Swans - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Click to download the mp3 audio By the Brothers Grimm In this beautiful story, a princess comes to the rescue of her brothers who have been turned into six swans. A vow of silence leaves her unable to defend herself against the most terrible...
Rapunzel - Brothers Grimm
Rapunzel - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the MP3 Audio of Rapunzel (right click, save as) By the Brothers Grimm. This wonderful story has it all: the maiden in the tower, the baby taken at birth by a wicked witch, and an enchanted but forbidden garden. In addition you can relish...
The Golden Goose - Brothers Grimm
The Golden Goose - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio of the Golden Goose This amusing tale by the Brothers Grimm tells the tale of a boy whose parents called him “Dummy.” But he can’t have been all that much of a dummy, because he found a golden goose and made all the grandest...
The Elves and the Shoemaker - Brothers Grimm
The Elves and the Shoemaker - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a short and very sweet story about a Christmas gift. In fact it’s one of the very few traditional fairy tales with a Christmas theme. A poor shoemaker receives some unexpected help just when he needs it most. When it is close to Christmas he...
The White Snake - Brothers Grimm
The White Snake - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) This little known, but charming story by the Brothers Grimm is about a servant who learns to understand the speech of animals. He travels the world and does favours to creatures along the...
Old Sultan - Brothers Grimm
Old Sultan - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio The story of a faithful old dog told by the Brothers Grimm. One day Sultan's master decides that the dog has grown too old to be useful and decides to get rid of him. Fortunately, Sultan has a friend, the wolf, who has a plan to...
The Brave Little Tailor - Brothers Grimm
The Brave Little Tailor - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) The brave little tailor kills seven flies with one blow, and manages to convince both giants and kings that he is indeed a force to be reckoned with. The hero in this story by the Brothers...
The Dragon and His Grandmother - Brothers Grimm
The Dragon and His Grandmother - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a rather puzzling story - puzzling in the sense that it has three tricky riddles in it. It’s also about a rather unusual dragon who has a human grandmother who is even trickier than he is, but who has a kinder heart. The story was originally...
Hansel and Gretel with Music from the Opera - Brothers Grimm
Hansel and Gretel with Music from the Opera - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This Christmas (2012), our extra special production brings you a delightful introduction to opera. Our production of Hansel and Gretel is specially crafted for children but anyone who loves music will enjoy it. The opera of Hansel and Gretel by the...
King Thrushbeard - Brothers Grimm
King Thrushbeard - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) A proud and haughty princess refuses to marry because no man is good enough for her. She mocks every suitor, especially a king whom she calls "Thrushbeard". Her father devises a plot to make...
Snow White and Rose Red - All Stories
Snow White and Rose Red - All Stories
- Author: All Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
It's a long time since we have given you a Brothers Grimm story. We had somehow overlooked this charming tale. The "Snow White" of the title is not related to the more famous Snow White who met the seven dwarfs. This Snow White is the sister of Rose...
The Town Musicians of Bremen - Brothers Grimm
The Town Musicians of Bremen - Brothers Grimm
- Author: Brothers Grimm
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
By the Brothers Grimm. Read by Natasha. Duration 10.52 Illustrations by Bertie for Storynory. The town musicians of Bremen are a donkey, a cockerel (rooster), a dog and a cat. This amusing story by the Brothers Grimm is about four farm animals who...
Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Small Stories
Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Small Stories
- Author: Small Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Picture by Bertie - a retake of the classic illustration by Walter Crane. Duration 3:15. Based on the Charming version by the Victorian writer Andrew Lang. Read by Natasha. Once upon a time there were three bears, who lived together in a house of...
The Gingerbread Man - Small Stories
The Gingerbread Man - Small Stories
- Author: Small Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This is the fast paced tale of the Gingerbread Man who leapt out of the oven and ran away. In the 1890 version by Joseph Jacobs, the hero was Johnny-Cake, but we have changed him to the more familiar Gingerbread Man. Duration 8 Minutes. Read by...
Little Red Riding Hood - Perrault
Little Red Riding Hood - Perrault
- Author: Perrault
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This famous tale is short but very SNAPPY! NEWS FLASH: LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ESCAPES ! (We've updated the ending). Read by Natasha. Duration 3:18 Original Pictures for Storynory by Sophie Green. Once upon a time there lived a little country girl,...
Androcles and the Lion - Aesop
Androcles and the Lion - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
A slave runs away from his master and hides in the woods – then finds himself face to face with a limping lion… The tale of Androcles and the Lion is said to have been written by Aesop – the great Greek storyteller who always summed up his stories...
Father Anansi - Bertie Stories
Father Anansi - Bertie Stories
- Author: Bertie Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a shorter version of How Wisdom Got out. The Father Anansi stories come from West Africa and this is a nice introduction to them....
The Rat and the Elephant - Bertie Stories
The Rat and the Elephant - Bertie Stories
- Author: Bertie Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Some people say that rats are ugly creatures. When they see a rat running along, they go ee-yuck! Well I don’t know about you, but I’ve always thought that this was rather rude. Rats can have hurt feelings too you know! In any case, when I catch...
The Fox and the Crow - Bertie Stories
The Fox and the Crow - Bertie Stories
- Author: Bertie Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
I bet you can’t guess what I like to eat best of all? Yes, I knew that you would say that foxes like to eat hens best, and stolen ones at that. I don’t mind admitting that I wouldn’t ever say no to a nice fat chicken wing once in a while. But not...
The Grasshopper and the Ants - Bertie Stories
The Grasshopper and the Ants - Bertie Stories
- Author: Bertie Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Hey everybody ! Get our talking book of this story! Read by Natasha Adapted by Bertie Picture by Bertie I’m an artist, and as everyone knows, artists are usually rather poor. Normally, I don’t mind about that. When the sun is shining, I sit on my...
Snow White – Shorter Version - Small Stories
Snow White – Shorter Version - Small Stories
- Author: Small Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Adapted by Bertie Read by Emma Illustrations Wander Zeigner-Ebel (1920) Audio and text edited by Jana A shorter version of Snow White - 7.27 The longer version is here. A long time ago, when the snowflakes fell like feathers, a Queen sat sewing at a...
Beauty and the Beast Shorter Version - Small Stories
Beauty and the Beast Shorter Version - Small Stories
- Author: Small Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Beauty and the Beast Adapted by Bertie. Read by Emma. Proofread & Sound Edited by Jana Elizabeth. Many years ago, a merchant had six daughters. The first five were born when business was good, and he spoiled them rotten. How they loved their...
Cinderella – Shorter Version - Small Stories
Cinderella – Shorter Version - Small Stories
- Author: Small Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Adapted by Bertie. Read by Emma Ballantine. Painting by Edward Burne-Jones. Audio & text edited by Jana Elizabeth. This is the shorter version (5:10). You can find our more classical reading here. Cinderella Once, there lived a sweet tempered...
Sleeping Beauty Shorter Version - Small Stories
Sleeping Beauty Shorter Version - Small Stories
- Author: Small Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Adapted by Bertie Read by Emma Audio edited and proofread by Jana Elizabeth Sleeping Beauty Once upon a time, there lived a King and a Queen, who said every day: "If only we had a child!” After many years, their wish came true, and a baby girl was...
Birdy’s History - Birdy
Birdy’s History - Birdy
- Author: Birdy
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The second in our new series about a boy who befriends a talking crow who has lived for a very long time indeed. Catch up with the first part of Birdy here. Read by Richard Scott Written and Illustrated by Bertie Produced by Jana Elizabeth Hello,...
Birdy and the Boy - Birdy
Birdy and the Boy - Birdy
- Author: Birdy
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
A boy makes friends with a talking bird who has many secrets. This is the first in a new series of stories about a boy and a bird. These stories are short, simple and sweet - and may be more frequent than usual ! Read by Richard Scott Written by...
