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Rapunzel is a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812 as part of Children’s and Household Tales (KHM 12). The Brothers Grimm’s story is an adaptation of the fairy …

“Dwarf, the Nose” (or “Little Longnose”) is one of the most famous fairy tales of the German writer Wilhelm Hauff. The main character of the tale is a boy, who was stolen by an old witch and transfor …

The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling. The stories are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. A principal character is …

Once upon a time there was a boy whose name was Jack, and he lived with his mother on a common. They were very poor, and the old woman got her living by spinning, but Jack was so lazy that he would …

Three went out in search of the Sound—Seeker, Teller, and Winder (though they weren’t called that then). Only Teller returned, living long enough, just, to tell the …

One characteristic of the Celtic folk-lore I have endeavoured to represent in my selection, because it is nearly unique at the present day in Europe. Nowhere else is there so large and consistent a …

Once upon a time there were Three Bears, who lived together in a house of their own, in a wood. One of them was a Little, Small, Wee Bear; and one was a Middle-sized Bear, and the other was a Great, …

This is an 1881 compilation of Thomas Bulfinch’s previous writings: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes (1855); The Age of Chivalry, or Legends of King Arthur (1858); and Legends of Charl …

The burglar plus his innocent sister and a young millionaire are captured by a blizzard and held in a country house. Here they spend the Xmas holiday, while romance and justice accomplish their …

When good King Arthur reigned with Guinevere his Queen, there lived, near the Land’s End in Cornwall, a farmer who had one only son called Jack. Now Jack was brisk and ready; of such a lively wit …