Written by: Flora Annie Steel This is an all-time classic story of three little pigs and a big bad wolf. The three pigs each made their houses - one of straw, one of sticks, and the last one of bricks. But the big bad wolf came over to them and blew away the houses of straw and sticks with his huff and puff.  But the wolf was unable to blow away the house made of bricks. Frustrated, he tried to enter the house by the chimney and had to pay a big price for his misadventures. If you like the...

Written by: Flora Annie Steel Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack who decided to seek his fortune. On the way, he kept meeting new animals who joined him on his journey.  Every time he said, "the more and the merrier" and kept increasing his entourage. So finally he was accompanied by a cat, a dog, a goat, a bull, and a rooster. As the night fell, they started to look for a place to stay. Jack saw a gang of thieves who were dealing with some stolen gold. On his cue, all the animals...

Written by: Flora Annie Steel Once there lived a baron, who was great at foretelling the future. When he had a son, he checked his fortune and found out that he was destined to marry a very poor girl. He traced this to-be pride and bought the girl child from the poor parents who were already saddled with 5 kids. He threw the girl in the river but the girl was saved by a fisherman couple. She grew up there into a very beautiful maiden. When she was 15, the baron came about their place with...

Written by: Flora Annie Steel Once upon a time, there lived a rich man who wanted a boy for a child. When his wife gave birth to a girl, he decided never to see the face of his daughter again. The daughter grew up into a beautiful lady and when she was 18, an old man came to marry her.  On advice, she asked the old man to first give her a silver coat, then a golden coat, and finally a coat made of bird's feathers. But still, she didn't marry the old man and ran away with the coats. She...

Written by: Flora Annie Steel Once upon a time, there was a lady who had 3 daughters. While discussing, who will they like to marry, the youngest and prettiest one said that she doesn't mind even marrying the Black Bull of Norroway, who was considered a horrible monster. Then one morning, a great big bull was at the door to marry the little girl. The girl finally decided to keep her words and went away with the big bull. As they continued on their journey, she realized that the big black...

Written by: Flora Annie Steel Once upon a time, there was a kind-hearted girl. Since her father had no work, she thought of helping the family and went out looking for work. On her journey, she first helped a bread out of an oven after 7 years. Then she helped a cow who has not been milked for 7 years. Finally, she helped an apple tree that was burdened with fruits for the last 7 years. Finally, the girl reached a house of an old woman who hired her as a house help. She was asked not to...

Written by: Flora Annie Steel Once upon a time, there was a farmer and his wife, who had only one child. A young boy who had returned home from his travels pursued her. Every evening, he'd stop at the farmhouse for supper, and the daughter would go down into the basement to get the apple juice for supper. One day, when she looked up at the ceiling, she noticed a large wooden hammer stuck in one of the beams. Then she imagined what would happen if her future son came down one day and the...

Written by: Flora Annie Steel Once upon a time, a boy named Jack lived with his mother who got her living by spinning. But Jack was very lazy and did nothing, so people called him Lazy Jack.  Finally, Jack got some work for a day on a farm but he lost his earnings of a penny on the way. His mother suggested he keep his earnings in his pocket for next time.  The next day Jack hired himself to a cow keeper, who gave him a jar of milk for his day's work. Jack put the jar in his pocket,...

A great ruler had a granddaughter, but he never took care of her. She was neglected as a child, and her torn clothing earned her the nickname "Tattercoats." She spent her days out in the fields, accompanied by a gooseherd. Once, her grandfather was invited to a royal ball, but he refused to bring Tattercoats. But eventually, she arrived at the ball with the gooseherd. On the way, they met a young man who turned out to be the prince.    He accompanied them on their walk and proposed to...

Once upon a time a woman baked five pies and asked her daughter to keep it aside as they would come again. The peasant girl thought that the pies would come up again magically, so she ate them all. At dinner when the mother had nothing to eat, she took to spinning at the door singing songs about how stupid her girl was.  A king who was passing nearby, heard the voice and came to her place. The old lady changed the words to say she was singing about how well her daughter can spin. The...

Once there lived a barber who was very poor. He lived with his wife and children on his meager earnings. One day he had a very bad day at work and with nothing left in his pocket, he decided to walk away from his family. After traveling a lot, he came to a jungle. It was night when he got there. He saw tigers wandering in the jungle and got very scared. But on seeing Barber, the tigers instead started begging for their life.   “I have come,” said the barber, “to catch twenty tigers by order...

A short story with moral for kids authored by Abbie Phillips Walker. Lazy Gray was the youngest in his family. His mother thought he was the prettiest and hence did not ask him to do errands or to climb trees or carry out any other tasks that most squirrels have to do. So, Lazy Gray took advantage of the kindness of his family. He used to ask them to wait on him. When lazy got thirsty and wanted to drink water, He would call his mother or make his brothers go on long journeys through the...

This classic kids' bedtime story was written by Abbie Phillips Walker. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Tearful, because she cried so often. She used to cry anytime and anywhere, for things big and small. Her mother warned her about crying but Tearful did not take her warning seriously and kept on crying. One morning she was crying on her way to school because she wanted to stay at home when she noticed a frog hopping along beside her. She asked the frog to leave but it kept...

This English mermaid story for kids was written by Abbie Phillips Walker.  Little Hilda was a sailor's daughter and lived in a little cottage near the shore. Her father used to go on long voyages. She used to spin and knit while her father was away. She was very fond of water so she would often go fishing or stare at the blue depths of the ocean to try to see a mermaid. She was always very anxious to see one as her father has told her many stories about mermaids, how they sang and combed...

An English story for kids written by Abbie Phillips Walker. A long time ago, there lived a sea monster on an island of rocks out in the ocean. His head was giant and mouth. It was so massive that he could swallow a ship. On stormy nights he used to sit on the rocks and the flashing of his eyes could be seen from miles away. Although he was a friendly monster, the sailors were frightened of him because of his massive appearance. One night there was a terrible storm and the sea monster saw a...

An English Story for kids written by Abbie Phillips Walker. A very kind gentleman once lived in a huge house which was in the midst of a stunning park. He had a lovely cat.  Pussy was very clever and his master knew very vividly that she would harm the birds in the garden. So he put an enormous ribbon around Pussy’s neck and tied a little silver bell on that which used to tinkle on every occasion pussy moved and this warned the birds. Pussy however pretended that she did now not care. One...

Authored by Laure Claire Foucher. Once upon a time, there lived a mother goat with her seven children. One day she went to the dense forest to fetch some food and warned her kids about a clever wolf. She asked them to stay alert from the wolf who would often come in disguise to kill. But he could be distinguished by his rough voice and black paws.  After she left, the wolf came by thrice pretending to be the mother goat. The little goats managed to avoid his traps but are done in by his...

One bright summer season afternoon, a Mother duck built herself a warm nest and sat on the six eggs she had lately laid. Five of them had been white, but the sixth, which was large than the others was different from the rest and was grey in color. The sixth egg cracked into a brown-colored bird and appeared distinctive from other ducklings. All the neighbors used to call the poor little duck ugly and unpleasant. Everyone stared at him with unpleasant eyes, called him ugly and disgraceful. As...

A Classic English Story For Kids written by The Brothers Grimm. Once there was a couple who wished for a baby for a long time. They lived behind the beautiful house and garden that belonged to a witch. The couple was expecting their first child. One day the woman noticed rampion salad leaves in the garden and wanted to eat them. The man sneaked into the garden to get the salad but was caught by the witch. The witch kept a condition in order to let him go. She demanded him to give his baby to...

Author: Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve. Once lived a merchant who had a lavish life but due to misfortune, all his fortunes were lost. Everyone in the family was sad but only Beauty, the youngest daughter of the merchant was positive and cheerful. When one day, the merchant got the news that maybe one of his lost ships has been found, he went on to the town to check but ends up as prisoners of a beast in his castle. He had to agree to trade his daughter Beauty for his freedom. Beauty starts...

The Little Shepherd Boy is a famous bedtime story for kids. The story is about a little boy who was famous for his wise answers which he gave to all questions. His act of wiseness was known to all even in faraway lands. So, one day a king summoned the boy’s presence in his kingdom and decided to ask him three questions. The boy successfully impressed the king and answered all the three questions wisely thereafter which he lived in the palace as the king’s own child.       For more kid's...

Autor: Mary Mapes Dodge   Little Red Hen is an American fable collection. The story is about a hardworking little red hen who lived in a farm along with her three friends- a dog, a cat and a duck. The little hen found some seeds and so she decided to plant, cut and grind them to bake some bread when the plant grows. The hen had to do everything of her own as her friends would deny helping. So when she finally baked the bread, she denied to give them any. The story teaches kids the value of...

Edited by Watty Piper   The fairytale is about a young beautiful princess who was sent away by her old mother to the lands a prince with whom she would get married as promised a long time ago. She was sent away along with a maid and a horse. On the way, the maid threatened the princess and swaps her identity with the princess. The poor princess has to wither a lot of hardship and lives as a goose girl looking after the geese in the courtyard of the king. But the suspicious king finds out the...