Collections Classic Fairy Tales

Luigi Capuana rivoluzione l'impostazione tipica delle fiabe popolari siciliane che venivano raccontate attorno ai focolari per dar vita ad un mondo fantastico dal grande fascino. Ecco come lo stesso Capuana descrive le sue fiabe: "Appena scritte le sacramentali parole di uso 'C'era una volta...', i miei fantastici personaggi si mettevano in moto, s'impigliavano allegramente in quelle loro intricatissime avventure senza che io avessi coscienza di contribuirvi per nulla. Spesso mi domandavo in che modo il Reuccio e la Reginotta se la sarebbero cavata.

Classic children's stories, including "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp", "Cinderella", "The Three Bears", and "Jack and the Beanstalk", are simply retold with charming sound effects and beautiful background music. Children will discover what happens when Aladdin rubs an old lamp, why Cinderella must be home before midnight, and how a magical goose lays golden eggs. The surprise continues in the story of "The Three Bears", as Goldilocks wanders into the Bears' home while they are out on a walk.

Lorsqu'une grande voix du XXème siècle vous lit un conte, il n'y a plus qu'à fermer les yeux et se laisser emporter par l'histoire.

Best-selling urban fantasy author M.D. Massey welcomes listeners back to the world of the Junkyard Druid in a brand-new short-story collection! This volume features characters from the Colin McCool series, starring in three separate novelette-length stories: "Carnival of Blood", "Serpent’s Daughter", and "The Vigil".

Of the two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, The Odyssey serves to some extent as a sequel to The Iliad. The poem describes the journey home of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy. In the Greek sources, the Trojan War lasted 10 years, and Odysseus spent 10 more years on the return journey due to the hostility of Poseidon, the god of earth and sea. Odysseus' fantastical adventures include a period of captivity on Calypso’s island, a visit to the lethargic lotus eaters, an encounter with a one-eyed Cyclops, and more.

Da più di cento anni il mondo di Beatrix Potter affascina grandi e piccini: le storie di Peter Coniglio sono un classico della letteratura per l'infanzia e sono state tradotte in oltre trentacinque lingue. In questo volume sono raccolte, nella loro versione integrale, tutte le ventitré avventure di Peter Coniglio e le filastrocche di Beatrix Potter. Le storie vengono presentate nell'esatta sequenza in cui furono pubblicate, per rispettare i riferimenti e i rimandi pensati dall'autrice, grazie a personaggi che ritornano e trame che si prolungano da un testo all'altro.

C'erano una volta... Cappuccetto Rosso, Hänsel e Gretel, Rosaspina, Pollicino, Cenerentola, Biancaneve, il Principe Ranocchio, la Bella Addormentata… Un variopinto universo di giovani principesse, fate e streghe, lupi scaltri, galli musicanti e principi ranocchi, prende vita di nuovo davanti ai nostri occhi riascoltando le fiabe più celebri dei fratelli Grimm.

Zauberhaft und geheimnisvoll ist Astrid Lindgrens Märchenwelt. Petra und Peter, zwei Kinder so groß wie Puppen, tauchen plötzlich in der Schule auf...

Patrick Hunt's Myths for All Time presents twelve of the most timeless Greek myths retold in an affable, succinct fashion. These twelve myths, which have survived through the millennia, are made applicable today through Hunt's emphasis on the overriding message of each story. With foundations in ancient Greek scholarship, society, and philosophy, these stories have grown and taken new forms and thus remain relevant.

Everyone loves a Princess story! This collection of ten classic fairy tales is sure to please any Princess, big or small. Includes Thumbelina, The Princess and the Frog, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid, Rapunzel, The Wild Swans, Snow White and Rose Red, and Sleeping Beauty.

An anthology of time’s most beloved stories, written and adapted by the world’s most well-known fairy tale authors, and narrated by a variety of great storytellers.

After Aleyna witnessed the cruel deaths of her family, she was put to sleep by Ezralon the unicorn. He has been keeping her safe, hidden in the forest, until her true prince could come and rescue her. While Aleyna is protected in the forest, her spirit walks the halls of her ruined, deserted castle in a dream-like existence, believing everything is still perfect. However, she is halted in this state - almost as if time were frozen - until the prince awakens her.

Whether it's the adventures of Greek gods and goddesses or Norse trickster tales, we all love to hear a good story. Best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis gives readers a taste of these enchanting myths and the diverse people who tell them. In his trademark question-and-answer style peppered with entertaining sidebars and quotes, he also shows how almost every civilization's mythology shares common themes.

Outside of Russia, Leo Tolstoy is known mostly as the author of the Napoleonic War epic War and Peace. Therefore, this collection is bound to be a new experience for most, since it includes a set of Tolstoy's stories intended for children.

Die Geschichte von Aladin und der Wunderlampe gehört sicherlich zu den berühmtesten Erzählungen aus "Tausendundeiner Nacht", jenen Märchen, die die schöne Scheherazade Nacht für Nacht ihrem König erzählt, um dadurch ihr eigenes Leben zu retten. Von einem Zauberer beauftragt, findet Aladin in einer magischen Höhle eine alte Lampe und entdeckt das Geheimnis ihrer Zauberkraft: In der Lampe ist nämlich ein Dschinn verborgen, der die Wünsche des Lampenbesitzers erfüllen muss. Aber gelingt ihm das auch mit Aladins größtem Wunsch - die Tochter des Sultans zur Frau zu bekommen?

Ганс Христиан Андерсен единодушно считается одним из лучших сказочников мира. Каждая из его сказок - литературное чудо. Целый мир волшебства, чудесных превращений и отважных героев, которые всегда переживают сильные, настоящие чувства!

Viele der Märchen Hans Christian Andersens haben eine relativ offensichtliche, häufig aber auch eine weitere, hintergründige Moral. So ist zum Beispiel relativ leicht ersichtlich, dass der Kaiser in "Des Kaisers neue Kleider" nicht so leichtgläubig sein darf und die Betrüger ihn durchaus zu Recht als seines Amtes unwürdig entlarven. Aber letztlich nimmt die Erzählung nicht die eine Figur des lächerlichen Monarchen aufs Korn, sondern die ganze Gesellschaft und die kollektiven Überzeugungen, denen man sich zu unterwerfen hat.

Otto grandi classici della tradizione favolistica europea interpretati da Gaetano Marino: "Cappuccetto Rosso"; "La pappa grande e deliziosa"; "Tre piume in volo"; "Madama Holle"; "Il pescatore e sua moglie"; "L'astuta figlia del contadino"; "Tutti a casa di Messer Babalucco"; "Il ladro e il suo maestro". Favole adatte un pubblico di tutte le età, dai più piccoli che ancora non le conoscono ai più grandi che possono riscoprire il fascino delle opere dei fratelli più celebri della storia della letteratura europea.

Here are 60 of the finest and most entertaining poems for younger listeners. There are nonsense poems ("The Jumblies"), classic animal poems ("The Snail"), stories of adventure ("The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens") and Robert Browning's classic tale of adults getting their come-uppance ("The Pied Pipe of Hamelin").

A young prince crippled by a witch - When Fredrico watches his cruel family mourn his false death and announce to the kingdom their cursed prince has died, is the day he truly embraces his new life and new name Rumplestiltskin. How could he be known by anything else? - His skin is completely rumpled and stilted now. He hides away from the king and queen and grows up as a crippled servant in the castle.