Short Stories Fairy Tales

Fantasy adventure following the story on from The Three Tasks. The light got more intense, and when it dimmed down and there was no more light, left standing in place of the dragon was a beautiful white eagle. It let out a small screech and then took to the skies. The young man and the young woman came together and looked up at the Legna. She told them that they had both done really well and that they must continue together to travel the Earth....

It's a children's fairy tale about a prince who's quest is to capture the most beautiful unicorn in all the lands. During his journey he comes across far more. Try this non-illustrated book to bring out your child's imagination of what fairy tales really look like.

Experience 13 common urban legends like never before. Expanded and retold in a way to really connect you to the story - are you brave enough to read them?

This story, one of Harte's most anthologized, first appeared in The Luck of Roading Camp and Other Stories.

Here is Anderson's timeless tale of the ugly duckling that became a beautiful swan.

Priscilla putters along in her usual life of bridge and gossip and coffee shops and shopping at the local markets in the small Indian town where she lives, until one morning, the mysterious man known only as the Pharsee gives her a box. The thing is filthy, twitchy and just plain wrong...but no matter what Priscilla tries, or how many cleaning boys she fires, she simply cannot get rid of it.

Becca has lived all her life underground, kept safe from the brutal war on the surface by the magic of the stone men and the mysterious woman who dreams in her crystal coffin. When the woman dreams that Becca must travel topside, she has no choice but to go. Her mission: pluck one special little boy from the jaws of death and bring him back with her. If she finds the boy in time - if they survive the journey - the fate that awaits him may be worse than death.

Frank Stockton was an American writer and humorist, best known for a series of innovative children's fairy tales that were widely popular. His most famous fable is "The Lady or the Tiger?" (1882), about a man sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's beloved daughter. Other memorable tales are "The Griffin and the Minor Canon", "Old Pypes and the Dryad", and "Mr. Tolman".

A short story about a mysterious man who arrives in a small 19th century Orkney Island fishing village. He has the air of an aristocrat, the clothes of a beggar and a leather pouch filled with the biggest pearls anyone has ever seen. The women can't take their lustful eyes off him, the men are jealous, but he only has one woman and one purpose on his mind.

Together for the first time in one edition, including an additional story written especially for this collection, these chilling stories will make you wonder if you really are alone in the house.

Una fantasiosa spremuta di canzoni, indovinelli e fiabe in dodici emozionanti racconti. Stacca un biglietto per il Cinema Bianchini e potrai sapere come si formano i sogni, cosa succede ai genitori quando i bimbi vanno a nanna, qual'è la formula del miscuglio che rende invisibili, cosa fanno i gatti quando sono a zonzo. Riuscirà il diavolo Malinverno a realizzare i suoi diabolici piani?

What started out as a hike to the Mammoth Caves in Kentucky, got derailed, when I hiked this old country trail! I never got to the Mammoth caves on time to meet my friend. Instead, I saw a creature named, "goat man". I find when I hike in remote places, I see creatures that lurk at dusk and dawn. I wanted to have documentation, so there would be a record of this event! I always carry a firearm with me when I hike, because you never know when your going to need it. This time was no different! Thank you for listening, and have a great day!

Recollected under the theme of magic, these three tales originally from volumes one and two of the Dreamwood Tales series were chosen to be the best platform for a consummate narrator to create an audiobook. That narrator's name is Jon Caruth. Each tale speaks of magic, exists in magical places, or turns on our heads our concepts of what is magic.

Alexandria was a beautiful princess with long flowing brown locks of hair and chestnut- shaped blue eyes. Her father, the King of Parusia, was a jolly and happy man that was in good spirits most of the time. In fact, his laugh was heard by both the staff of palace workers and the peasants that lived in the surrounding village. It was understood by all the inhabitants of the land that the king was always happy until he ever received word that someone in his kingdom had not told the truth.

Una coccinella rock and roll, un orco tenerone, un pirata con il mal di mare, un poeta timido, un giovane fantasista, un draghetto dispettoso...

A collection of original Christmas short stories and three retellings.

When Jackson finds himself staring at a blank page and unable to meet his impending deadline, he goes to his local pub in defeat. In walks Alenna, and after a single touch, Jackson cannot keep his eyes or mind off of her. Taking her back to his secluded cabin, inspiration flows. That is, until it stops....

Die Heiligenlegende zum Monat September: Der Kirchenvater Hieronymus. Legenden - das sind Geschichten, die seit zweitausend Jahren erzählt und immer wieder aufgeschrieben wurden, Geschichten von Mut und Glaubensstärke, von Wundern und Visionen, von Menschen, die für das Gute einstanden, im Glauben lebten und dem Tod furchtlos ins Auge sahen. Enthält die Legenden über die Heiligen Kirchenvater Hieronymus.

Heiligenlegenden zum Monat Februar: Die Heiligen Veronika und Dorothea. Legenden - das sind Geschichten, die seit zweitausend Jahren erzählt und immer wieder aufgeschrieben wurden, Geschichten von Mut und Glaubensstärke, von Wundern und Visionen, von Menschen, die für das Gute einstanden, im Glauben lebten und dem Tod furchtlos ins Auge sahen. Enthält Legenden über die Heiligen: Veronika, Dorothea.

Heiligenlegenden zum Monat Januar: Die heiligen drei Könige, Paulus von Theben und Antonius der Große, sowie Sebastian. Legenden - das sind Geschichten, die seit zweitausend Jahren erzählt und immer wieder aufgeschrieben wurden, Geschichten von Mut und Glaubensstärke, von Wundern und Visionen, von Menschen, die für das Gute einstanden, im Glauben lebten und dem Tod furchtlos ins Auge sahen.