Short Stories Fairy Tales

Magische Sagen von Zauberern und Hexen. Den Menschen früherer Jahrhunderte waren sie nicht ganz geheuer: Jene Männer und Frauen, die besonderes Wissen oder besondere Fähigkeiten besaßen. So entstanden über sie all die Geschichten von Zauberern und Hexen, die Geister beschwören oder auf einem Besen durch die Luft reiten konnten. Und man musste sich mit ihnen entweder gut stellen oder sie - was historisch grausame Wahrheit wurde - verfolgen und bekämpfen.

Die schönsten deutschen Sagen von Wassermännern, Klabautern und Nixen. Der Sage nach lebten sie in oder an Quellen, Flüssen, Seen oder am Meer: Klabautermännlein, die die Schiffe beschützen, Nixen, die die Seeleute in die Tiefe locken, oder der mächtige Meermann Ekke Nekkepenn. In ihnen hat das Wissen von der lebensspendenden wie todbringenden Kraft des Wassers Gestalt angenommen.

Exciting retellings of "Goldilocks & the Three Bears," "Rumpelstiltskin," and more, from master storyteller Jim Weiss. These six stories include beloved classics like "Rumplestiltskin" along with less-familiar tales like "The Bremen Town Musicians" that are sure to become new favorites. There's also a bonus song!

Starward Tales is a collection of short stories, poems, and visual art retelling legends, myths, and fairy tales as science fiction.

These unforgettable characters are depicted so clearly and accurately as to leave the listener guessing which stories are fact and which are imagined. And whether the teachers in these tales are smudged with the dust of chalk or caked with the mud of the field, their lives and lessons are faithfully recorded here in straightforward prose that evokes a special time and place.

The thrill of fairytales mixes with the deeper story-lines that appeal to adults and gives the listener of Fairytales and Shorts for Grownups a different experience than when reading stories written for children. Some are fairy tales without magic, and others are the retelling of old and loved fairy tales, but with an unexpected twist. Some of the stories are simply short stories or novelettes, allowing for those who have only a little time for books to enjoy stories like everyone else.

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.

What if the pond in the park was a gateway to another world? What if there really were faeries in the rose garden? Within this book are contained: a dryad mistaken for a gardener, a bit of good old-fashioned frog kissing, gnomes in love, a heroic faerie prince, hot chocolate, and an elk named Bianca. Four original fairytales, a short novella, and more—inspired by the author’s love of fairytales.

After discovering that he is the reincarnation of a fallen ancient king, Abraham must travel aboard the fishing boat Zeebedee to confront an ancient evil that has plans to enslave humanity, and remake the planet to its whims. Abraham won't be alone on his journey, as people, places, and things are not as they appear to be.

Ruby is just your average girl. Then Colt shows up to take her to her best friend's wedding. Her world is never the same.

A ship burns, sinking into the dark sea. There is only one survivor - a child hunted for the magic of her song. Hidden away on an isolated island, Lilette buries her magic deep, convinced it caused the deaths of those she loves. But she can’t run from who she is. And when her secret is revealed, the only thing that can save her is her song. It’s time to rise up and become what she was always meant to be. The most powerful witch ever born.

Hello, everyone. Please enjoy the book. Have a great time listening.

In questi racconti, Michelangelo Fazio "nasconde" la propria estrazione accademica di Professore di Fisica. Sono tre racconti leggeri, uno addirittura una favola, ambientata tra gli amati boschi del trentino. Gli altri due sono gialli, brevi ma intensi, con tanto di assassini e di matassa ingarbugliata da risolvere. Il tutto è una lettura piacevole, che Michelangelo Fazio ci propone, svago nostro e, si capisce, suo.

A collection of the best-loved of Aesop's fables including: "The Fox and the Grapes", "The Hare and the Tortoise," and "The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse."

You can smell that long-dying aroma of Autumn in the air. Kids are talking trick or treat and the leaves are already screaming at you in red and yellow and deep golden rust as they prepare for one final parachute down into the dirt. The tombstones are talking amongst themselves and winter is hiding just around the corner. It is the time of the year when people draw around the wood stove and the campfire and whisper stories of death and omens and ghosts and things that don't even have a name.

Ce sont trois contes écrits par Valérie Bonenfant, lus par Fabienne Prost. Le conte J’habite une flaque d’eau est illustré de façon sonore par Julien Jammes, designer sonore. La mer a des boutons : Alerte ! La mer est malade, elle est pleine de boutons blancs sur son eau de surface, mais que lui arrive t-il ? Elle n’est pas bien du tout. Peut-on la sauver ? L’oiseau et le sac : Un conte, où parfois le vent fait voler de drôles d’oiseaux. Vous n’en avez jamais vus ? Mais, si, ils sont colorés, transparents et pas toujours propres.

Publicados en 1697 en Francia con el título de Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye, los ocho relatos incluidos en este libro han sido objeto de incontables versiones y adaptaciones, además de haber sufrido numerosas oleadas de censura en función de la cambiante pacatería del momento. El resultado, recortado y desvirtuado, es un somnífero para niños pequeños, que ha empalagado a generaciones de lectores adultos y traicionado, en la letra y en el espíritu, a la pluma del maravilloso Charles Perrault (Francia 1628-1703), maestro del misterio y el humor negro.

Survive. Journey along the dark roads of one American female and experience the manifestation of truths she found in the form of folktales, short stories, and prose. Step into a world of allegory where things are not always as they seem. Blood, sex, violence, emotion, healing, truth, and love appear as apocalyptic characters, mythological beings, and raw verse.

This superb collection of larger-than-life folk heroes aptly represents America’s robust early days, perfectly capturing the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the North American wilderness. Author Mary Pope Osborne supplies a fascinating introduction to each tale and then gives her own original twist to the telling of it. Scott Snivley takes the listener on a wild ride from sea to shining sea in this classic collection, which includes Davy Crocket, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Johnny Appleseed, Stormalong, Mose, Febold Feboldson, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan.

Olivia thought meeting her favorite author would be a fairy tale come true. Declan Hart was supposed to be what dreams were made of - insanely handsome, wealthy, and a man who could make her melt with the stroke of a keyboard. But Declan isn't the man Olivia thought he was. While most authors would kill to have his success, the envy ends there.