Short Stories Fairy Tales

Una colección de historias muy queridas para brujas y hechiceros de todas las edades, Los cuentos de Beedle el Bardo son los cuentos de hadas de los hermanos Grimm del mundo mágico. Esta edición fue traducida de las runas originales por Hermione Granger, y contiene notas útiles del Profesor Dumbledore y de J. K. Rowling.

A northern white couple has relocated to the South to operate a vineyard on a North Carolina plantation. There, they pass their idle hours listening to the stories of one Uncle Julius, who has a deep knowledge of the land. These stories, however, are more than mere entertainments. They all have their time and place, and they offer not only a quiet commentary on the events of the day but also a deeper reckoning with the plantation’s disturbing past.

Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain's wondrous fauna. Find out how hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast, discover how pigs saved a prince from leprosy and why the wealthy lord was so intent on capturing the black fox. Sharon Jacksties' wonderful book combines traditional stories, little-known zoological facts and true anecdotes to create a treasure trove of stories for animal lovers of every kind.

Fear is primal. Instinctive. Unavoidable. And right now, there is something you fear - and you can feel it. Creeping up behind you. Lurking in the darkness that lives under your bed, or in your closet. A nameless dread. In Undercurrents: An Anthology of What Lies Beneath, 23 talented authors, including New York Times best sellers Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, and Jody Lynn Nye, have stood on the shores of their psyches and looked out over the ocean of possibility and wondered "What lies beneath?"

Dating from at least a millennium ago, these are the earliest known Arabic short stories, surviving in a single, ragged manuscript in a library in Istanbul. Some found their way into The Arabian Nights, but most have never been read in English before. Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange has monsters, lost princes, jewels beyond price, a princess turned into a gazelle, sword-wielding statues and shocking reversals of fortune.

A song half-heard. The murmur of a voice singing in the dark. There it is again...a few words set to an old melody filled with mystery, heartbreak and horror. Out of Tune gathers a collection of original dark fantasy tales inspired by folk ballads. Here you'll find stories of strange creatures and strangers humans, treachery and love, murder and monsters.

Un bonito cuento que nos habla de la valentía, la avaricia y la generosidad. Una gran colección en la que encontrarás tus cuentos clásicos preferidos.

Fairy Story Shorts offer beautiful retellings of traditional tales, and are especially suitable for playing for children at bedtime! This tale is taken from the collection Fairy Stories & Fairy Stories: Traditional Tales for Children, Contemporary Tales for Adults by Clive Johnson.

Eine Sagenreise von Köpenick bis Charlottenburg. Jede Stadt und jede Region in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz hütet ihren eigenen Märchen- und Sagenschatz, so auch Berlin: Im Grunewald erinnert das Schildhorndenkmal an die Zeit, als Berlin slavisch besiedelt war. Eine Berliner Sage inspirierte Kleist zu seiner Novelle Michael Kohlhaas. Und der berühmte Hochstapler Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt ist bis heute berühmt als "Hauptmann von Köpenick". Es gibt viele Rätsel und Geheimnisse zu entdecken auf dieser akustischen Reise von Charlottenburg bis Köpenick!

From ensorcelled princesses to a frog that speaks, an enchanting collection of fairy tales from the Newbery Medal-winning author.

Three grownup Tales from the Dreamtime in one novella…Open the door and enter the Dreamtime, the world of fairytales, the flower of all that is delightful and mysterious, frightening and amazing.

Eight short tales to walk us across a variety of timeless landscapes through the turning Wheel of the Year honoring the eight Celtic seasonal celebrations. Eight opportunities disguised as challenges. Eight ways for nature to teach us her deep lessons. As we are spellbound by nature's splendor, magic brings us fairies, ghosts, and goddesses to inspire meaning, making, and a lesson or two along the way. Perfect for young and old alike.

Three stories! These lesbian erotica short stories retell classic fairy tales, each with a new twist from what you've seen before. Includes: "A Fairly Odd Mermaid Tale", "The Genie and Her Princess", and "The Glass Slipper and the Step Sister".

This book contains 40 famous fables and three bonus fable from another book. So, you’ll get total of 43 Fables with this books. This book is part of a series of Aesop’s Fables books. You should check the other volumes of this series. Whole series consist of 102 Aesop’s Fables. Each fable ends with a moral. So, there’s something more than entertainment, your child will learn ethics and good manners. This audiobook will be an awesome gift for your kids.

Gemeinsam mit Euch öffnen wir unsere alte Büchertruhe und tauchen ein in 50 große und kleine Geschichten, Märchen, Mythen und Fabeln dieser Welt.

Ben Loory returns with a second collection of timeless tales, inviting us to enter his worlds of whimsical fantasy, deep empathy, and playful humor, in the signature voice that drew listeners to his highly praised first collection. In stories that eschew literary realism, Loory's characters demonstrate richly imagined and surprising perspectives, whether they be dragons or swordsmen, star-crossed lovers or long-lost twins, restaurateurs dreaming of Paris or cephalopods fixated on space travel.

This story is excerpted from The Pied Piper of Hamelin: And Other Tales by Geoffrey Thomas. These short stories are brimming with the big-heartedness, warmth, and homespun humor that the author is known for.

Оказывается, не всё так просто в нашем сказочном королевстве, как мы думали! Вот знаете ли вы, откуда взялось слово "царь", почему русские русалки без хвостов, а "дурак" - вовсе не обидное прозвище, откуда магическая сила в метле Бабы-Яги и кто же такой на самом деле Колобок? И вообще, внимательно ли вы читали сказки? Знаете, как приручить нечистую силу и даже подружиться с ней? А какая родня есть у наших сказочных героев помните? С этой буквально переполненной юмором и полезной информацией книгой-досье скучно не будет ни детям, ни взрослым! Даже если вы считали себя сказочным экспертом русского фольклора!

Retrouvez dans cette compilation les titres suivants : L'écharpe rouge ; Bruits d'hiver ; Un bonhomme de neige presque parfait ; Les lutins cordonniers ; Bonne année, monsieur Grinchou ; Le manchot qui voulait avoir chaud. Le magazine de référence qui éveille les enfants aux contes des souvenirs de lecture pour la vie ! À l'âge où l'enfant ne sait pas lire, il a besoin d'histoires mettant en mots et en images ce qu'il ne saurait dire ou appréhender autrement, et de récits pour se représenter le monde et ses émotions.

Abejas superpoderosas, ogros que se pasan de listos y monstruos más buenos que el pan, niñas más astutas que un zorro o un conejo, ciegos que lo ven todo muy claro, hombres pobres que en realidad son muy ricos, comerciantes tramposos y abuelas mejores que mejores... Este libro es un viaje apasionante por los más dispares rincones del mundo a través de sus cuentos. Del Líbano a Guatemala, del Tíbet a Senegal, de Tanzania a Portugal, desprende un lenguaje universal de fraternidad, el valor del bien común y el respeto por la diferencia.