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It's unknown who wrote the fairy tale The Silent Princess. It's a story from the middle east about a prince who falls in love with the silent princess. The one who can make the princess speaks will get to marry her. The prince visits her and she doesn't speak. But he thinks of a smart plan to get her to talk and starts to tell her riddles.
Suitable for 8 year olds and older.
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The story The ice king and his wonderful grandchild is written by William Elliot Griffis.
The ice king marries the beautiful Skadi and together they have 6 wonderful winter daughters. One of them marries the fire fairy Vuur and together they have a child Stoom. He turns out to be the most powerful fairy of all and can cause much trouble. But when he is on his best behaviour he is very useful!
Suitable for older children, 8+
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The fable The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf is written by Aesop.
The moral of the story is: if you keep lying, people won't believe you at all.
Suitable for 5+ years old.
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Old Mother Bear's Happy New Year is a story about learning how to behave.
Old Mother Bear is worried she will have a bad New Year, because her children are being naughty. A fairy comes to teach them a lesson.
The moral of the story is: Sometimes naughty children need to learn a lesson.
Recommended for age 3+.
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Uncle Wiggily's New Year's Horn is a festive story about helping the less fortunate.
Uncle Wiggily helps a couple of poor children who don't have the money to buy a New Year's horn.
The moral of the story is: Help the less fortunate if you can.
Recommended for age 3+.
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The children's story Puss in Boots visits the Old Woman in the Shoe is written by David Cory.
Puss in Boots junior is traveling and comes by the house of the Old Woman in the Shoe. He stays for lunch and plays with the kids. The Old Woman tells him she knew his father.
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The children's story Uncle Wiggily's icicle maker is written by Howard R. Garis.
Uncle Wiggily gets a present from Jack Frost. It's an icicle maker! Uncle Wiggily has great fun with the toy, but he also helps his friend. But then the bad fox goes after the gentlemen rabbit and tries to catch him...
Suitable for all ages.
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The fairy tale The Snowdrop is written by Hans Christian Andersen.
It tells the story of a beautiful, strong flower that is the only one that has come out during winter time. The flower is praised by the sun, but mocked by the wind. A child finds the flower and also praises it and takes it home with her. She dries the flower and puts it in a letter she's sending to a friend. The snowdrop goes on an adventure and ends up in a book.
Suitable for 7+ years old.
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The children's story What happened Christmas eve is written by Oliver Herfold.
Jessie and Fred are two little kids who are very excited for Santa to come. They sneak downstairs in the night! And think they see Santa and his reindeers on the roof. That night their father finds a kitten in the snow, he takes it home. The next morning the children come downstairs and are very happy, they got a kitten!
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The children's story Puss in Boots Junior and the three little kittens is written by David Cory.
Puss in Boots junior runs into the three little kittens and they have lost their mittens! Their mother is a bit angry and won't give them pie until they find their mittens. So Puss in Boots decided to help them!
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The fairy tale Batcha and the dragon is written by Parker Hoysted Fillmore.
Batcha is a shepherd and one day when he is taking his sheep to the mountains he sees something strange. Hundreds of snakes slither into a cave. He decided to follow them. There he finds a giant king serpent. The snake lets him go, but he has to promise that he tells no one what he has seen. Then a the evil wizard shows up at his house and demands to tell him where the cave is. They go together and the giant snake is very angry.
Suitable for older children, 8 years and up.
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It's unknown by whom the fairy tale The tears of princess Prunella was written.
Princess Prunella meets a deaf boy. The boy can only hear beautiful sounds, like music and the forest. But he has never learnt how to hear tears falling. He sets out to learn how to hear the tears of the princess.
Suitable for children 6 and older.
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The story Uncle Wiggily's Christmas is written by Howard R. Garis.
Uncle Wiggily overhears some boys and girls talking about how they won't get any presents because they are too poor. The bunny feels bad for them and makes them woodland presents and asks the crows to throw it down their chimneys. When the children wake up on Christmas morning they are so surprised!
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The well-known children's story The Velveteen Rabbit is written by Margery Williams.
The Velveteen Rabbit is a little boy's favorite toy, he takes him everywhere he goes and it sleeps in his bed. But one day the boy gets very ill and all his toys and bedding have to be thrown away. The bunny is lying outside in a bag when a fairy comes to him. She takes him into the woods and changes him into a real rabbit.
Suitable for 3+ years.
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The children's story Old Mother Bear's Christmas stocking is written by Laura Rountree Smith.
Old Mother Bear is sitting by the fire and knitting a stocking to hang up for when Santa comes. But one by one her friends drop by, crying because they don't have a stocking to hang up. Mother Bear is very kind and gives them her stockings. But she ends up with no stocking and no time to knit one! But her friends helps her out.
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The children's story Puss in Boots begins his travels is written by David Cory.
Puss discovers a picture-book in the attic and sees a portrait of his father, Puss in Boots. He decided to go on adventure and find his father. He finds beautiful boots, a hat and a cane and looks just like his father, so he calls himself Puss in Boots Junior. And he begins his travels.
Suitable for all ages.
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The story Little Gretchen and the wooden shoe on Christmas morning is written by Elizabeth Harrison.
A poor little girl lives in a small cottage in the forest with her grandma. They are poor, but very content. The little girl notices that it's almost Christmas and asks her grandmother if they will presents too. Her grandmother tries to tell her no and to not get her hopes up, but the girl keeps believing she will have Christmas presents too, so she puts her wooden shoe by the door so Santa can put something in there. When she wakes up on Christmas morning she finds something in her shoe...
Suitable for 3+ years.
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The children's story The bad little goblin's New Year is written by Mary Stewart.
A naughty little goblin is always playing tricks on the forest animals and one day the go after him. He runs away and hides in a log. He is very sad and remorseful. One day his log is taken to a lumberjack's home. Here he hears the sweetest sound he's ever heard, the laughing of children. He decided he wants to play with them, but he knows he has to become kind and nice first.
Suitable for 7+.
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The story Christmas wishes is written by Louise Chollet.
A spoilt royal family celebrates Christmas. The three young princes each get a wish from Santa. The first wishes to be able to control nature. The second wishes to have a luck-penny, but the third wishes to marry the poor shoemaker's sweet daughter and to have the Christmas spirit in their home all year round. When the king hears this last wish he gets angry! What a stupid wish!
Suitable for 7+ years old.
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The Slovakian fairy tale Zlatovlaska with the golden hair is written by Parker Hoysted Fillmore.
An evil king sends out his servant to look for the girl with the golden hair. The servant, who is very kind and nice to animals, finds the girl. She is a princess and in order to win her, he has to complete three difficult tasks. With the help of his animal friends he completes them all and he takes the princess to marry the king. But then the evil king kills the servant and the princess is able to revive him with the Water of Life. The king also wants to live beautiful and young for the rest of his life, kills himself, but Zlatovlaska doesn't save him and marries the servant and they live happily ever after.
Suitable for older children, 8+.
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