> an English folk tale > > Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack. He lived with his mother > in a small house in a small village. Jack and his mother were very > poor. What little money they...
The Shoemaker and the Elves
> adapted from a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm There was once a shoemaker who worked very hard but was also very poor. At last, all he had was just enough leather to make one pair of...
The Three Little Pigs
an English folk tale Once upon a time there was a Mother Pig with three Little Pigs. As she did not have enough money to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune. The first Little Pig met...
The Cat on the Dovrefell
a Norwegian folk tale by P. C. Asbjornsen and J. Moe adapted from the translation by G. W. Dasent Once upon a time there was a man in Norway who caught a great white bear. He decided that he would...
The Little Red Hen
> an English folk tale One day the Little Red Hen was scratching in the farmyard, when she found a grain of wheat. "Who will plant the wheat?" said she. "Not I," said the duck. "Not I," said the...
Why the Bear Has a Stumpy Tail
a Norwegian folk tale by P. C. Asbjbrnsen and J. Moe adapted from the translation by G. W. Dasent One winter day, the Bear met the Fox, who was slinking along with a string of fish he had stolen. ...
The Three Bears
an English folk tale Once upon a time there were three Bears who lived in a little house in the woods. There was a Great Big Father Bear with a great big voice, and a Middle-Sized Mother Bear with a...
The Gingerbread Boy
an American folk tale There was once a little old man and a little old woman, who lived in a little old house at the edge of a wood. They would have been a very happy old couple but for one...
Folk & Fairy Tales | The Three Billy Goats Gruff
a Norwegian folk tale by P. C. Asbjbrnsen and J. Moe adapted from the translation by G. W. Dasent Once upon a time there were three Billy Goats who wanted to go up to the hillside to make...
Time Rhymes from Mother Goose
Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down, Hickory, dickory, dock. Bell horses, bell horses, What time of day? One o'clock, two o'clock, Three...
