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Once upon a time there was a rich merchant who had three daughters and three sons. Once the merchant was going to go to the city and asked daughters what to bring to them as a gift. The elder asked dresses, and the younger one - a rose. On the way home he got lost. Suddenly he saw sparks in the distance....

Every nation in the world has its own folklore heritage — legends, myths, fairy-tales. In such stories, the wisdom of every nation is collected and embodied, although some of the nations have similar tales, especially those who are neighbors. Legend and myths employ elements of supernatural origin:...

Hans Christian Andersen became famous after publishing his fantastic novel in 1829.  In the following years, he established 3 compilations of tales. Many children and adults passed through the world of his books. Even after many years these full of kind and love fairy tales are still remembered....

Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was also a prolific author of works both...

One day a man went out in the dark night to borrow live coals to kindle a fire. He asked somebody for help, but his question was without an answer. He went away and at last he saw the gleam of a fire a long way off. Then he went in that direction and saw that the fire was burning in the open. A lot...

Two hunters heard the voice of a crying child. One of them went to the tall grass and picked up a crying baby. He called the baby Wood-child. Another hunter was annoyed by scream of the baby and told: "At times it sounds like an old man's voice" - he was afraid of a bad spirit that could...

One man suddenly awoke in the early morning. It was four o'clock, the hour at which his father had always called him to get up and help with the milking. He had trained himself to turn over and go to sleep, but this morning it was Christmas, he did not try to sleep. He remembered that he had overheard...

The Blinded Giant is a very popular English fairy tale. It was first published by Joseph Jacobs in his book More English Fairy Tales in 1894. The writer was inspired in his work by Brothers Grimm, he wanted English children to have free access to English fairy tales. The author starts with the description...

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is a famous Danish fairy tale writer. He was neither married nor had children. But still his tales are appreciated by kids and brought him fame. Everybody knows such stories as "The Ugly Duckling", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid",...

Once upon a time there was a queen who had two twin daughters. She invited twelve fairies who lived in the neighborhood to come and see her daughters. These fairies could transform an ordinary child to the most intelligent and beautiful in the world. But sometimes fairies could wish the baby a lot...

“Alice and the Pigeon” is a story about a little girl, who was called Alice. One evening winter she pushed aside the curtains of her bedroom window and saw that there were clouds and it was dark and cold. “Poor birds” she said and her mother answered that they are all safe because each bird...

Fairy-stories are always delightful but they gain an additional interest when they bear the stamp of the people among whom they circulated. This is certainly the case in Miss Grierson's books. Some, of course, are of the type common to most lands, but the majority are essentially Scottish. Miss Grierson...

Once a rich man asked three his daughters how much did they love him? The first daughter said, as much as she loved her life, the second answered, that as much as she loved the world, the third said, as much as fresh meat loves salt. Father was not satisfied with the third daughter’s answer and...

Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was also a prolific author of works both...