The Enchanted Knife – A Summer Fairy Tale
A magical tale of courage, an impossible task, and the power of true love. The Enchanted Knife – A Summer Fairy Tale by Andrew Lang – ONCE upon a time there lived a young man who […]
The Witch – A Tale by Andrew Lang
An evil stepmother, a witch the size of a house, and a forest that grows from a comb. The Witch – A Tale by Andrew Lang – ONCE upon a time there was a peasant […]
The Twelve Brothers
A tale of twelve coffins, a girl with a gold star in the middle of her forehead and an accidental curse with a heavy price.
The Slaying of the Tanuki
A tale of deceit and trickery for you this week. The Slaying of the Tanuki is a Japanese tale from Andrew Lang’s Pink Fairy Book. We take you to a long, long time ago where a […]
The Story of the Merchant and the Genius
The tale of a wealthy merchant, an avenging Genii and three old storytellers. The Story of the Merchant and the Genius is a tale from The Arabian Nights Entertainments. This wonderfully rich and colourful collection of […]
The Flying Trunk – A Hans Christian Andersen Tale
This week we have the perfect tale for reading on Fireworks Night – The Flying Trunk is a famous story that might just teach you not to play or show-off with fireworks. The story was written by […]
The Story of the Three Bears – An English Fairy Tale from Andrew Lang
The Story of the Three Bears is one of the world’s best-known fairy tales. It was originally written by English poet Robert Southey in 1837. This English folktale has been adapted many times over the years but […]
The Fisherman and the Genie – An Arabian Nights Tale
The Fisherman and the Genie is a tale from The Arabian Nights. This tale tells of a humble fisherman meeting a vengeful and bitter genie, a different type of genie than the one we are used […]
The Six Sillies – From Andrew Lang’s Red Fairy Book
This hilarious Belgian story, The Six Sillies, is from Andrew Lang’s Red Fairy Book. Andrew Lang was a Scottish folklorist well known for collecting hundreds of folk and fairy tales in his famous Fairy Books. A […]
