Today’s classic tale is from the Green Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1892.There was once a farmer who lived in great comfort. He had both lands and money, but, though he…
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The History of Jack the Giant-Killer
Today’s classic tale is from the Blue Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1889.In the reign of the famous King Arthur there lived in Cornwall a lad named Jack, who was a…
The Riddle
Today’s classic tale is from the Green Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1892.A King’s son once had a great desire to travel through the world, so he started off, taking no…
The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou
Today’s classic tale is from the Blue Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1889.There was a sultan, who had three sons and a niece. The eldest of the Princes was called Houssain,…
The Three Snake-Leaves
Today’s classic tale is from the Green Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1892.There was once a poor man who could no longer afford to keep his only son at home. So…
The Princess on the Glass Hill
Today’s classic tale is from the Blue Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1889.Once upon a time there was a man who had a meadow which lay on the side of a…
The Crystal Coffin
Today’s classic tale is from the Green Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1892.Now let no one say that a poor tailor can’t get on in the world, and, indeed, even attain…
The Brave Little Tailor
Today’s classic tale is from the Blue Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1889.One summer’s day a little tailor sat on his table by the window in the best of spirits, and…
Spindle, Shuttle and Needle
Today’s classic tale is from the Green Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1892.Once upon a time there lived a girl who lost her father and mother when she was quite a…
The Three Citrons
Today’s classic tale was originally published in Il Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile in 1634, translated by John Edward Taylor in 1847.The King of Long-Tower had once a son, who was the apple of his eye, and on whom he had…
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