Today’s classic tale was originally published in Il Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile in 1634, translated by John Edward Taylor in 1847.There was once upon a time in the service of the King of Wide-River an excellent youth named Corvetto, who,…
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Corvetto
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The Water Lily, or The Gold Spinners
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, in a large forest, there lived an old woman and three maidens. They were all…
Elder-Tree Mother
Your free classic folktale for today comes from the translated collection of Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales edited and published by J. H. Stickney in 1886.There was once a little boy who had taken cold by going out and getting his…
The Magic Swan
Today’s classic tale is from the Green Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1892.There were once upon a time three brothers, of whom the eldest was called Jacob, the second Frederick, and…
Ohnivak
Today’s classic tale was from Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen, written by Alexander Chodsko and translated by Emily J Harding, published in 1896.A certain king had a beautiful garden which contained a number of very rare trees,…
Cannetella
Today’s classic tale was originally published in Il Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile in 1634, translated by John Edward Taylor in 1847.There was once on a time a King of High-Hill who longed for children more than the porters do for…
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The White Cat
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 king who had three sons, who were all so clever and brave…
The Money Box
Your free classic folktale for today comes from the translated collection of Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales edited and published by J. H. Stickney in 1886.In a nursery where a number of toys lay scattered about, a money box stood on…
The Little Soldier
Today’s classic tale is from the Green Fairy Book, a collection of tales assembled and translated by Andrew Lang, published in 1892.I Once upon a time there was a little soldier who had just come back from the war. He was…
The Poor Brother and the Rich
Today’s classic tale was from Popular Tales of the Western Highlands, a collection of Scottish folklore collected by JF Campbell through many years of oral history research, and published in 1890.There was a poor brother and a rich brother before…
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