Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Robert Southey
In a far-off country there was once a little girl who was called Silver-hair, because her curly hair shone brightly. She was a sad romp, and so restless that she could not …
Kids Stories
Embellishment by Jacob Abbott
One day Beechnut, who had been ill, was taken by Phonny and Madeline for a drive. When Phonny and Madeline found themselves riding quietly along in the waggon in Beechnut’s company, the …
Elder-tree Mother by Hans Christian Andersen
There was once a little boy who had taken cold by going out and getting his feet wet. No one could think how he had managed to do so, for the weather …
Diamonds and Toads by Andrew Lang
A bad tempered widow had two daughters. The eldest was like her mother, both in feature and disposition, while the youngest resembled her father. She was sweet-natured always, and as pretty as …
Delaying Is Not Forgetting by Hans Christian Andersen
There was an old mansion surrounded by a marshy ditch with a drawbridge which was but seldom let down:—not all guests are good people. Under the roof were loopholes to shoot through, …
Cymbeline by William Shakespeare
During the time of Augustus Caesar, Emperor of Rome, there reigned in England (which was then called Britain) a king whose name was Cymbeline. Cymbeline’s first wife died when his three children …