Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Lang
Once upon a time, in a very far-off country, there lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his undertakings that he was enormously rich. As he had, however, six …
Kids Stories
Baucis and Philemon by C. E. Smith
One evening, in times long ago, old Philemon and his wife Baucis sat at their cottage door watching the sunset. They had eaten their supper and were enjoying a quiet talk about …
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
During the time that France was divided into provinces (or dukedoms, as they were called) there reigned in one of these provinces a usurper who had deposed and banished his elder brother, …
Arion and the Dolphin by Herodotus
It happened once upon a time, in the olden days, that a young man, Periander of Corinth, started from a port in the south of Greece to sail to Miletus. Being caught …
Anne Lisbeth by Hans Christian Andersen
Anne Lisbeth was a beautiful young woman, with a red and white complexion, glittering white teeth, and clear soft eyes; and her footstep was light in the dance, but her mind was …
Ann Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
“Grandma.” “What is it, child?” “You goin’ to put that cup-cake into the pan to bake it now, grandma?” “Yes; I guess so. It’s beat ’bout enough.” “You ain’t put in a …