The Sons of William the Conqueror by James Baldwin
There was once a great king of England who was called William the Conqueror, and he had three sons. One day King William seemed to be thinking of something that made him …
Short Stories
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
First Story WHICH DESCRIBES A LOOKING-GLASS AND ITS BROKEN FRAGMENTS You must attend to the beginning of this story, for when we get to the end we shall know more than we …
The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods by Charles Perrault
There were formerly a king and a queen, who were so sorry that they had no children; so sorry that it cannot be expressed. They went to all the waters in the …
The Slaying of Hector by Walter C. Perry
Meantime, Achilles went on slaughtering the Trojans; and the aged Priam stood on the sacred tower, and saw the son of Peleus driving the Trojans before him. And he shouted aloud to …
The Skipping Shoes by Louisa May Alcott
Once there was a little girl, named Kitty, who never wanted to do what people asked her. She said “I won’t” and “I can’t,” and did not run at once pleasantly, as …
The Sirens – Scylla and Charybdis by George Herbert Palmer
I turned me toward my ship, and called my crew to come on board and loose the cables. Quickly they came, took places at the pins, and sitting in order smote the …