Bedtime StoriesFairy Tale THE LITTLE MATCH GIRLMarch 15, 2019IT was dreadfully cold, it was snowing fast, and almost dark; the evening—the last evening of the Old Year—was drawing…
Bedtime StoriesFairy Tale THE UGLY DUCKLINGMarch 15, 2019IT was beautiful in the country. It was summertime. The wheat was yellow, the oats were green, the hay was…
Bedtime StoriesFairy TaleFolktale Riquet with the TuftMarch 15, 2019Riquet with the Tuft There was, once upon a time, a Queen, who was brought to bed of a son,…
Bedtime StoriesFairy Tale THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSESMarch 15, 2019There was a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They slept in twelve beds all in one room; and when…
Bedtime StoriesFairy TaleOthers BEAUTY AND THE BEASTMarch 15, 2019THERE was once a Merchant who had three daughters, the youngest of whom was so beautiful that everybody called her…
Bedtime StoriesFairy Tale THE ENCHANTED PRINCESSESMarch 15, 2019THE ENCHANTED PRINCESSES In the days of King Bambita, his two noble daughters oppressed the people, laying heavy taxes on…
Bedtime StoriesCzech Folk TalesFairy Tale THE THREE ROSESMarch 15, 2019THE THREE ROSES Once upon a time there was a mother who had three daughters. There was to be a…
Bedtime StoriesCzech Folk TalesFolktale SHEPHERD HYNEKMarch 15, 2019SHEPHERD HYNEK To cut a long story short, there was a prince and he had three sons. The first two…
Bedtime StoriesCzech Folk TalesFolktale KOJATAMarch 15, 2019KOJATA Once there was a king who had an only son. One day the king went to inspect his estates….
Bedtime StoriesCzech Folk TalesFablesFolktale THE BEAR, THE EAGLE, AND THE FISHMarch 15, 2019THE BEAR, THE EAGLE, AND THE FISH Once there was a count and he had three daughters. All of them…