Fairy Tales for Kids

"Gold makes a woman penny-white," said the Dutch, in the days when fairies were plentiful and often in their thoughts.

In the early ages, when our far-off ancestors lived in the woods, ate acorns, slept in caves, and dressed in the skins of wild animals, they had no horses, cows or cats.

Well, there was once a gentleman who had fine lands and houses, and he very much wanted to have a son to be heir to them.

Illustrating the advantage of being able to formulate a judicious reply to an embarrassing question, especially when material plenitude may ensue.

Illustrating the advantage of being able to formulate a judicious reply to an embarrassing question, especially when material plenitude may ensue.

Illustrating the advantage of being able to formulate a judicious reply to an embarrassing question, especially when material plenitude may ensue.

A Farmer walked through his field one cold winter morning. On the ground lay a Snake, stiff and frozen with the cold.

Klaas Van Bommel was a Dutch boy, twelve years old, who lived where cows were plentiful. He was over five feet high, weighed a hundred pounds, and had rosy cheeks.

There was once a wolf, and he got very hungry, and so he went to have a look to see what he could find for dinner.

There was once a wolf, and he got very hungry, and so he went to have a look to see what he could find for dinner.

Once there was a king called King Dantal, who had a great many rupees and soldiers and horses. He had also an only son called Prince Majnun, who was a handsome boy with white teeth, red lips, blue eyes, red cheeks, red hair, and a white skin.

Once there was a king called King Dantal, who had a great many rupees and soldiers and horses. He had also an only son called Prince Majnun, who was a handsome boy with white teeth, red lips, blue eyes, red cheeks, red hair, and a white skin.

There was once an old man and he had three little daughters, and one day he said to them:

There was once an old man and he had three little daughters, and one day he said to them:

There was once an old man and he had three little daughters, and one day he said to them:

There was once an old man and he had three little daughters, and one day he said to them: