= Partner SiteFairy Tales & Fables
A fairy tale is a short story primarily for children that often features magical beings and creatures. These characters may give aid to the main characters or be the primary adversaries. A fable is a very short narrative that usually includes animals with human qualities and abilities. Fables will usually teach an important truth, called a moral.
Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child has far to go, Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for its living, But the child that’s born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe,…
This is the house that Jack built. This is the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt That lay in…
Once upon a time there was a king and queen who for a very long time had no children, and when at length a little daughter was born to them they were so pleased that they gave a christening feast to which they invited a number of fairies. But, unfortunately,…
Jack got a cart from the shed and loaded gold pieces into it. Then he pushed the cart into the house. “Mom! You’ll never have to worry about food again!” “Jack! What is this? Where did you get these gold pieces? What have you done now?” Jack’s eyes lit up.…
There was once a cobbler who worked hard at his trade, and yet never seemed to get on in the world. One evening he took his last piece of leather and cut out a pair of shoes and laid the pieces neatly on his bench, expecting to finish them in…
Old King Cole Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three! And every fiddler, he had a fine fiddle, And a…
With her clever mind to go with the golden crown atop her curly hair, Marjorie was a queen who ruled with fairness. She was well-respected by her people; when she spoke, everybody listened because she was smart and sensible and made excellent decisions. Queen Marjorie had inherited the throne from…
Daisy the cat strolled into the living room and went to the bottom shelf of the end table. Mrs. Wiggles kept her knitting basket there. The cat poked the top of the basket with her paws until it opened. “Daisy,” yelled Bruce. “You know you’re not allowed to touch that.”…
Long ago, a group of mice lived on a farm. The mice were happy because the farm cat was old. Lulu was a lazy cat. She liked to sleep all day. Lulu was not interested in chasing the mice, so they ate all the farmer’s grain. One day, the farmer…
Farmer Hicks had two horses. One was named Surly and the other Softly. Every day the farmer would feed the horses. Every day he’d brush the horses. And every day the farmer would exercise the horses. Surly was strong. But, he didn’t like being brushed. He didn’t’ like getting exercise…
