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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.
The little girl with the blonde curls ran as fast as she could away from the small cottage. The three bears stood in the doorway of their home and roared at her until she was finally out of sight. What a terrible person they thought she was, breaking into their…
Early one morning a hungry Wolf was prowling around a cottage at the edge of a village, when he heard a child crying in the house. Then he heard the Mother’s voice say: “Hush, child, hush! Stop your crying, or I will give you to the Wolf!” Surprised but delighted…
There once was a Queen who adored her daughter, Princess Adriana. She gave her everything she could ever want. She spoiled the princess. Adriana grew to be very vain. She believed she was better than everyone else. When the time came for Adriana to marry, there were fifty princes and…
It was late autumn when the trees shed their multi-colored leaves, creating a jeweled patchwork carpet on the forest floor. All the plants had finished producing their flowers and fruits, and most of the woodland creatures had smartly stashed their food and nuts away for the impending winter. The forest…
This passage is the beginning of the story “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” ——————— Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he…
Tachel and his brother, Shen, were stars in the heavens. They were very close and were always together. Then one day, Tachel got angry at Shen. He thought Shen took his favorite cloud and hid it on him. “Where’s my cloud?” shouted Tachel. Shen looked around then looked at Tachel.…
I walked into the room, And then I heard a boom! I turned around. There it was. No reason why. Just because. I couldn’t quite believe my eyes. This was a really big surprise. An elephant was standing there In my bedroom! Was that fair? Was I going to have…
Jack traded the family cow for magic beans. The beans grew overnight all the way to the sky. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found the house of an ogre and his wife. There he stole a bag of gold from the ogre. He and his mother lived on the gold…
“Hi, I’m Sandy. What are you doing up there?” A bright orange oriole dangled upside down from a branch. “Hi, I’m Oliver. I’m building my nest.” Sandy flew up to a nearby branch. “Interesting. I’m a Wilson’s snipe. I live down by the marshes. The bushes give me plenty of…
Today was the day of the big race, and every frog in the first grade at the Pond School wanted to win. Peggy was not happy. She knew she couldn’t jump as far or as fast as the other frogs. Whenever she got excited, her feet twitched. When her feet twitched,…
