Fairy 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.

Sing a Song of Sixpence

Sing a song of sixpence,    A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds    Baked in a pie! When the pie was opened    The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish    To set before the king? The king was in his counting-house,    Counting out…

Wendy’s Story

Peter Pan is the story of the adventures of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling after they meet the flying boy, Peter Pan. Peter teaches them to fly, and they leave the Darling home through an open window. They go with Peter to his home in magical Neverland. Once there, Wendy…