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Op een dag maakte een duivelse trol een spiegel die alles wat mooi was als lelijk deed verschijnen, en alles wat goed was als kwaad. Verrukt besloten de trollen om hun spiegel naar de hemel te brengen en de spot te drijven met de engelen, maar onderweg barstte de spiegel en de scherven verspreidden zich over de wereld. Zo werden sommige scherven ramen en werden andere scherven brillen, maar de meest onfortuinlijke mensen kregen kleine scherfjes in hun ogen of in hun hart, waardoor hun leven voor altijd zou veranderen.

Eight fanciful tales from Rudyard Kipling's book of animal origin tales, which began as bedtime stories told to his daughter Essie. They are called Just So Stories because Essie would not let Kipling deviate from the tale by even one word: They had to be told "just so".

The tragic and captivating persona of Vsevolod Garshin wouldn't be out of place at the heart of a grand drama, complete with breathtaking plot swings and poignant dialog. As it was, over the course of his short life, Garshin created a sizable and formidable body of work. The tales in this collection were initially intended for children. However, following the tradition of Hans Christian Andersen and Oscar Wilde, Garshin's stories transcend one age group and one audience, offering something to people of all ages.

An anthology of time’s most beloved stories, written and adapted by the world’s most well-known fairy tale authors, and narrated by a variety of great storytellers.

The fourth installment of Russian Collection for Kids features stories that begin in everyday life and end in magic. Their main characters are children - boys and girls thrown into tough circumstances and having to test the limits of their courage and ingenuity to solve problems without grown-up help.

Nationally acclaimed storyteller J.J. Reneaux grew up Cajun for true, surrounded by the stories, music, food, and culture of rural communities in southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana. A traditional storyteller who collects by word-of-mouth, Reneaux has developed her repertoire over years of collecting - on front porches, school playgrounds, and her beloved fishing trips, as well as at nursing homes, airports, and at neighborhood fais-dodos.

Outside of Russia, Leo Tolstoy is known mostly as the author of the Napoleonic War epic War and Peace. Therefore, this collection is bound to be a new experience for most, since it includes a set of Tolstoy's stories intended for children.

The Emperor’s New Clothes and Other Stories brings together more of Geoffrey Thomas’s short stories, each brimming with the bigheartedness, warmth and homespun humour that he is known for. From historic Europe to the Asian continent, Geoffrey Thomas introduces a series of curious characters in his mesmerising collection based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales: a golden swan flies around the world; an old poet has a mysterious visitor; an Emperor is fooled by his ambition.

This collection of engaging children’s stories by iconic British author Beatrix Potter includes eleven of her most popular tales. Included are “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” “The Tale of Benjamin Bunny,” “The Tale of Jeremy Fisher,” “The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle,” “The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies,” “The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck,” “The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse,” “The Tale of Tom Kitten,” “The Tale of Two Bad Mice,” “The Tale of Johnny-Town-Mouse,” and “The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin.”

Una maravillosa antología de 16 cuentos infantiles inolvidables, animados y musicalizados para que los más pequeños no dejen de soñar.

Ben and his trained dog, Sancho, run away from the circus and soon find a warm welcome in a kind community where spirited games are played. Theatricals and imaginative pageantry are all part of the fun.

Csukás istván két közismert mesealakjának történeteit nyújtjuk át a Hangoskönyvek hallgatóinak. Pom Pom és Mirr-Murr a magyar meseirodalom klasszikus szereplői, a gyermekek és a gyermeki lelkületű felnőttek kedvencei. Kalandjaik, melyeken generációk nőttek fel, a kiváncsiság és a játékos képzelet jegyében felhőtlen derűt csempésznek életünkbe.

Riscopri le fiabe più amate della tua infanzia o conduci un giovane lettore nel magico mondo di uno dei più grandi narratori di sempre, Hans Christian Andersen. Quasi due secoli dopo la loro prima pubblicazione, le fiabe di Andersen rimangono con noi come racconti del bene e del male, dell'amore e della perdita, e della fedeltà attraverso le avversità. Sono facilmente accessibili ai bambini, ma possono anche dare lezioni importanti ai lettori maturi, poiché affrontano temi che vanno oltre l’età e la nazionalità.

A good story takes us in a new, fantastic world; the pleasure is all the greater if it keeps us inside for long enough. We have carefully selected for you ten long stories, for you to enjoy the craft of the writer as much as the opportunity of evasion good stories bring to us; they will make perfect bedtime stories, to accompany young children as long as they need to get into a peaceful sleep. Enjoy these tales by Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, and from the "Arabian Nights" (or "One Thousand and One Nights"), narrated in a warm and lively way.

They’re just ordinary kids living ordinary lives… until the strange and eerie comes knocking. In this chilling debut by R. C. Hill, eleven spine-tingling tales interrupt the everyday and bring nightmares a little too close to home. Experience stories ranging from a backyard pool with something lurking beneath the surface to an innocent school field trip that ends with a life changing insect encounter. A girl ignores her family’s warning to stay inside after dark... and discovers why no one ever talks about what lives in the mountains.

Um die beiden Planeten Montena und Pantena zog ein Mond friedlich seine Bahn. Es war ein wunderschöner, kugelrunder Mond, der ein halbes Jahr lang erst um Pantena schwebte und dann weiter nach Montena gondelte, um dort für das nächste halbe Jahr groß und hell am Nachthimmel zu stehen und...

Eine kleine Zauberin, ein magiebegabtes Häschen, ein Wassergeist und eine gute Hexe: Magie und Klugheit, Wirklichkeit und Legende verbinden sich in den vier Geschichten zum Schmunzeln und Nachdenken. Eine Geschichte, in der es darauf ankommt, sich ganz genau zu berlegen, was man sich wünscht...

Red Riding Hood encounters an urbane wolf on the way to her sick grandmother's house.

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's collection of fairytales called Kinder- und Hausmärchen ( Children's and Household Tales) was published in 1812. Filled with moral lessons that are not wrapped up in the now-expected "Disney-esque" feel, these stories may shock or scare you, but they have been the inspiration for some of the most beloved modern fairytales we know and love. Sixty-two fairytales are included in this collection.

Es war einmal ein Prinz, der den Prinzen seines Herzens suchte, ein Hase mit drei Ohren und eine Königstochter, die lieber Abenteuer erlebte, statt zu heiraten. Traditionelle ungarische Märchen neu erzählt – das ist die Idee hinter dieser besonderen Sammlung. Ob groß oder klein – die 17 fabelhaften Geschichten zeigen uns allen, wie vielfältig die Welt ist und wie wir offen und tolerant mit unseren Mitmenschen umgehen können.