Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

A retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.

A retelling of the classic tale of a tailor whose boast about killing seven flies at one blow leads him to even greater feats.

A retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.

The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.

An easy-to-read retelling of the tale of a clever cat who wins a fortune and the hand of a princess for his master.

The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.

A retelling of the tale of a clever cat who wins a fortune and the hand of a princess for his master.

Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

As we grow from child to adult we are usually told short stories which soften and help us understand the vital information a story has to impart. It’s a clever concept by saying one thing―many times with an animal protagonist―and meaning another. In adult years these stories continue along the same lines but what they are really saying is that what you see is not always what you get.Words from the pens of Oscar Wilde, Leo Tolstoy, Henry James and others really can illuminate and ex...

When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

A retelling of a classic tale of a kindly but poor shoemaker who gets unexpected help with his work.