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Henny-Penny: The Sky is Falling!

June 10th, 2020 77 0

One day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the rickyard when—whack!—an acorn hit her upon the head. "Goodness gracious me!" said Henny-penny,...

The Little Red Hen

June 10th, 2020 81 0

A Little Red Hen lived in a barnyard. She spent almost all of her time walking about the barnyard in her picketty-pecketty fashion, scratching...

The Ugly Duckling

June 10th, 2020 95 0

IT was lovely summer weather in the country, and the golden corn, the green oats, and the haystacks piled up in the meadows looked beautiful. The...

The Little Thief in the Pantry

May 14th, 2020 244 0

A Little Thief in the Pantry is in the collection A Christmas Hamper: A Volume of Pictures and Stories for Little Folks, published in 1889 by T....

A Mother Hen

May 14th, 2020 80 0

I love My Mom

May 10th, 2020 83 0

The Crocodile and The Monkey

May 9th, 2020 84 0

Once upon a time in a beautiful jungle, there was a lovely pond. In the pond, there lived a large yet gentle crocodile and on the nearby tree lived a...

The Elves And The Shoemaker

May 9th, 2020 74 0

This is The Elves And The Shoemaker Story for kids. Once upon a time, there lived a kind shoemaker and his wife. Sadly, nobody bought his shoes...

Jack and the Beanstalk

May 9th, 2020 81 0

Jack and the Beanstalk first appeared as The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean in 1734. Featured iIllustrations are by Arthur Rackham,...

The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids

March 25th, 2020 84 0

There was once upon a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and loved them with all the love of a mother for her children. One day she...

The Bogey-Beast

March 25th, 2020 106 0

There was once a woman who was very, very cheerful, though she had little to make her so; for she was old, and poor, and lonely. She lived in a...

The Tortoise And The Hare

March 25th, 2020 96 0

A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh. "Yes," replied...

The Three Little Pigs

March 25th, 2020 93 0

Once upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent...

Little Red Riding Hood

March 25th, 2020 219 2

Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by every one who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was...