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Twelve princesses long to leave the palace and go dancing. When their shoes are worn out night after night, the king is determined to solve the mys...

Andersen's story of the Ugly Duckling, rejected and bullied, lonely and miserable until he realises his magnificent true nature, has become one of ...

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your long hair!" A witch keeps Rapunzel in a tall tower without a door or stairs - but she isn't the only one visitin...

"Grandmother, what big eyes you have!" Little Red Riding Hood meets a wolf in the forest. He seems friendly, and he's so interested to hear about h...

"I'm sorry, Beast" said Beauty. "I can be your friend, but I can't marry you." Poor Beast! Can Beauty learn to love him?Includes a word list, 5 pag...

"I know this is magic," says the shoemaker.Someone is making beautiful shoes every night, when the shoemaker and his wife are asleep. Who can it be...

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" The Queen wants to be the most beautiful, but one day the mirror says, "Snow White!"I...

The wicked fairy says, "When she is sixteen, she will hurt her little hand on a spindle and die!" Instead, Princess Rose falls asleep for a thousan...

Cinderella is sitting in the kitchen and crying. Everyone else is dancing at the palace. Suddenly the kitchen is full of light and magic. Cinderell...

When Tom's father dies, Tom has to leave his home with Puss, the cat. Luckily Puss is a very clever cat, and soon Tom is riding in a carriage with ...

The Emperor's new clothes are very special. Only clever people can see them. Everyone knows that. Can you see them?Includes a word list, 5 pages of...

The Emperor's new clothes are very special. Only clever people can see them. Everyone knows that. Can you see them?Includes a word list, 5 pages of...

Princess Miranda is lonely and bored. Her busy mother gives her a precious golden ball to play with, and Miranda drops it into the palace pond. A h...

When his ship is lost in a storm, Gulliver swims to the land of Lilliput. Lilliput is no ordinary island, and Gulliver soon finds that he is a BIG ...

Alice falls down a rabbit hole to Wonderland, where the impossible is perfectly normal: a talking White Rabbit, a smiling Cheshire Cat and a very s...

When his uncle gives him an impossible task, Jason invites heroes from all over Greece to sail on his ship, the Argo. He calls them the Argonauts, ...

Gerda's friend Kay is missing. The Snow Queen has taken him to her ice palace, far away, and now brave Gerda must find him and bring him home.Inclu...

Odysseus and the Greek army have fought the Trojans for ten long years. Will the war ever end? Finally, Odysseus thinks of a clever trick.Includes ...

Arthur dreams of becoming a knight, but no-one knows who he really is. His dream seems impossible until he finds a shining silver sword, fixed in a...

"Aladdin, I am your Uncle Abanazar. If you do as I say, we will be the richest men in the world." But why does Abanazar want a dusty old lamp? Coul...

Every year, a ship with black sails visits the city of Athens. Fourteen young people are chosen to go to the island of Crete, but they never return...

The little mermaid dreams of swimming up to the sea surface and the world above. She falls in love with a human prince - but what price will she pa...

Robin Hood steals from the rich to give to the poor... and the rich aren't happy about it. The Sheriff of Nottingham has a plan to trick Robin - bu...

Chicken Licken is convinced that the sky is falling. One by one, he persuades the other birds around the farm to come with him and tell the King. T...

Father Mouse and Mother MOuse always want the best for their daughter, including the best possible husband... but Father Mouse has some rather gran...

Strange things are happening at the Paris Opera House. Young singer Christine is suddenly famous - but who is her 'angel of music'? There are stori...

How does Macbeth turn so quickly from trusted military commander to murderous traitor? This compelling version brings readers into the heart of Sha...

Dr. Henry Jekyll is well-liked and admired by his friends, but seems increasingly troubled and withdrawn from their company. Meanwhile, a mysteriou...

Anansi is king of the spiders: he may be small, but he's very clever. One day, offended that Elephant hardly even notices him, he challenges her to...

One day, Ned catches a magic golden fish. "You can have a wish," the fish says. Ned doesn't wish for anything, but his brother Sam wishes for more ...

Jane Eyre is an orphan, poor and ordinary-looking. Her life is poor and ordinary too until she comes to Thornfield Hall and meets Mr. Rochester; bu...

When Pip meets strange, unhappy Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella, he feels embarrassed because he's only a poor village boy. Then he hears s...

The Wind lives in the sky with his friend, the Sun. The Wind isn't happy, and the Sun wants to help. Can the Wind learn something important?Include...

Jonathan Harker is a guest in Cout Dracula's castle. The Count is friendly, but something doesn't seem quite right, As Jonathan explores the castle...

Benny, Bert and Boris are looking for some new grass to eat. There's lots of new grass on the hill, across the bridge - but there's also a hungry t...

A little boy escapes from a hungry tiger, and becomes part of a family of wolves. Mowgli grows up in the jungle, learning the animals' ways - but w...

A map, a ship and a crew of good men - or are they? Jim Hawkins and his friends are hoping to find pirate treasure, but the pirates have not forgot...

Prince Florian wants to marry a princess... a real princess. He meets lots of princesses, but are they real princesses? How can he know?Includes a ...

King Midas really likes gold. King Midas would like more gold. How can he make more gold? Gold is always a good thing... isn't it?Includes a word ...

Harry is hungry, but Nell doesn't want to give him any food. Then Harry says, "I can make soup from a stone." How can he do that?Includes a word l...

The scarecrow would like brains, the tin man wants a heart and the lion wants to be brave, while Dorothy just wants to go home. Who can help them? ...

Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in the gardens of Baskerville Hall. Beside him are the footprints of a giant hound. It's a classic mystery fo...

"Hello, I'm new here!" says Hare to slow, quiet Tortoise. Hare talks very fast, and likes to run and jump, and before Tortoise can think twice, he ...

It's the most famous love story in the world. Romeo and Juliet's families hate each other, but when the two young people fall in love, can they bri...

Victor Frankenstein is a brilliant student of natural sciences. He dreams of discovering the secret of life; but the thing that he has made is a mo...

Long ago, the phoenix was a plain brown bird, overlooked by the dazzling forest birds. While the forest birds preened and sang, the phoenix quietly...

Kind Katie shares her bread and cheese with an old woman on her way through the forest. The woman thanks her with the gift of a magic porridge pot ...

Fox is in the forest, wet and cold and hungry. She spots a piece of cheese on the ground - but just as she's about to eat it, Crow snatches it away...