Resultados para "Hades" en Clásicos

Este libro presenta dos historias contextualizadas en el mundo actual: la de una bruja caprichosa, cuya vida cambiará para siempre cuando recibe una inesperada invitación; y la de un hada que por no haber usado su magia está pronta a desaparecer...

The green leaves on the trees are changing to red and gold. A chilly wind blows from the north. Mrs. Cottontail and her littlest rabbit watch a flock of wild geese in the sky. “Cold winter days are near,” she tells him. All through the woods, creatures of every size are busy. Squirrels are storing acorns and seeds under logs. The ground hog is growing a warm fur coat. The blue bird begins his long trip south. They must hurry—soon the big snow is coming.

In the early years of our country, a poor school teacher, Justin Morgan, receives a horse and her tiny colt in payment for some work. He wishes he had been given money instead. Hoping that he might sell both horses for a fair price, he asks his student, Joel, to break in the colt. To his surprise, young Joel soon discovers that this small, brown creature has special abilities: "Bub" can pull more than a team of oxen, and he can run faster than a racehorse.

This is a story from the Grimm's Fairy Tales collection.

¿Estás listo para descubrir el lado más inesperado de los clásicos? Cuentos de ayer para niños de hoy mezcla pasado y futuro. A las historias que todos conocemos les añade nuevas aventuras y giros sorprendentes. Caperucita deberá enfrentarse a un lobo robot, Ricitos se aprovechará de los...

The architect of The Wizard of Oz delves into the mythological beginnings of the jolly old elf himself. Baum created a mythological world in which the magical forest of Burzee, created at the beginning of time, is the main source of all otherworldly magical power. Ak, the Master Woodsman ruled the forests; Kern, the Master Husbandman of the World, ruled the food crops; Bo, the Master Mariner of the World, ruled the seas. All other immortals are subject to these three.

A poor shoemaker and his wife need money to pay the rent. He gives away the last pair of shoes he has to a needy person. Before going to bed, he cuts out the last pieces of leather so that he can sew them into a pair of shoes the next day. Three elves come in the night and make the pair of shoes which he sells for more than his asking price the next day.

C'era una volta una famiglia povera che non desiderava altro che avere un figlio, anche uno piccolo come un pollice. E sapete che è successo? Finalmente hanno avuto un figlio ed era davvero piccolo come un pollice. Nonostante le sue dimensioni il ragazzino era così avventuroso che convinse il padre a lasciarlo andare via con due sconosciuti. Il suo viaggio continuò poi con alcuni ladri. Poi fu anche ingoiato da una mucca. Pensi che questa storia possa finire bene per il povero Pollicino o che i continui rischi gli costeranno la vita?

Riesci a immaginare di saltare in un pozzo solo perché la tua matrigna ti costringe a farlo? Anche se può sembrare impossibile, la povera ragazza della nostra storia ha dovuto farlo. E non è morta. In realtà è precipitata in un'altra terra dove ha dovuto portare a termine una serie di faccende. Alla fine ha incontrato Madonna Giustina, che ha ricompensato la povera ragazza con l'oro per la sua gentilezza e la sua diligenza. Ora arriva la parte divertente!

Pochettino era il figlio di un sarto le cui avventure non finivano mai. Gli piaceva girovagare, ed era solito imbattersi in ladri, animali e altre creature. Pochettino era comunque impavido, ma un giorno finì nello stomaco di una mucca. Riuscirà ad uscire da lì? Desidererà tornare a casa? Scopritelo in "Pochettino in giro per il mondo". Bambini e adulti, immergetevi nel mondo dei fratelli Grimm, tra racconti popolari e leggende! Venite a scoprire i racconti meno conosciuti e a rileggere i classici più preziosi, tutti raccolti in questa collezione di 53 fiabe.

Un vecchio padre è pronto a lasciare la sua casa a uno dei suoi tre figli. Chi sarà? Deciderà non solo in base al mestiere che imparano, ma anche in base a come lo eseguono. Il primo figlio diventa barbiere. Il secondo è un fabbro. Il terzo impara la scherma. Qual è il mestiere che vi impressiona di più? Chi erediterà la casa? Scopritelo in "I tre fratelli". Bambini e adulti, immergetevi nel mondo dei fratelli Grimm, tra racconti popolari e leggende! Venite a scoprire i racconti meno conosciuti e a rileggere i classici più preziosi, tutti raccolti in questa collezione di 53 fiabe.

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection.

American Indian Fairytales is a collection of Native American folklore retold for children and young adults. Margaret Compton (1852-1903) drew on authentic lore from a wide selection of regions. The tales include "The Story-Teller Himself", "Snowbird and the Water-Tiger", "The Coyote or Prairie Wolf", and "How Mad Buffalo Fought the Thunder-Bird".

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection.

First published in 1908, The Wind in the Willows belongs to a golden age of children’s book. These charming tales of the riverbank, describing the adventures of Ratty, Mole, Badger, and their irrepressible but conceited friend, Toad of Toad Hall, have become classics loved as much, perhaps, by adults as by children.

This is the magical story of Snow White told in rhymes for your delight.

A selection of some of the most famous fairy stories which every child needs to foster their imagination. The following stories can be found on this title: "The Story of the Three Little Pigs", "The History of Dick Whittington", "Beauty and the Beast", "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "Puss in Boots", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Ali Baba", "The Brave Little Tailor", and "The Princess on the Glass Hill".

Since publication, Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies. Montgomery wrote the novel in the twilight of the day, sitting at her window and overlooking the fields of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

A spoiled princess grudgingly befriends a frog after a chance meeting at a pond. Forced against her will to spend time with the creature, he is ultimately revealed to be a handsome prince under a spell when she hurls him against the wall. In many other versions of the story, the curse is broken by a kiss or a night spent on the princess' pillow.

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.