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Bewitched by a spell, by a fairy godmother that was in a bad mood that day, poor little Sleeping Beauty gets stuck by a needle through her hand, and faints instantly into sleep for 100 yrs. Her castle is overtaken by the woods, and her servants have been put under a spell of sleep as well. Who finds Sleeping Beauty, and how does he wake her up? What happens to her servants, and the castle? The tale is unraveled by the narration of Kathy Verduin.

Poor, raggedy little girl, meets Fairy Godmother, who transforms her life from rags to riches. This puts her way beyond the reach of her nasty step sisters... But, what does she do to them when she marries the Prince?

Zhila-byla vdova, u kotoroj byli dve docheri; starshaja do togo na nee pohodila i licom i nravom, chto, kak govoritsja, ne razvel by ih. Tak oni byli obe gordy i neprivetlivy, chto, kazhetsja, nikto by ne soglasilsja zhit' s nimi. Mladshaja, naprotiv, vyshla v otca krotost'ju i vezhlivost'ju, da i sverh togo krasavica ona byla neobyknovennaja. Vsjakomu cheloveku nravitsja to, chto na nego pohodit: mat' byla bez uma ot starshej docheri, a k mladshej chuvstvovala otvrashhenie neodolimoe.

Zhil da byl udachlivyj v delah, sil'nyj, smelyj, dobryj korol' so svoej prekrasnoj zhenoj korolevoj. Ego poddannye obozhali ego. Ego sosedi i soperniki preklonjalis' pered nim. Ego zhena byla ocharovatel'na i nezhna, a ih ljubov' byla gluboka i iskrenna. U nih byla edinstvennaja doch', krasota kotoroj ravnjalas' dobrodeteli. Korol' s korolevoj ljubili ee bol'she zhizni.

Zhil byl odnazhdy drovosek, i bylo u nih s zhenoj semero synovej: dva blizneca po desjat' let, dva blizneca po devjat' let, dva blizneca po vosem' let i odin mladshen'kij semi let. On byl ochen' malen'kij i molchalivyj. Kogda on rodilsja, to byl rostom ne bol'she vashego pal'ca, pojetomu ego i nazvali Mal'chik-s-pal'chik.

Zhila-byla odna devochka, kotoraja pochemu-to ochen' ne ljubila hodit' prjamym i korotkim putem. Vsegda ona vybirala samuju dlinnuju i izvilistuju dorogu. A uzh esli mat' posylala ee kuda-nibud' s porucheniem, to zhdat' ee prihodilas' ochen' dolgo. Devochka chasami mogla brodit' po okrestnym lugam i lesam, sobirat' cvety i jagody i napevat' pesenki. A eshhe ona ljubila zagovarivat' s kazhdym, kto vstrechalsja ej na puti, dazhe sovsem s neznakomymi.

"Le petit Poucet" : "Être rusé et astucieux vaut aussi bien que d'être un joyeux héritier." Un jour, des parents décident d'abandonner leurs sept enfants au plus profond de la forêt, leur misère ne leur permettant plus de les nourrir.

"Le petit Chaperon rouge" : "Il ne faut pas se fier aveuglément aux flatteurs." Le petit Chaperon rouge, ainsi nommé à cause de son capuchon rouge, va porter à sa grand-mère un petit pot de beurre et une galette.

"Cendrillon" : "La bonté est présentée comme transcendant la beauté." Un gentilhomme peiné par le deuil de sa première épouse se remarie à la plus vile des femmes. Cendrillon, sa première fille, est maltraitée par cette belle-mère dominatrice et par ses deux demi-sœurs.

"La Belle au Bois Dormant" : À l'occasion du baptême de leur fille, le roi et la reine organisent une fête somptueuse. Les fées-marraines offrent des dons à la princesse : beauté, grâce... Mais une vieille fée, qui n'a pas été invitée, se présente et lance à la princesse un charme mortel.

"Barbe bleue" : Un riche gentilhomme nommé Barbe-Bleue cherche une demoiselle à marier. Mais aucune jeune fille ne veut l'épouser à cause de sa barbe bleue qui le rend laid. L'étrange disparition de ses six anciennes épouses crée un mystère autour de ses mariages.

Four stories and fairytales which have remained popular for centuries come together in The Ugly Duckling and Other Stories. This collection is a must for anyone who loves animals - there's a whole menagerie here from ducklings to geese to sheep to a very slow but determined tortoise!

Once upon a time, there was a king and a queen who were very sorry that they had no children - so sorry that it cannot be told. At last, however, the queen had a daughter. There was a very fine christening, and the princess had for her godmothers all the fairies they could find in the whole kingdom (there were seven of them), so that every one of them might confer a gift upon her, as was the custom of fairies in those days. By this means the princess had all the perfections imaginable.

Jack and the Beanstalk and Other Stories brings together another four of the world's favourite children's fairytales. Written and read with character and fun, this is storytelling at its best!

Once upon a time, there was a woodcutter and his wife, who had seven children, all boys. The eldest was but 10 years old and the youngest only seven. They were very poor, and their seven children were a great source of trouble to them because not one of them was able to earn his bread. What gave them yet more uneasiness was that the youngest was very delicate and scarce ever spoke a word, which made people take for stupidity that which was a sign of good sense.

Once upon a time, there was a gentleman who married, as his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman who ever was seen. She had two daughters of her own, who were indeed exactly like her in all things. The gentleman had also a young daughter of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world. Read in English, unabridged.

An iconic collection of fairy tales from the master of storytelling, Charles Perrault, including some of his best work: 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'The Sleeping Beauty', 'Puss in Boots', 'Little Thumb', 'Cinderella', 'Blue Beard', and 'Beauty and the Beast'. Read in English, unabridged.

When the youngest of three sons inherits only a cat, he believes he is destined to die of starvation. But the cat turns out to be rather an extraordinary animal. Not only is he able to speak, he is also a highly resourceful and cunning creature. The cat asks for a pair of boots and a sack. He uses the sack to catch rabbits and partridges which he presents to the King as gifts from the "Marquis of Carabas". The King is curious to meet the mysterious Marquis who sends such generous gifts.

Once upon a time, there was a man who had fine houses in both town and country, a deal of silver and gold plate, carved furniture, and coaches gilded all over. But, unhappily, this man had a blue beard, which made him so ugly and so terrible that all the women and girls ran away from him. Read in English, unabridged.

There was once a merchant who was very, very rich. He had six children, three boys and three girls, and as he was a man of good sense, he spared no expense in order that they might be well educated and gave them masters of every kind. His daughters were all beautiful, but his youngest one was especially admired, and from the time she was a small child had been known and spoken of only as Beauty. Read in English, unabridged.