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The Gingerbread Man
European Folklore - A tale of a gingerbread man who runs away from various pursuers, only to be outsmarted by a cunning fox.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
British Tale - A story about a girl who enters the forest home of three bears and, after eating their food and sleeping in their beds, learns a lesson about respect and boundaries.
Jack and the Beanstalk
English Origin - A story about a boy who, after trading his cow for magic beans, climbs a beanstalk and encounters a giant and a hen that lays golden eggs.
Puss in Boots
European Fairy Tale - A clever cat helps his poor master rise to wealth and prominence by tricking a king and an ogre.
The Snow Queen
Danish, Hans Christian Andersen - A story of a brave girl's journey to rescue her friend from the clutches of the cold-hearted Snow Queen.
Rumpelstiltskin
German Fairy Tale collected by the Brothers Grimm - A tale of a miller's daughter who is challenged to spin straw into gold and must guess a magical imp's name to save her child.
The Tortoise and the Hare
Aesop's Fables (Greek) - A race between a slow tortoise and a fast hare that teaches the lesson of 'slow and steady wins the race.'
The Little Mermaid
Danish, Hans Christian Andersen - A mermaid princess makes a bargain to obtain human legs to win a prince's heart, but at great personal sacrifice.
Beauty and the Beast
French Fairy Tale - A romantic tale about a beautiful girl who learns to love a beast, who is actually a prince under a magic spell.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Aesop's Fables (Greek) - A shepherd boy repeatedly tricks nearby villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock. When a wolf actually does appear, the villagers no longer trust him.
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Middle Eastern, One Thousand and One Nights - Aladdin obtains a magic lamp that when rubbed, releases a genie who grants him wishes.
Cinderella
European Folklore - A tale of a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that suddenly change to remarkable fortune, involving a royal ball, a glass slipper, and a fairy godmother.
Hansel and Gretel
German Fairy Tale by the Brothers Grimm - A brother and sister get lost in the woods and stumble upon a witch's gingerbread house, but they outwit her and escape.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
German Legend - A piper is hired to rid a town of rats, but when he is not paid, he leads away its children. This story is a lesson about keeping promises.
The Frog Prince
German, Collected by the Brothers Grimm - A princess reluctantly befriends a frog who magically transforms into a handsome prince.
The Emperor's New Clothes
Danish, Hans Christian Andersen - An emperor who cares too much about his clothes gets deceived by two swindlers, teaching a lesson about vanity and pride.
The Ugly Duckling
Danish, Hans Christian Andersen - A young bird, born in a barnyard and ridiculed for his appearance, grows into a beautiful swan.
Little Red Riding Hood
European Folk Tale - A young girl's encounter with a wolf on her visit to her grandmother's house imparts a message of caution against talking to strangers.
The Legend of Robin Hood
English Folklore - A heroic outlaw known for 'robbing from the rich and giving to the poor,' which consists of many different tales about his adventures.
The Three Little Pigs
English Fairy Tale - A fable about three pigs who each build a house of different materials, only one of which withstands the huffing and puffing of a hungry wolf.
The Elves and the Shoemaker
German, Collected by the Brothers Grimm - A poor shoemaker receives nocturnal visits from elves who secretly craft shoes for him, enhancing his business.
The Princess and the Pea
Danish, Hans Christian Andersen - A tale of a prince searching for a true princess is told with a test involving a pea placed under a stack of mattresses.
Sleeping Beauty
European Folklore - A princess cursed to sleep for a hundred years is awakened by a prince's kiss, in a tale of magic, love, and fate.
St. George and the Dragon
Legendary Tale from Various Cultures - The story of a brave knight who rescues a princess from a perilous dragon and becomes a patron saint.
The Fisherman and His Wife
German Fairy Tale by the Brothers Grimm - A fisherman who catches a magical flounder grants his greedy wife's increasingly extravagant wishes until they are left with nothing.
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