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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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 Frog Prince
German, Collected by the Brothers Grimm - A princess reluctantly befriends a frog who magically transforms into a handsome prince.
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 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 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.'
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 Ugly Duckling
Danish, Hans Christian Andersen - A young bird, born in a barnyard and ridiculed for his appearance, grows into a beautiful swan.
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.
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