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| A | Andersen | G | Grimm | W | Wilde |
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  A
  Andersen, Hans Christian
The Emperor's New Suit
An emperor whose only ambition is to be well dressed falls victim to a couple of visiting swindlers.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Fir Tree
Fairy tale about a little fir tree that wants to grow up.
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:4 stars
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The Little Match-Seller
On a cold winter's night, a penniless young girl is left selling matches on the street.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Little Mermaid
The story of a young mermaid who falls in love with a prince from above the waves.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 22 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Princess and the Pea
A prince's mother takes steps to ensure her son marrys a real princess.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Red Shoes
The story of a pretty young girl who unwittingly puts on a pair of magic shoes.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:4 stars
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The Ugly Duckling
The mother of a brood of beautiful ducklings gets a surprise when her final, largest egg hatches.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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Thumbelina
The adventures of a tiny girl who is found inside the petals of a Tulip.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 12 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  G
  Grimm, Brothers
Hansel and Gretel
A dark tale of abandoned children featuring the celebrated gingerbread house.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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King Grisly-Beard
A beautiful but rude and conceited princess is taught a lesson.
- Date Added: July 2003
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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Little Red Riding Hood
A little girl has an encounter with a wolf while visiting her grandmother.
- Date Added: August 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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Rapunzel
A wicked enchantress imprisons a beautiful girl in a tower.
- Date Added: August 2001
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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Rumpelstiltskin
When a woodcutter boasts to a king that his daughter can spin gold from straw, she is forced to make a pact with a strange little man.
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Frog Prince
A princess makes a promise to a talking frog.
- Date Added: August 2001
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses
A soldier risks his life to uncover the secret of twelve beautiful princesses.
- Date Added: July 2003
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  W
  Wilde, Oscar
The Birthday of the Infanta
A spectacular party is thrown in honour of the Infanta of Spain's birthday; there are actors, jugglers, magicians - and a dancing dwarf. A heart-wrenching tale about inner and outer beauty.
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Devoted Friend
What exactly is friendship? A miller has very strong opinions on the subject in this witty tale narrated by a bird.
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 12 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Remarkable Rocket
At the marriage of a handsome prince to a beautiful princess, a spectacular firework display is planned. This is the story of those fireworks - and one very important rocket in particular.
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:2 stars
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The Selfish Giant
No Trespassing! - The tale of one giant and his garden.
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Star-Child
Two woodcutters discover a baby where a shooting star falls - but the child it becomes is both beautiful and cruel.
- Date Added: April 2000
- Length: 18 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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