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Buttercup

A witch tries to take a boy off for cooking in her pot, but he keeps finding a way to escape. This one is not for the very young.
By George Webbe Dasent
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Scandinavian Reading time: 05 - 10 minsThe Husband who was to Mind the House

A man thinks his wife doesn’t do anything right, so agrees readily when she suggests swapping places for a day. He soon realises that the work she does is not as simple as it first appears.
By George Webbe Dasent
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Scandinavian Animals: Cow Reading time: 01 - 05 minsBoots and his Brothers

The King announces that anyone who can chop down the oak tree and dig a well for him can marry the princess and have half the kingdom. Boots and his two brothers go off to try their luck, but Boots keeps wandering off to investigate things along the way.