Catalogue Page for Stories with a Reading Time of 15 - 20 mins

Fair, Brown and Trembling

The story of a beautiful younger sister who is always being left behind to cook and clean by her two jealous older sisters.

By Joseph Jacobs

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Celtic, Classic, Fairy Tale, Irish, Legend Animals: Horse, Whale Reading time: 15 - 20 mins

The Baby

The fictional story The Baby takes us back to the inn of Bethlehem. Leah and Naomi, two sisters living in a cruel world, come to the aid of strangers–and discover their Messiah.

By Carol Bennett

Age range: 9 to12 Tags: Christmas, Original Reading time: 15 - 20 mins

The Son of Seven Queens

A king ignores a warning not to hunt into the north and becomes enchanted by a witch in the form of a white female deer.

By Joseph Jacobs

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale, Indian Animals: Deer Reading time: 10 - 15 mins, 15 - 20 mins

Beauty and the Beast

A rich man becomes poor after his ships are all wrecked. On the journey back home, he takes refuge in a mysterious palace and is looked after well by the beast who lives there, but then makes the mistake of plucking a rose without asking.

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, French, German Reading time: 15 - 20 mins

The Golden Bird

A prince has to find a golden bird to bring back to his father, but why does he keep ignoring the advice of the kind fox he helps along the way?

By Brothers Grimm

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, German Animals: Bird, Fox, Horse Reading time: 10 - 15 mins, 15 - 20 mins

The Fisherman and his Wife

A fisherman saves the life of a fish and is rewarded when his wife suggests to ask for a pretty cottage. Unfortunately she keeps wanting more and more and is never satisfied.

By Brothers Grimm

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, German, Illustrated Animals: Fish, Flounder Reading time: 10 - 15 mins, 15 - 20 mins

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince, a statue, asks a swallow to take his precious stones and gold leaf to give to the poor who are suffering.

By Oscar Wilde

Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale Animals: Bird, Swallow Reading time: 15 - 20 mins

Faithful John

Faithful John sacrifices himself in order to save his master, the king.

By Brothers Grimm

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale Reading time: 15 - 20 mins

The Valiant Little Tailor

A little tailor kills seven flies in one blow. Now convinced of his great strength and bravery, he goes out in the world.

By Brothers Grimm

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Funny Reading time: 15 - 20 mins

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel find a house made of cake and sweets and start to eat it, but don’t realise that a wicked witch lives there.

By Brothers Grimm

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale Reading time: 15 - 20 mins

The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan

Ribby the cat holds a tea party for a dog called Duchess. Complications arise when Duchess tries to replace Ribby’s mouse pie with a pie of her own.

By Beatrix Potter

Age range: 0 to 2, 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Classic, Illustrated Animals: Bird, Cat, Dog Reading time: 15 - 20 mins

The Nightingale

Story about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale.

By Hans Christian Andersen

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Illustrated Animals: Bird, Nightingale Reading time: 15 - 20 mins