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Famous Fairy Tales
The story of beautiful Snow White, the seven dwarfs and the evil Queen.
A mother goat leaves her seven kids at home alone… are they smart enough to outwit a visiting wolf ?
A shoemaker and his wife have magical assistance from some elves every evening when they go to bed. But do the elves need…
The classic Hans Christian Andersen tale of a Little Mermaid, and what she will do for love.
A king suspects that his twelve daughters go dancing every night… and a young prince takes the challenge to discover them.
Ali Baba discovers a wonderful cave of riches… but will the forty thieves discover him?
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Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
A Prince called Desire seeks a bride in warmer lands.
This marvellous musician has a strange way of making friends and keeping them!
Three Dwarfs meet a poor girl who shares the last of her bread with them.
A younger brother is a wise dwarf who teaches his brothers kind things.
A little tailor tricks two giants and a King, winning against all odds.
The story of beautiful Snow White, the seven dwarfs and the evil Queen.
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Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
A butterfly takes his time in deciding which flower he should marry.
A beautiful story of a much loved Grandmother who dies, by Hans Christian Andersen.
A snow man falls in love with a hot stove…
Five peas in a shell discover their destinies…
A sick boy goes on a magical adventure of the imagination…
A Prince offers a Princess gifts that she refuses.
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English Fairy Tales
A witty wife helps her husband solve his problems in all sorts of sticky situations!
A Prince steals a magical ring from a fairy queen in order to defeat a wicked dragon.
A little weed feels worthless, until it helps some hungry birds.
A giant keeps Jack prisoner for seven years… until finally he makes his escape!
A prince learns how to have empathy with the help of a fairy and a ring.
A young man wants to marry a silly girl… but must find three sillier people first!
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French Fairy Tales
A Princess, by enchantment, transforms into a white doe. Will true love prevail and help her break the spell?
A handsome courtier begs a princess marry a king, but the princess falls in love with him instead.
A prince has a red hat that makes him invisible, and uses it to pursue Love.
A pair of lovers are separated when a king is turned into a blue bird.
A friendly frog helps a queen and a princess to escape a lion witch.
A yellow dwarf forces a queen and her daughter to make a promise they cannot keep…
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Chinese Fairy Tales
Molo goes to great lengths to help others and become a sword hero.
A family of human-ogres shows strength in the difficulties they face being both.
When the king’s daughter is taken by a bird with nine heads, who will save her?
Rose of Evening is beautiful and kind, but what is she keeping secret?
Giauna is beautiful but also kind, and can heal the sickness of others.
A boy called Bamboo helps a turtle escape a temple, and goes on a big adventure.
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Oscar Wilde Fairy Tales
The status of a Prince begs a sparrow to help him bring happiness to the sad and poor of his city.
A short story about a beautiful child of the stars, who learns about humility.
The tale of a selfish giant who closes his beautiful garden to children.
The tragic tale of a selfish miller, and his poor and generous friend.
The haunting story of a nightingale who creates a red rose for a lover.
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A plump pancake manages to escape being eaten by 7 children!
A boy keeps meeting a rat who promises they will soon be married.
A child called Minnikin conquers three trolls to save two captured princesses.
It all seems like a perfectly normal wedding… or is it?!
Cinderlad is lazy, until he meets a King that will put him to the test!
The story of a cat who literally eats everything in sight, even the moon!
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Aesop’s Fables
A wordless counting picture book based on the Aesop fable.
A raven tries to copy an eagle, but finds it’s not so easy! An Aesop fable.
A collection of Aesop’s fables in short poetry form – along with vintage illustrations.
A town mouse and a country mouse visit each other’s home, to find they like their own best.
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Japanese Fairy Tales
A story of the Sun, the Moon and an Empress all working together for peace.
A hare deceives some crocodiles, and learns to tell the truth.
A hero fights an ogre, and steals his arm.
An old man loves his dog, who brings him tragic heartache and good luck.
The story of Prince Yamato Take and his protector the Sun Goddess.
Princess Hase has a cruel stepmother, but she remains kind.
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Scottish Fairy Tales
A Prince meets a strange ghost in an inn, who asks him to do her a favour.
Lady Janet acts courageously to rescue her True Love from a fairy queen’s grasp.
The fairy tale of a Princess, a boy, a magical Grandmother and an army of Goblins.
When a Princess is caused by a spell to be as light as air, a Prince discovers the way to make her happy.
Janet must trust a fairy named Tamlane, in order to return him to human form.
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Russian Fairy Tales
A Princess trusts a wicked old witch, who turns her into a white duck.
A boy is stolen by a wicked witch, and recovered by a kind and brave girl.
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The most popular fairy tales throughout the ages. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast and more!
20 Mins+ Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales
The story of beautiful Snow White, the seven dwarfs and the evil Queen.
10 Min Stories Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Animals Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales
A mother goat leaves her seven kids at home alone.
.. are they smart enough to outwit a visiting wolf ?
5 Min Stories Age 7-12 All All Fairy Tales Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Fairies Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Illustrated Bedtime Stories Magic
A shoemaker and his wife have magical assistance from some elves every evening when they go to bed. But do the elves need help too?
10 Min Stories Adventures Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Magic Princes & Princesses
A king suspects that his twelve daughters go dancing every night... and a young prince takes the challenge to discover them.
20 Mins+ Adventures Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Arabian Nights Fairy Tales Arabic Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales
Ali Baba discovers a wonderful cave of riches... but will the forty thieves discover him?
10 Min Stories Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Animals Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales Monsters Norse Fairy Tales
Three Billy Goats Gruff try to cross a bridge - and outwit a Troll who wants to eat them!
20 Mins+ Adventures Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Magic Princes & Princesses
The classic tale of a beautiful girl, a wicked Queen, a magic mirror, and seven dwarves!
10 Min Stories Adventures Age 7-12 All Fairy Tales English Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Famous Fairy Tales Magic Picture Books Vintage Stories
Tom Thumb is a boy the size of a thumb - imagine what adventures he has! Reading time: 10 mins.
10 sites where you can listen to fairy tales for children online for free
August 17, 2019 Likbez Tips
Turn on a good story for your child and listen to it together. Well, or spend a few freed minutes on yourself.
1. Bear's books
Large collection of folklore in audio format. There are fairy tales for every taste: modern, Russian folk and foreign. The works are conveniently sorted by age and interests, various filters are also available. Each story is provided with a cover, so even children who cannot read yet can include their favorite fairy tale.
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2. AudioBaby
This portal contains more than one and a half thousand of the most diverse fairy tales from all peoples of the world.
Here you can find the works of many children's writers, from Andersen to Uspensky. Each story has a short description and a colorful cover. If you wish, you can download a mobile application and listen to fairy tales without the Internet.
appbox fallback https://apps.apple.com/ru/app/id910113912
appbox fallback https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.audiobaby.audio&hl=ru&gl=ru
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3. Audio fairy tales online
A website with a minimalistic design that offers many good audio fairy tales performed by professional speakers. In addition to folk works, books by Russian and foreign authors, as well as collections on various topics, are available here. Of the nice options, you can note the dark mode of design.
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4. Come on kids
Audio fairy tales on this children's portal are divided by authors and age rating. For a more accurate search, there are also filters: you can choose, for example, by duration and subject.
The player allows you to create entire playlists and supports background playback in the browser on your smartphone.
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5. Audioskazki-online.rf
Large catalog with stories, fables, epics and audio performances. When choosing, the user is guided by the subject, age rating, voice of the announcer, content and characters. Stories can be rated by likes and lists of favorites can be made.
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6. Mp3Tales
Mp3Tales contains not only fairy tales, but also full-fledged radio shows with several actors and musical accompaniment. All stories are divided into playlists, among which you can find fairy tales in prose and verse, lullabies, as well as musicals and educational programs.
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7. Hobobo
A simple portal with stories that you can turn on before bedtime or when you need to keep him busy for a few minutes.
In addition to folk and foreign fairy tales, there are whole novels and stories. You can download any files via direct links for offline listening.
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8. DetiOnline
A whole collection of fairy tales, carefully sorted into categories for easy searching. Stories are easy to find by author, subject, and duration. If there is no time, you can always include a shorter fairy tale for the child. Or choose a longer option when there is nowhere to rush.
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9. A chest of fairy tales
A bottomless chest of stories that you can listen to all day long. In addition to the standard search, there is a breakdown into categories, as well as sorting by author, title and duration. For all books, you can see descriptions, covers, as well as ratings and user comments.
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10. Frigato
Simple in design, but rich in content catalog of children's works for all ages.
Here are collected popular folk and foreign fairy tales, which are easy to sort by author, rating and duration. Some of the stories have short and long versions, as well as recordings by different speakers.
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Useful sites for children and parents ❤️ Blog IQsha.ru
Where can I get ideas for a children's birthday? What stories do you listen to before bed? Where to start preparing for school and where to find step-by-step instructions for thematic crafts in kindergarten? The Internet knows everything! But in order to find something really worthwhile among hundreds of sites, you often need to shovel a bunch of pages.
Fun online activities for kids aged 2 to 11
Save your time! The educators of the IQsha website have found the 10 most useful websites for children and parents that will help in learning and entertainment.
We'll help you!
1. Let's play https://www.igraemsa.ru/
Children's portal with many free games to develop attention and memory, logic and thinking, outlook and mathematics. Also on the site you can find puzzles, riddles, crossword puzzles, rebuses, puzzles and other cognitive tasks. All games are voiced and illustrated with large bright pictures so that the kid can play on his own.
2. Children's joys http://detskieradosti.ru/
Free site for children and parents, caregivers and teachers. In the section for preschoolers, you can download coloring pages and copybooks, find ideas for modeling and appliqué, scripts for children's holidays, tutorials on making toys, sewing, knitting and much more.
In the block for younger students there are textbooks and workbooks in all subjects, audio books, printouts, forms of diplomas and diplomas. Also, parents will be interested in a good online library on pedagogy, child psychology, development and education of children.
3. Tales https://web-skazki.ru/
Welcome to the wonderful world of fairy tales! The colorful site "Web Tales" has collected the best and most popular audio fairy tales from Russian and foreign authors. All works are professionally voiced and available for free. For the convenience of parents, fairy tales are grouped by genre, age and subject, and under each work the duration of the recording is indicated in minutes. In addition, you can download any fairy tale to your computer or phone for free, listen to it without the Internet, or read a text version to your child, which is also available on the site.
4. Arzamas Children's Room https://arzamas.academy/special/kids
Arzamas Children's Room is a special project of one of the most famous sites on literature, art and history.
A convenient navigation system with self-explanatory names “Watch”, “Listen”, “Read”, “Learn” and “Play” will help you choose an activity you like, for example, watch a selection of cartoons according to the child’s age (a special “slider” is built into the video player for this) , listen to musical fairy tales from old records or visit an audio performance with the whole family. The "Read" section will suggest poems that are easy to learn by heart, dip into nostalgic memories along with reprints of favorite fairy tales and magazines of the last century, and talk about the best contemporary children's stories and non-fiction publications.
5. Because.ru https://potomy.ru/
The children's online encyclopedia "Because.ru" will help you quickly and clearly answer 1000 and 1 question why. The site contains several thousand articles with answers to a variety of children's questions. All information is structured in large blocks: "Flora and fauna", "Human body", "How it works", "Who is who", "The world around" and "In the beginning it was .
..". There is also a search for school subjects - from anatomy to ecology, which makes it easier to find thematic material. The most inquisitive, who did not find an answer in the electronic encyclopedia, can send their question to the experts of the site using a special function. The teachers promise to write an article for the why, in which they will simply and clearly tell about everything.
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6. Weblandia https://web-landia.ru/
If you ever thought about the children's version of Google, then here is its best version! Veblandia is a unique online catalog of children's resources, which was created by the staff of the Russian State Children's Library. To find the information you need, select one of the 14 thematic sections, and then the appropriate block. For example, in the heading "Animals and Plants" there are many links to sites on the study of birds, fish, fossils, animals, and others.
An important plus: all Weblandia sites are checked for safe content for children and approved by the Ministry of Culture.
7. Solve-write https://reshi-pishi.ru/
The site contains a collection of educational and developing author's assignments for children from 3 to 10 years old, created by an expert in the field of play learning, psychologist Sergey Parkhomenko. All manuals are compiled taking into account the increasing level of complexity and are aimed at mastering and training specific skills. Parents have access to a set of exciting and colorful printouts on a variety of topics: from letters and counting to ciphers, coordinate drawing, mandalas and sudoku. Some benefits can be downloaded for free, while others can be obtained by inviting friends or by paying a small amount.
8. Child development http://www.razvitierebenka.com/
Cards, coloring books, copybooks, printouts, stencils and other useful materials can be found on one of the oldest sites for parents.
The portal also contains articles on the upbringing and development of children, craft ideas, holiday scenarios, poems, riddles, reviews of books and toys from teachers and psychologists. A separate plus: a large block of didactic exercises and games to prepare for school.
9. Grow Smart http://grow-clever.com/
Helpful family blog with preschool development and creativity ideas, webinars, books and parenting notes. Ideas for modeling, painting, appliqué, puppetry, sensory boxes and other crafts are conveniently categorized by age, theme and material. The site also has a separate block dedicated to the Montessori method, with tips on organizing classes and games in reading, writing, mathematics, English and the world around.
10. Crafts for children https://podelkidlyadetei.ru/
Lifesaver for all occasions! The site contains a huge database of step-by-step instructions for postcards, experiments, crafts, costumes and applications with photos and detailed descriptions for children of all ages.
