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18 Great Short Stories You Can Read Free Online
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(Editor’s note: this post was updated in August, 2021, with current links to all stories.) When I have no idea what to read, I find a bunch of free short stories online, save them onto the Pocket app, and read them as if I’ve compiled my own short story collection. Like a music playlist I create to match a mood, I create short story playlists to break a book slump, or to sample a bunch of different authors’ writing.
As to where to find great stories, The New Yorker stories are generally best, but require a subscription if you read too many in a month. I also like Narrative Magazine
, which will ask you for an email, but their stories are free too. Tor of course has some great free stuff, and you can find most of the classics through Gutenberg. The stories on this list that are not from any of these publications, I found through simple Google searches. If I’m interested in an author, but don’t necessarily want to read a whole book, I look to see if they have any short fiction available that I can read first.
From this list, my favorites are Zadie Smith and Italo Calvino’s stories. I’d never read Zadie Smith, but after loving “The Embassy of Cambodia” I started On Beauty (a 500 page book) and I absolutely love it. Both stories satisfied a reading itch I needed scratched.
Here are a few of my favorite free short stories you can read online right now.
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The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis BorgesThe world is a library that contains all the books that have ever been written, but most of them are indecipherable. Many people venture to the library to find the meaning of life. It reminded me of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld library.
“Perhaps my old age and fearfulness deceive me, but I suspect that the human species—the unique species—is about to be extinguished, but the Library will endure: illuminated, solitary, infinite, perfectly motionless, equipped with precious volumes, useless, incorruptible, secret.
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“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
This used to be my favorite short story, and I might only think that because I read it when I was a freshman in high school and I remember being shocked by the ending. It’s always stayed with me.
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor
Another story with an ending that you won’t forget anytime soon. O’Connor was a master. If you’ve never read any of her work I would start here.
“In the Penal Colony” by Franz Kafka
It’s a chilling story. A man known as the Traveller is visiting a foreign penal colony where he is shown a special machine used to execute prisoners. The machine inscribes the prisoner’s crime onto their body until they die (kind of sounds familiar if you’ve read the fifth Harry Potter book). It takes twelve hours of torture before the prisoner dies. I told you it was chilling!
“The Devil in America” by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor)
Kai Ashante Wilson has quite a talent. This ties present day police brutality towards African Americans to post-emancipation America and a family of freed slaves that are living with the Devil that followed them from Africa.
“The City Born Great” by N.K. Jemisin (Tor)
Cities, once they are old enough, must be born. New York City is ready to be born, and must be led into the world by a reluctant midwife.
“Spider the Artist” by Nnedi Okorafor (Lightspeed Magazine)
Okorafor is a wonderful storyteller, and if you’ve never read her books, this would be a great place to start. And if you like this short story, Binti: The Complete Trilogy was released in February!
“Exhalation” by Ted Chiang (Lightspeed Magazine)
Oh, you’ve never read Ted Chiang? Well, you must go out now and read this story and then read Stories of Your Life and Others and his new collection Exhalation: Stories, which comes out in May. I was shocked by how good and complex his writing was. I had no idea that the movie The Arrival was based on one of his short stories.
“The Daughters of the Moon” by Italo Calvino (The New Yorker)
I don’t know. It’s either Zadie Smith’s “The Embassy of Cambodia” or this story that is my favorite on the list… I can’t decide.
I think it’s this story. A story about the people of Earth deciding to throw away the Moon. It’s a story of consumerism. Luckily, I own “The Complete Cosmicomics“, so I can continue reading Calvino’s magnificent short story collection.
“The Embassy of Cambodia” by Zadie Smith (The New Yorker)
After you read “The Devil in America” read this story and see if you can find the parallels. This was my first time reading Zadie Smith because I’d always heard mixed reviews, but if her longer fiction is anything like this short story, I’m in love. If you need help figuring out where to start with Zadie Smith’s books, check out our Reading Pathway guide to Zadie Smith.
“Sweetness” by Toni MOrrison (The New Yorker)
A prelude to Morrison’s book God Help the Child, this is the story of Bride’s mother, and her rationale for raising her daughter in a loveless home.
“Girls, At Play” by Celeste Ng (Bellevue Literary Review)
“This is how we play the game: pink means kissing; red means tongue.
Green means up your shirt; blue means down his pants. Purple means in your mouth. Black means all the way.”
The first four sentences of this short story sent chills down my spine. A superbly told story of the extremes of girlhood and adolescence; the pressures girls face as they get older.
“On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning” by Haruki Murakami (Genius)
Love at first sight, if you believe love is predestined rather than a choice. Fated love, to me, no matter how hard my heart becomes, still seems ridiculously romantic. I haven’t read Murakami in a long time but now I’m itching to pick up one of his books (I really want to read 1Q84, but it’s soooo long!).
“Chechnya” by Anthony Marra (Narrative Magazine)
This was Anthony Marra’s first published short story, and works as an outline for his novel A Constellation of Vital Phenomenon. It’s the kind of story you read while holding your breath.
“The Fruit of My Woman” by Han Kang (Granta)
This story was written in 1997 before the publication of The Vegetarian.
The two stories share many of the same themes, and it’s evident that this story served as a blueprint for the later book. In “The Fruit of My Woman” the wife is slowly turning into a tree (something that also comes up in The Vegetarian). The allusions to Daphne turning herself into a laurel tree to escape the advances of Apollo are hard to miss, but there’s no clear indication that Daphne was an actual influence on either story. Han Kang can do no wrong in my eyes.
“A Lady’s Maid” by Sarah Gailey (Barnes & Noble)
I love Sarah Gailey. This is a great introduction if you’re unfamiliar with her work. It’s Victorian London with androids—so much to love!
“A Bruise the Size and Shape of a Door Handle” by Daisy Johnson (American Short Fiction)
A hot and bothered story about a house falling in love with the girl who lives in the attic. I loved everything about this story. This is included in Johnson’s short story collection, Fen, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
Also, the writing style reminded me of Samantha Hunt.
“Hollow” by Breece D’J Pancake (The Atlantic)
Breece D’J Pancake died when he was 26. He was from West Virginia, and I would label his writing “grit-lit”. This story was almost too gritty for me. He’s the kind of writer that other writers love. His short story collection has a blurb from Joyce Carol Oates.
Want more short stories? Check out our post on the 100 best short story collections!
22 Free Online Short Stories to Read on Your Next Break
They say that the best way to learn how to write is just to buckle yourself into your seat and start writing; but the second-best way is to read other people’s work.
If you’re a writer taking a break, reading others’ stories can help give you a new outlook on familiar experiences.
Or, if you just need some entertainment but don’t have the time to delve into a full-length novel, short stories are a great option.
Free Short Stories Online
The wonderful thing about short stories is that you can typically finish them in one sitting.
And, with many of them available online, you can enjoy one even on your lunch break or while waiting for dinner to come out of the oven.
Short stories are also a great way to try out new authors, without needing to invest either money or time in reading a full-length novel.
Who knows, you may find some new writers whose style you love, opening the door to many new books for you to read in the future!
Classic Short Stories
If you are not used to reading classic books, classic short stories are a good way to start.
“The Mark on the Wall” by Virginia Woolf
This short story by Virginia Woolf follows the narrator’s thought trails as triggered by a mark she sees on the wall. Through this story, Woolf differentiates the material world from the story that exists in the narrator’s mind.
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving
This gothic story tells the legend of the headless horseman that haunts the town of Sleepy Hollow through the experiences of Ichabod Crane, a teacher who came to the town all the way from Connecticut.
“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe
In this “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the unnamed narrator struggles with madness and guilt, striving to convince the reader of his own sanity. He ends up confessing his “perfect crime” to the police while denying his having committed murder out of greed.
“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry
This Christmas-themed short story tells about a young couple who buy each other Christmas gifts even in the direst poverty.
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London
Jack London’s experiences in the wilderness seep through this “To Build a Fire,” following an unnamed male character who sets out to the Yukon Territory in Canada. A native dog follows him as he makes his way through the extreme cold, underestimating the conditions that threaten his life.
“A Thousand Deaths” by Jack London
The first published work of The Call of the Wild author Jack London, this story follows the life of a mad scientist: he uses multiple scientific methods for his experiments with death and resuscitation.
This story has been adapted into a film entitled “Torture Ship,” released back in 1939.
“Chronicles of Avonlea” by L.M. Montgomery
This collection of short stories by Anne of Green Gables author L.M. Montgomery contains just as memorable characters, such as young violinist Felix Moore in Each in His Own Tongue and Prissy and her sister Emmeline in The Courting of Prissy Strong.
“Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving
This classic fantasy story tells of Rip Van Winkle, a farmer who comes upon a group of dwarfs and falls under an enchantment that causes him to sleep. He wakes up 20 years later, 20 years older, and finding everything in town changed beyond recognition.
“Across the Years” by Eleanor H. Porter
This collection of short stories by the well-loved author of Pollyanna gives us a poignant and sometimes hilarious glimpse into the life and adventures of the elderly. The reminiscences and lessons they learn through the years will surely bring a smile to your face.
“A Dark Brown Dog” by Stephen Crane
“A Dark Brown Dog” is about a young boy and the little dog that approaches him. The boy starts to play with the dark brown dog, but when he gets bored he abuses the dog. Some commentaries view this story as an allegory of the social ills accompanying the newly freed African-American slaves after the Civil War.
“Eve’s Diary” by Mark Twain
Legendary comedic writer Mark Twain is at it again with this witty and funny portrayal of the battle of the sexes. Although he writes through Eve’s entire life, the story focuses on the beginning of her life with Adam in the Garden of Eden.
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain
Mark Twain opens this short story with an unnamed narrator seeking out Simon Wheeler to ask about a Leonidas Smiley. Wheeler ends up telling a story about Jim Smiley, who loved gambling over everything, even training animals to act as he wished so he could win the bets he placed before people.
He meets his match when he presents his frog to a stranger, who cheats to win the bet.
Contemporary Short Stories
If classic short stories are not your thing, this collection of contemporary short stories may suit you better:
“Premium Harmony” by Stephen King
Bestselling novelist Stephen King may be better known for his full-length thrillers, but this “Premium Harmony” perfectly shows his style: An arguing couple drop by a convenience store and an unexpected event throws their lives off course.
“The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges
This short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges tells of a universe made up of one big library, where every possible combination of letters forms book after book. This results in majority of them being indecipherable, but also in the belief that somewhere in this library, one might find the meaning behind all this.
“Girls, at Play” by Celeste Ng
This short story by Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere, opens with three 13-year-old girls at school, playing an adult game away from the teachers’ eyes.
But a new girl arrives, and as they help her adjust to her new home, they recapture some of their lost childhood.
“Ghosts and Empties” by Lauren Groff
In “Ghosts and Empties,” a mother goes on an evening walk contemplating the lives of the people in her neighborhood and mulling over her own troubled emotions. This short read offers a poignant look into issues and feelings of daily life.
“The Faery Handbag” by Kelly Link
This enchanting story tells of Genevieve’s grandmother Zofia, who claims that a group of fairies lives in her handbag. Zofia’s stories of some strange land gains Genevieve’s mother’s disapproval, but Genevieve finds out the truth about the fairies.
“The Water That Falls on You From Nowhere” by John Chu
The author explores an interesting concept with this story where it rained each time a person lied—posing a barrage of challenges as Matt struggles to come out to his parents, who are traditional Chinese in every way. This story won the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
“With the Beatles” by Haruki Murakami
Japanese author Haruki Murakami contemplates his high school years of falling in love with the Beatles at their peak. The author’s love for the Beatles definitely shines through his writing.
“The Daughters of the Moon” by Italo Calvino
In “The Daughters of the Moon,” the people of Earth decide to throw away the moon. The author explores the issue of consumerism in this fantasy short story.
“The City Born Great” by N.K. Jemisin
Bestselling author of Hugo Awardee for Best Novel The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin uses “The City Born Great” to tell the story of how cities reach a certain age when they must be born: New York City is in such a transition, needing to be born through the hands of a reluctant midwife.
“Sweetness” by Toni Morrison
“Sweetness,” the prelude to the Toni Morrison book God Help the Child, explores the emotions behind Bride’s mother’s struggle of accepting her daughter.
The daughter rises to new heights of success and her mother starts to feel remorse for raising her daughter in a home devoid of love.
Free Stories Online
If you’re looking for some more free reads, you can also find sites to download free ebooks, listen to story podcasts, and even access free ebooks for kids.
So next time you have a free afternoon or some time to pass on your lunch break, reach for a great story to keep you entertained!
Do you have a favorite short story or short story author? Share them with us in the comments below!
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Grade 1-2A famous story about two friends and a kitten whose hat fell off a chest of drawers. The boys at first thought that the hat had come to life and were very frightened. But soon the secret of the hat was discovered... The story The living hat read The hat lay on...
Dragunsky's funny and instructive story about how Denis imagined himself as an adult. The boy dreamed about how he would scold his father, mother and grandmother for misbehavior: being late, walking without a hat, talking at dinner, etc. This ...
Grade 3 An interesting and informative story about two friends who bought two toy phones to talk to each other. Yes, only Mishka decided to disassemble his apparatus and see how it works.
And to collect, as it was, and ...
A story about two friends who were left alone in the country for two days. When leaving, my mother explained how to cook porridge and soup. Yes, only the boys did not listen to advice at all. Read how friends caught fleeing porridge, took out a bucket...
Dragunsky's story about Denisk and Mishka, who did their homework together. At the same time, Deniska tells a friend about lemurs. Then the boys decide to check each other's work and find many mistakes - everything needs to be redone. After…
Grade 1A funny story about Mishutka and Stasik, who told each other all kinds of fables - they competed who would lie to whom. One day neighbor Igor sat down on the bench. The boy told how he really deceived his mother by eating half a jar of jam...
A funny story about how the yard dog Bobik came to visit his master Barbos. Bobik was surprised by everything in the house: a wall clock, a hairbrush, a mirror, a TV set. Watchdog, as a hospitable host, explained to a friend about the purpose of objects.
And then...
A funny story about a boy who didn't want to eat semolina. Mom promised to take him to the Kremlin if he ate all the porridge. Deniska adds sugar, salt, water and even horseradish to the porridge to make it more…
Dragunsky's story about Denisk, who came to visit his friend Mishka. Mishka gathered a lot of guys. And then it was decided to play hide and seek. Deniska decided to outsmart everyone and hide in one of the communal rooms….
Grade 1Dragunsky's story about three guys who didn't pronounce the letter Sh. It all started when a truck with a Christmas tree drove into the courtyard of the house. Alyonka says: “Look, there are detectives hanging on the Christmas tree.” This is where it started...
Grade 1-2A story about a boy and a girl who read the fairy tale Three Little Pigs and decided to build a house out of blankets and chairs. And suddenly it seemed to the boy that a gray wolf grabbed him by the leg… Entertainer's story read We and…
A story about rescuing a dog and a kitten on a river during an ice drift.
The guys threw a board on the ice floe and the dog in its teeth with the kitten moved to the shore. She missed her master very much and was very happy when he…
An instructive story about shame, about not taking other people's things, about the fact that a misdemeanor will be punished. Read the story about Lyola and Minka, who ate sweets from the New Year tree and opened gifts ... Christmas tree read ...
An instructive story about the blacksmith's son Vasya. The boy was very fond of riding a cart drawn by his father's horse. The blacksmith did not approve of this. Once Vasya took a cart and went to the forest. A branch got into the wheel and started whipping the boy…
A story about how a teacher wittily taught Fedya Rybkin to stop laughing in class. The boy was smeared with mascara, the whole class could not look at him without laughing. This made Fred very happy. The teacher, having discovered the reason for the fun, said that on ...
2nd grade A story about a boy, Bobka, who had wonderful khaki pants.
Climbing over the fence, the boy tore his pants, and his mother got angry and did not sew them up. Bobka decided to fix the patch himself… The story The patch to read U…
Nosov's instructive story, which teaches that you shouldn't take someone else's. Pavlik and Kotka once picked cucumbers in the collective farm garden. Kotka's mother saw cucumbers in her son's pocket and found out how he got them. This is strong for her…
Grade 2A story about a boy Kotka, who was sitting at home and did not want to build a hill. However, when the guys built a slide and went home, Kotka went out into the yard to skate. And he wanted to ride from a new mountain. Climb up…
A cautionary tale about honesty. Minka got an A at school and got so upset that he forgot his diary on a park bench. They brought him a new diary and again put a unit there. In the evening a guest came and brought a forgotten diary...
A humorous story about Denisk and Mishka, who were assigned to sing a duet with satirical verses at a concert.
The boys rehearsed for a long time, but during the performance Mishka got excited and repeated the first verse three times. The whole hall fell from ...
The best stories of Russian writers are collected here. Children love to read about adventures and funny stories from the life of their peers, as well as about funny animals. Funny dialogues, unusual plots and vivid illustrations make young readers fall in love with them from the first pages.
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Interesting and exciting stories for children of preschool and primary school age are collected in this section. More than one generation of people grew up on the wonderful works of the classics of children's literature Nosov, Dragunsky, Zoshchenko, Permyak, Golyavkin and other equally popular authors. Surprisingly, all these writers so deeply and penetratingly revealed the character of the characters, so interestingly and with humor conveyed the situations that happen to them, that one can only be surprised at their abilities and insight.
They seemed to experience the mood of the characters themselves, as if they were describing their own lives. The emotionality of the word, which holds attention, and the detailed description of the nature that is happening around are striking. Each of the options presented here deserves attention, do not miss the chance to enjoy reading quality literature addressed to children.
From the first lines, these works make you fall in love with an eloquent word, an unbanal and fascinating plot. Can't stop reading. Here are collected those stories that will be of interest to children, stories about school and peers, about animals, about nature. The first emotional experiences, insults, emotions, sympathy and kindness towards animals are shown. These are the most popular and demanded works. A unique student library is presented to your attention. It is difficult to imagine life without a book; love for it arises at a young age precisely from such short, but such fascinating stories.
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Mysterious bag
Tatar fairy tale
There was an old bathhouse on the edge of the village. People were afraid to wash in it - they said that an evil spirit lives there. One day, young men and women gathered for a party in the same house. When it's time to go to bed, the girls them .
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An owl named Yabalak
Tatar fairy tale
One day an owl named Yabalak caught a small bird. He holds it in his beak - he is going to eat it. And the poor bird asks: “Oh, owl, you are strong and smart. But please tell me your name. Before I die, I want...
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Zilyan
Tatar fairy tale
A fairy tale about how three dexterous and skillful brothers saved their sister from the hands of a terrible diva giant. "Zilyan" read They say that in ancient times there lived one poor, poor man. He had three sons and one daughter. It's hard...
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Kamyr-batyr
Tatar fairy tale
There lived an old man and an old woman and they had no children. They made themselves a boy out of dough. The son began to grow by leaps and bounds: in one month he grew up like another and in a whole month...
A story about how a goose and her goslings got into a polynya on the Yenisei.
The hero of the story and his friends saved the geese from death, they risked themselves. "Geese in the polynya" read Freezing on the Yenisei comes gradually. First… -
Smell of hay
Astafiev V.P.
Two boys, cousins, are eager to help their grandfather and uncle bring hay from distant mowing. However, they are not taken with them, the road is hard, the work is difficult. But in the evening, when the hay is already in the yard, the guys are eager and ...
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Autumn sorrows and joys
Autumn is a hot time. It is necessary to collect and prepare the entire crop. A story about how a large amount of cabbage is salted for the winter in one of the Siberian villages. It is in some way a mystical and interesting ritual and process….
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Photo where I am not present
Astafiev V.P.
A story about true friendship, sincere love for the native land and shows what a real teacher should be like.
It is important to remember those who were with you as a child. These people can be an important part of your life. And together…
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Russian women
Nekrasov N.A.
Contents: ♦ I. Princess Trubetskaya ♦ Part one ♦ Part two ♦ Princess M.N. Volkonskaya ♦ Chapter I ♦ Chapter II ♦ Chapter III ♦ Chapter IV…
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Tam Glen
Burns R.
Oh, aunt, I ask for advice! With such a young man, I don’t have to be afraid of the fate of change. I’ll be glad of poverty, - If only I would be with me ...
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Lines about war and love I give my blood In that life-creating battle, What we call love. I glorify the triumph of the world, Contentment and prosperity. It is more pleasant to create one Than to destroy a dozen!
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What's a girl to do
Burns R.
What's a girl to do? What shall I do, little girl? How shall I, little girl, live with my hubby? He is grouchy and sick, always dissatisfied.
There is cold in his chest, ice in his hands. He groans, ...
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1 - Little Red Riding Hood
Charles Perrault
A short tale about a trusting girl and a cunning gray wolf. Disobeying her mother, the girl turns off the road and talks to a stranger - a gray wolf ... "Little Red Riding Hood" read Once upon a time there was a little girl. Her mother loved her without memory, and her grandmother ...
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2 - Three little pigs
Mikhalkov S.
A fairy tale about three little pigs who built houses for themselves. One brother built a house out of straw, another out of twigs and twigs, and a third out of bricks. "Three Little Pigs" read Once upon a time there were three little pigs in the world. Three brothers. All…
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3 - Kolobok
Russian folk tale
The tale about Kolobok is found in Russian and Ukrainian folklore, and also has analogues in fairy tales of many other peoples.
Our site presents a version of a folk tale in the processing of A.N. Tolstoy. "Kolobok" read Once upon a time there was an old man with an old woman. Here ... -
4 - Turnip
Russian folk tale
The turnip is a famous fairy tale for the little ones with a lot of repetitions. The child quickly remembers the sequence of presentation and a simple plot. "Turnip" read Grandfather planted a turnip and says: - Grow a turnip, sweet, sweet! Grow big, big! A turnip has grown, sweet and big, big….
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5 - Wolf and seven kids
Russian folk tale
The tale tells about an evil wolf who changed his voice, made his way into the goat's house and ate little kids. But the mother goat will be able to save her children and get rid of the wolf. "The Wolf and the Seven Kids" read Once upon a time there was a goat with kids ....
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6 - The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Pushkin A.
S. The tale of Tsar Saltan, of his son, the glorious and mighty hero Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the beautiful Swan Princess was created on the basis of the folk tale "Wonderful Sons". Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin enriched the folk work with new plot twists,… and Livanov V.B.
The story of the animals and the young Troubadour who went to the city of Bremen to become street musicians. In the city they stopped in front of the royal castle. The king and princess came out onto the balcony of the palace, the townspeople ran to the square and it began ...
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8 - Seven-flower flower
Kataev V.P.
A fairy tale about a girl Zhenya, who was presented with a magic seven-flower flower. It had seven petals and could grant any seven wishes. Zhenya spent the first six wishes, but did not get any pleasure and only made her last wish ...
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9 - The Snow Queen test and melt even an icy heart! "The Snow Queen" read Table of contents: ♦ The first story, which tells about .
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10 - Three Bears
Russian folk tale
Three Bears is a fairy tale about a girl who got lost in the forest and ended up in a house of bears. There she behaved very rudely: without permission, she ate from every cup, sat on every chair, lay in every bed, ...
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11 - Geese-Swans
the swan geese carried the boy away and the little sister went to look for him. The stove, apple tree and river helped the girl save her brother. Read the fairy tale in the processing of A.N. Tolstoy. "Geese-swans" read There lived a man and a woman. At… -
12 - Wizard of the Emerald City
Volkov A.M.
"The Wizard of the Emerald City" - a fairy tale story by Alexander Volkov written in 1939 based on the fairy tale by the American writer Frank Baum "The Wise Man of Oz" with some changes. In 1959, a new edition of the book was published, significantly revised ...
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13 - Winnie the Pooh and all, all, all
Alan Milne
A cheerful and beloved fairy tale about Winnie the Pooh does not obey the laws of the fairy tale genre.
The tale is devoid of negative characters, the struggle between good and evil forces. The main characters of the tale are the toys of the boy Christopher, with whom funny situations happen in a magical ... -
14 - The Frog Princess
Russian folk tale
The Frog Princess is a Russian folk tale where the main character, Ivan Tsarevich, married a frog by the will of fate. Ivan had no idea that his wife was Vasilisa the Wise, turned by Koshchei into a frog. Ivan hurried, burned the frog's skin and had to ...
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15 - The Fox and the Crane
Russian folk tale
The Fox and the Crane is a fairy tale about friendship between a cunning fox and a clever crane. The crane could not eat the semolina porridge, which the Fox smeared on a plate. He invited her to his place and treated her to a delicious okroshka, which he put ...
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16 - Masha and the Bear
Russian folk tale
Masha and the Bear is a fairy tale about a girl who got lost in the forest and ended up in a bear's hut.
The bear did not let Mashenka go home, however, the girl came up with a way to return to her grandparents. Masha and ... -
17 - The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
Pushkin A.S.
The tale of a poor fisherman who caught a golden fish in his net. The old man took pity on the fish, released it into the sea. For this, the fish promised to fulfill his every wish. The old man didn’t ask for anything, but when he returned home, he told about…
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18 - Hen Ryaba
Russian folk tale
Hen Ryaba is the first fairy tale that mothers read to their babies. Children quickly grasp a simple plot and remember it by heart. Hen Ryaba read Once upon a time there was a grandfather and a woman. And they had a Ryaba Hen. The hen laid an egg, yes…
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19 - Thumbelina
Hans Christian Andersen
The fairy tale about Thumbelina is loved by children all over the world.
A tiny girl born from a flower goes through many trials on the way to her happiness. Fate rewards Thumbelina for her kind heart. The swallow she rescued earlier endures... -
20 - The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen
A touching tale of the Little Mermaid's strong love for the prince. The little mermaid is ready to give up everything that is dear to her for the sake of the human soul and the love of the prince ... The fairy tale formed the basis of the plots of many films, cartoons and musicals. The Little Mermaid read In the open…
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21 - Puss in Boots
Charles Perrault
The tale of an unusual cat that was inherited by the younger brother from the miller's father. The young man was not very happy at first with his share of the inheritance, but the cunning and intelligent cat made him the richest man and son-in-law of the king ... The cat in ...
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22 - Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault
A fairy tale about a beautiful princess who was cursed by an offended fairy at a celebration in honor of her birth.
The old fairy predicted the girl's death from a spindle prick, but the good fairy was able to commute the sentence. The girl did not die, but fell asleep on… -
23 - Porridge from an ax
Russian folk tale
Porridge from an ax is a small fairy tale about a witty soldier. The greedy old woman did not want to feed the soldier, but he outwitted her and got porridge with butter ... Read porridge from an ax The old soldier went on a visit. Tired in…
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24 - The ugly duckling
Hans Christian Andersen
A fairy tale about the miraculous transformation of an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. The duckling was born unlike his brothers, the inhabitants of the poultry yard disliked him for his dissimilarity to the others. The duckling had to leave the house and go through many trials before he…
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25 - The Princess and the Pea
Hans Christian Andersen
A short story about how the prince wanted to marry a real princess.
One day, a girl knocked on the gate, who was soaked to the skin, but assured that she was a real princess. She was allowed to sleep, and the old queen gave her a check…… -
26 - Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka
Russian folk tale
Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka is a fairy tale about how the younger brother disobeyed his sister, got drunk from a hoof and turned into a kid goat to read ... Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka lived to read ... -there was an old man and an old woman, they had ...
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27 - Fear has big eyes
Russian folk tale
Fear has big eyes - a short tale about the fact that from fear you can see what was not really ... ( from the collection of M.M. Serova) Fear has big eyes to read Once upon a time there was an old grandmother, a laughing granddaughter, a chicken-klokhtushka and a mouse-leaf. Each…
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28 - Bean seed
Russian folk tale
The cockerel and the bean seed is a Russian folk tale about a rooster who was always in a hurry when he pecked at the seeds.
The hen warned him all the time and asked him to peck more slowly. One day he choked on a bean seed and fell down. But the chicken… -
29 - Sivka Burka
Russian folk tale
Sivka-Burka is a fairy tale about the adventures of Ivan the Fool and his gallant horse. Sivka Burka read The old man had three sons: two smart ones, and the third Ivanushka the Fool; day and night the fool is lying on the stove. The old man sowed wheat, and it grew ...
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30 - Crocodile Gena and his friends
Uspensky E.N.
Tale about a lonely crocodile Gena. Coming home from work from the zoo, he was left alone and bored. Crocodile Gena decided to make friends with someone. He wrote an announcement that he was looking for friends, hung them around the city and ...
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31 - Baba Yaga
Russian folk tale a cat… Read Baba Yaga Once upon a time there was a husband and wife, and they had a daughter.
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32 - Twelve months
Samuel Marshak
Do you know how many months there are in a year? - Twelve. And what are their names? — January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. As soon as one month ends, another immediately begins. And…
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33 - Teremok
Russian folk audio fairy tale
Teremok is a short fairy tale for kids about a house that sheltered many animals. However, the tower could not accommodate a huge bear and broke.
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34 - The tale of the priest and his worker Balda
Pushkin A.S.
The tale of the stingy priest and resourceful worker Balda. Somehow Balda was hired for the service for three clicks on the forehead of the priest. When the time of reckoning was approaching, the priest decided to give Balda an impossible task in order to get rid of him.
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35 - Little Humpbacked Horse
Ershov P.
An old man lived in a village and had three sons. They grew wheat and sold it in the market. But then someone got into the habit of trampling wheat in the field at night ... Table of contents: ♦ Part one. Starting…
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36 - Alice in Wonderland
Carroll L.
A fascinating story about a girl Alice who met a talking White Rabbit and ended up in amazing worlds where she met very unusual characters ... Chapter 1. Down the rabbit hole Alice got bored of sitting with his sister on the shore…
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37 - The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A fairy tale about how a pilot, who remained a child at heart, met the Little Prince in the desert, who arrived from another planet. Dedication I ask the children to forgive me for dedicating this book to an adult.
I’ll justify it: this one…
Stories for children 7-8-9-10 years old. Stories for grades 2-3.
This section of our site contains stories of favorite Russian writers for children 7-8-9-10 years old. Many of them are included in the main school curriculum and extracurricular reading program for grades 2 and 3. However, these interesting stories for children are worth reading not for the sake of a line in the reader's diary. Being classics of Russian literature, the stories of Tolstoy, Bianchi and other authors have educational and educational functions. In short children's stories, the reader is faced with good and evil, friendship and betrayal, honesty and deceit. Younger students learn about the life and way of life of previous generations.
The stories of the classics not only teach and edify, but also entertain. Funny stories of Zoshchenko, Dragunsky, Oster are familiar to every person since childhood. Plots understandable to children and light humor made the stories the most readable works among junior schoolchildren aged 7-10.
Read interesting stories by Russian writers online on our website!
Dragunsky's funny and instructive story about how Deniska imagined himself as an adult. The boy dreamed about how he would scold his father, mother and grandmother for misbehavior: being late, walking without a hat, talking at dinner, etc. This ...
Grade 3An interesting and informative story about two friends who bought two toy phones to talk to each other. Yes, only Mishka decided to disassemble his apparatus and see how it works. And to collect, as it was, and ...
A story about two friends who were left alone in the country for two days. When leaving, my mother explained how to cook porridge and soup. Yes, only the boys did not listen to advice at all. Read how friends caught fleeing porridge, took out a bucket...
Dragunsky's story about Denisk and Mishka, who did their homework together. At the same time, Deniska tells a friend about lemurs. Then the boys decide to check each other's work and find many mistakes - everything needs to be redone.
After…
A funny story about how the yard dog Bobik came to visit his master's Barbos. Bobik was surprised by everything in the house: a wall clock, a hairbrush, a mirror, a TV set. Watchdog, as a hospitable host, explained to a friend about the purpose of objects. And then…
Grade 2A funny story about a boy who didn't want to eat semolina. Mom promised to take him to the Kremlin if he ate all the porridge. Deniska adds sugar, salt, water and even horseradish to the porridge to make it more…
Dragunsky's story about Denisk, who came to visit his friend Mishka. Mishka gathered a lot of guys. And then it was decided to play hide and seek. Deniska decided to outsmart everyone and hide in one of the communal rooms….
Grade 1Dragunsky's story about three guys who didn't pronounce the letter Sh. It all started when a truck with a Christmas tree drove into the courtyard of the house. Alyonka says: “Look, there are detectives hanging on the Christmas tree.” This is where it started…
A story about rescuing a dog and a kitten on the river during ice drift.
The guys threw a board on the ice floe and the dog in its teeth with the kitten moved to the shore. She missed her master very much and was very happy when he…
An instructive story about the blacksmith's son Vasya. The boy was very fond of riding a cart drawn by his father's horse. The blacksmith did not approve of this. Once Vasya took a cart and went to the forest. A branch got into the wheel and started whipping the boy...
A story about how a teacher witty weaned Fedya Rybkin from laughing in class. The boy was smeared with mascara, the whole class could not look at him without laughing. This made Fred very happy. The teacher, discovering the reason for the fun, said that on ...
Nosov's instructive story, which teaches that it is impossible to take someone else's. Pavlik and Kotka once picked cucumbers in the collective farm garden. Kotka's mother saw cucumbers in her son's pocket and found out how he got them. This is strong for her ...
2nd grade A story about a boy, Kotka, who was sitting at home and did not want to build a hill.
However, when the guys built a slide and went home, Kotka went out into the yard to skate. And he wanted to ride from a new mountain. Climb up…
An instructive story about honesty. Minka got an A at school and got so upset that he forgot his diary on a park bench. They brought him a new diary and again put a unit there. In the evening a guest came and brought a forgotten diary...
A humorous story about Denisk and Mishka, who were assigned to sing a duet with satirical verses at a concert. The boys rehearsed for a long time, but during the performance Mishka got excited and repeated the first verse three times. The whole hall fell from ...
Grade 2-3Dragunsky's story about the boy Deniska's sympathy for a circus performer. One day he went to the circus with his class. He liked the show very much. Especially the number with a huge blue ball on which a little girl danced. After Denisk's speech was...
5th grade The commander left the horse wounded in the leg in the village and the miller Pankrat cured him.
But he could not feed the horse, so the horse walked around the village and everyone fed him little by little. But once an unkind boy Filka hit ...
Once Deniska and Mishka played hockey and were late for the lessons. They came up with a good reason, but never agreed. As a result, the deceit came out. A fire in an outbuilding or a feat in the ice read We are with ...
3-4 gradeA funny story about how three friends went on a trip around the world, taking a dog and a whole bag with things: plates, forks, pencils, pillows and other utensils . Read how their campaign ended and Styopka succeeded...
Pyotr Terentyev, preparing to go to war, received from his son a beetle, which he found in the garden, as a gift. Peter put him in a box, fed him and let him fly. The beetle went through the whole war with the soldier. Adventures of the Rhinoceros Beetle…
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Mysterious bag
Tatar fairy tale
There was an old bathhouse on the edge of the village. People were afraid to wash in it - they said that an evil spirit lives there. One day, young men and women gathered for a party in the same house. When it's time to go to bed, the girls them ...
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An owl named Yabalak
Tatar fairy tale
One day an owl named Yabalak caught a small bird. He holds it in his beak - he is going to eat it. And the poor bird asks: “Oh, owl, you are strong and smart. But please tell me your name. Before I die, I want...
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Zilyan
Tatar fairy tale
A fairy tale about how three dexterous and skillful brothers saved their sister from the hands of a terrible diva giant.
"Zilyan" read They say that in ancient times there lived one poor, poor man. He had three sons and one daughter. It's hard... -
Kamyr-batyr
Tatar fairy tale
There lived an old man and an old woman and they had no children. They made themselves a boy out of dough. The son began to grow by leaps and bounds: in one month he grew up like another and in a whole month...
A story about how a goose and her goslings got into a polynya on the Yenisei. The hero of the story and his friends saved the geese from death, they risked themselves. "Geese in the polynya" read Freezing on the Yenisei comes gradually. First…
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Smell of hay
Astafiev V.P.
Two boys, cousins, are eager to help their grandfather and uncle bring hay from distant mowing. However, they are not taken with them, the road is hard, the work is difficult. But in the evening, when the hay is already in the yard, the guys are eager and .
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Autumn sorrows and joys
Autumn is a hot time. It is necessary to collect and prepare the entire crop. A story about how a large amount of cabbage is salted for the winter in one of the Siberian villages. It is in some way a mystical and interesting ritual and process….
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Photo where I am not present
Astafiev V.P.
A story about true friendship, sincere love for the native land and shows what a real teacher should be like. It is important to remember those who were with you as a child. These people can be an important part of your life. And together…
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Russian women
Nekrasov N.A.
Contents: ♦ I. Princess Trubetskaya ♦ Part one ♦ Part two ♦ Princess M.N. Volkonskaya ♦ Chapter I ♦ Chapter II ♦ Chapter III ♦ Chapter IV…
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Tam Glen
Burns R.
Oh, aunt, I ask for advice! With such a young man, I don’t have to be afraid of the fate of change.
I’ll be glad of poverty, - If only I would be with me ... -
Lines about war and love I give my blood In that life-creating battle, What we call love. I glorify the triumph of the world, Contentment and prosperity. It is more pleasant to create one Than to destroy a dozen!
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What's a girl to do
Burns R.
What's a girl to do? What shall I do, little girl? How shall I, little girl, live with my hubby? He is grouchy and sick, always dissatisfied. There is cold in his chest, ice in his hands. He groans, ...
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1 - Little Red Riding Hood
Charles Perrault
A short tale about a trusting girl and a cunning gray wolf. Disobeying her mother, the girl turns off the road and talks to a stranger - a gray wolf ... "Little Red Riding Hood" read Once upon a time there was a little girl. Her mother loved her without memory, and her grandmother ..
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2 - Three little pigs
Mikhalkov S.
A fairy tale about three little pigs who built houses for themselves. One brother built a house out of straw, another out of twigs and twigs, and a third out of bricks. "Three Little Pigs" read Once upon a time there were three little pigs in the world. Three brothers. All…
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3 - Kolobok
Russian folk tale
The tale about Kolobok is found in Russian and Ukrainian folklore, and also has analogues in fairy tales of many other peoples. Our site presents a version of a folk tale in the processing of A.N. Tolstoy. "Kolobok" read Once upon a time there was an old man with an old woman. Here ...
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4 - Turnip
Russian folk tale
The turnip is a famous fairy tale for the little ones with a lot of repetitions. The child quickly remembers the sequence of presentation and a simple plot.
"Turnip" read Grandfather planted a turnip and says: - Grow a turnip, sweet, sweet! Grow big, big! A turnip has grown, sweet and big, big…. -
5 - Wolf and seven kids
Russian folk tale
The tale tells about an evil wolf who changed his voice, made his way into the goat's house and ate little kids. But the mother goat will be able to save her children and get rid of the wolf. "The Wolf and the Seven Kids" read Once upon a time there was a goat with kids ....
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6 - The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Pushkin A.S.
The tale of Tsar Saltan, of his son, the glorious and mighty hero Prince Gvidon Saltanovich, and of the beautiful Swan Princess was created on the basis of the folk tale "Wonderful Sons". Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin enriched the folk work with new plot twists,… and Livanov V.B.
The story of the animals and the young Troubadour who went to the city of Bremen to become street musicians.
In the city they stopped in front of the royal castle. The king and princess came out onto the balcony of the palace, the townspeople ran to the square and it began ... -
8 - Seven-flower flower
Kataev V.P.
A fairy tale about a girl Zhenya, who was presented with a magic seven-flower flower. It had seven petals and could grant any seven wishes. Zhenya spent the first six wishes, but did not get any pleasure and only made her last wish ...
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9 - The Snow Queen test and melt even an icy heart! "The Snow Queen" read Table of contents: ♦ The first story, which tells about ...0003
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10 - Three Bears
Russian folk tale
Three Bears is a fairy tale about a girl who got lost in the forest and ended up in a house of bears. There she behaved very rudely: without permission, she ate from every cup, sat on every chair, lay in every bed, ...
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11 - Geese-Swans
the swan geese carried the boy away and the little sister went to look for him.
The stove, apple tree and river helped the girl save her brother. Read the fairy tale in the processing of A.N. Tolstoy. "Geese-swans" read There lived a man and a woman. At… -
12 - Wizard of the Emerald City
Volkov A.M.
"The Wizard of the Emerald City" - a fairy tale story by Alexander Volkov written in 1939 based on the fairy tale by the American writer Frank Baum "The Wise Man of Oz" with some changes. In 1959, a new edition of the book was published, significantly revised ...
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13 - Winnie the Pooh and all, all, all
Alan Milne
A cheerful and beloved fairy tale about Winnie the Pooh does not obey the laws of the fairy tale genre. The tale is devoid of negative characters, the struggle between good and evil forces. The main characters of the tale are the toys of the boy Christopher, with whom funny situations happen in a magical ...
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14 - The Frog Princess
Russian folk tale
The Frog Princess is a Russian folk tale where the main character, Ivan Tsarevich, married a frog by the will of fate.
Ivan had no idea that his wife was Vasilisa the Wise, turned by Koshchei into a frog. Ivan hurried, burned the frog's skin and had to ... -
15 - The Fox and the Crane
Russian folk tale
The Fox and the Crane is a fairy tale about friendship between a cunning fox and a clever crane. The crane could not eat the semolina porridge, which the Fox smeared on a plate. He invited her to his place and treated her to a delicious okroshka, which he put ...
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16 - Masha and the Bear
Russian folk tale
Masha and the Bear is a fairy tale about a girl who got lost in the forest and ended up in a bear's hut. The bear did not let Mashenka go home, however, the girl came up with a way to return to her grandparents. Masha and ...
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17 - The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
Pushkin A.S.
The tale of a poor fisherman who caught a golden fish in his net.
The old man took pity on the fish, released it into the sea. For this, the fish promised to fulfill his every wish. The old man didn’t ask for anything, but when he returned home, he told about… -
18 - Hen Ryaba
Russian folk tale
Hen Ryaba is the first fairy tale that mothers read to their babies. Children quickly grasp a simple plot and remember it by heart. Hen Ryaba read Once upon a time there was a grandfather and a woman. And they had a Ryaba Hen. The hen laid an egg, yes…
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19 - Thumbelina
Hans Christian Andersen
The fairy tale about Thumbelina is loved by children all over the world. A tiny girl born from a flower goes through many trials on the way to her happiness. Fate rewards Thumbelina for her kind heart. The swallow she rescued earlier endures...
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20 - The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen
A touching tale of the Little Mermaid's strong love for the prince.
The little mermaid is ready to give up everything that is dear to her for the sake of the human soul and the love of the prince ... The fairy tale formed the basis of the plots of many films, cartoons and musicals. The Little Mermaid read In the open… -
21 - Puss in Boots
Charles Perrault
The tale of an unusual cat that was inherited by the younger brother from the miller's father. The young man was not very happy at first with his share of the inheritance, but the cunning and intelligent cat made him the richest man and son-in-law of the king ... The cat in ...
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22 - Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault
A fairy tale about a beautiful princess who was cursed by an offended fairy at a celebration in honor of her birth. The old fairy predicted the girl's death from a spindle prick, but the good fairy was able to commute the sentence. The girl did not die, but fell asleep on…
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23 - Porridge from an ax
Russian folk tale
Porridge from an ax is a small fairy tale about a witty soldier.
The greedy old woman did not want to feed the soldier, but he outwitted her and got porridge with butter ... Read porridge from an ax The old soldier went on a visit. Tired in… -
24 - The ugly duckling
Hans Christian Andersen
A fairy tale about the miraculous transformation of an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. The duckling was born unlike his brothers, the inhabitants of the poultry yard disliked him for his dissimilarity to the others. The duckling had to leave the house and go through many trials before he…
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25 - The Princess and the Pea
Hans Christian Andersen
A short story about how the prince wanted to marry a real princess. One day, a girl knocked on the gate, who was soaked to the skin, but assured that she was a real princess. She was allowed to sleep, and the old queen gave her a check……
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26 - Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka
Russian folk tale
Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka is a fairy tale about how the younger brother disobeyed his sister, got drunk from a hoof and turned into a kid goat to read .
.. Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka lived to read ... -there was an old man and an old woman, they had ... -
27 - Fear has big eyes
Russian folk tale
Fear has big eyes - a short tale about the fact that from fear you can see what was not really ... ( from the collection of M.M. Serova) Fear has big eyes to read Once upon a time there was an old grandmother, a laughing granddaughter, a chicken-klokhtushka and a mouse-leaf. Each…
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28 - Bean seed
Russian folk tale
The cockerel and the bean seed is a Russian folk tale about a rooster who was always in a hurry when he pecked at the seeds. The hen warned him all the time and asked him to peck more slowly. One day he choked on a bean seed and fell down. But the chicken…
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29 - Sivka Burka
Russian folk tale
Sivka-Burka is a fairy tale about the adventures of Ivan the Fool and his gallant horse.
Sivka Burka read The old man had three sons: two smart ones, and the third Ivanushka the Fool; day and night the fool is lying on the stove. The old man sowed wheat, and it grew ... -
30 - Crocodile Gena and his friends
Uspensky E.N.
Tale about a lonely crocodile Gena. Coming home from work from the zoo, he was left alone and bored. Crocodile Gena decided to make friends with someone. He wrote an announcement that he was looking for friends, hung them around the city and ...
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31 - Baba Yaga
Russian folk tale a cat… Read Baba Yaga Once upon a time there was a husband and wife, and they had a daughter. The wife fell ill and died. Grieved, grieved ...
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32 - Twelve months
Samuel Marshak
Do you know how many months there are in a year? - Twelve. And what are their names? — January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
As soon as one month ends, another immediately begins. And… -
33 - Teremok
Russian folk audio fairy tale
Teremok is a short fairy tale for kids about a house that sheltered many animals. However, the tower could not accommodate a huge bear and broke.
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34 - The tale of the priest and his worker Balda
Pushkin A.S.
The tale of the stingy priest and resourceful worker Balda. Somehow Balda was hired for the service for three clicks on the forehead of the priest. When the time of reckoning was approaching, the priest decided to give Balda an impossible task in order to get rid of him. But Balda…
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35 - Little Humpbacked Horse
Ershov P.
An old man lived in a village and had three sons. They grew wheat and sold it in the market. But then someone got into the habit of trampling wheat in the field at night .
