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Popular Fairy Tales for Kids in English

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Welcome to the world of fairy tales. Here you will find the best selection of fairy tales list, that will enchant the young minds with positivity of the most popular fairy tales. These fables and fairy tale characters have been collected from different cultures, and you will always find something new for the kids,including the ubiquitous king, prince and princess fairy tales. So, just scroll down and enjoy these English fairy tales. Happy Reading!

Most Popular Fable and Fairy Tales

Fables

Princes Rose and the Golden Bird

Sleeping Beauty

Thumbelina

Cinderella

Rapunzel

The Ugly Duckling

New Fairytales

  • Irish Fairytales
  • The Valiant Little Tailor
  • Fundevogel
  • The Frog Prince
  • The Dog And The Sparrow
  • The Fisherman and His Wife
  • Briar Rose
  • Hans in Luck
  • Hansel and Gretel
  • The Goose-Girl
  • Cat And Mouse In Partnership
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses
  • The Willow-Wren And The Bear
  • The Straw, The Coal, and The Bean
  • The Golden Bird
  • Jorinda and Jorindel
  • The Finest Liar In The World
  • Old Sultan
  • A Tale Of The Tontlawald
  • The Travelling Musicians

Fairy Tales List

  • Little Red Riding Hood
  • Sweet Porridge
  • Donkey Skin
  • Jack and his golden snuff-box
  • Blue Beard
  • The Twelve Brothers
  • The Golden Crab
  • How the beggar boy turned in to Count Piro
  • The magic swan
  • The Magic Mirror
  • Puss In Boots
  • The Golden Goose
  • Celtic Fairy Tales
  • Jack And The Bean-stalk
  • The Frost King
  • Eva's Visit to Fairyland
  • The Enchanted Stag
  • The White Cat
  • Ripple the Water Spirit
  • The Fairy Flower
  • The Little Bud
  • Lily Bell And Thistledown
  • Jack The Giant Killer
  • Monkey and the Dolphin
  • Stories Main
  • Moral Stories
  • Indian Mythological Stories
  • Short Stories
  • Horror Stories
  • Classic Stories
  • Arabian Tales
  • Greek Mythology
  • Animal Stories
  • General Stories
  • Panchatantra Stories
  • Legendary Heroes
  • Bedtime Stories
  • Folk Tales
  • Bible Stories

Short stories with morals in English for children

We offer you to get acquainted with three short stories in English that are useful for both adults and children to read. These stories are very instructive, at the end of each of them a moral is stated. For those who still find it difficult to translate even such simple texts, a translation is presented. Most likely, you have already heard similar fairy tales in Russian, so it will be easier for you to understand their meaning.

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The Ant and the Grasshopper

In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.

"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling away?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "We have got plenty of food at the present."

But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing, every day, corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.
Then the Grasshopper knew..

MORAL : Work today and you can reap the benefits tomorrow.

Ant and a grasshopper

On a sunny day, a grasshopper jumped, chirped and sang to his heart's content on the field. An ant passed by, dragging a corncob with great effort to his home.

"Why don't you come up to me and have a chat," said the grasshopper, "instead of straining like that?" “I help to stock up for the winter,” said the ant, “I advise you to do the same.” “Why worry about winter? - said the grasshopper, - We have a lot of food at the moment.

But the ant did his job and continued his hard work. When winter came, the grasshopper literally starved to see how the ants distribute corn and grain every day from their stores, which they collected in the summer.
Then the grasshopper understood...

Moral : Work today and you can reap the benefits tomorrow.

The Lion and the Mouse

Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him and opened his big jaws to swallow him.

Pardon, O King! cried the little Mouse, “Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, but I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days?”

The Lion was so tickled at the idea of ​​the Mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go.

Sometime later a few hunters captured the King and tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on.

Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, ran up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse, very happy to help the Lion.

MORAL : Little friends may prove great friends.

Lion and mouse

Once, when the lion fell asleep, a little mouse started running over him. Soon he woke the lion, who caught him with his huge paw and opened his jaw to swallow him.

“Excuse me, O king! sobbed the little mouse, “Forgive me this time. This will never happen again and I will never forget your kindness. And who knows, maybe one day I can also do something good for you.”

The lion was so amused at the idea that the little mouse could help him in some way that he raised his paw and let him go.

A few days later, the hunters caught the king and tied him to a tree while looking for a wagon to place him in.

Just then it happened that a little mouse ran past, he saw the predicament in which the lion was, ran up to him and quickly gnawed through the ropes that tied the king of beasts. "Wasn't I right?" - said the mouse, joyful because he helped the lion.

Moral : Little friends can be great friends.

The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs

Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.

They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird.

However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!

MORAL : Think before you act.

The Goose that Laid Golden Eggs

One day a man and his wife were lucky enough to have a goose that laid a golden egg every day. Despite such great luck, they soon began to think that this way they would not get rich fast enough.

They imagined that if a bird could lay golden eggs, then its insides must also be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all this precious metal at once, then very soon they would become extremely rich. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird.

However, when they cut open the goose, they discovered with great shock that its insides were the same as any other goose.

Moral : Think before you act.

If you liked these stories, you can read another interesting tale about the Sultan in English. Don't forget to offer similar stories to your children who are learning English. They will love this unobtrusive way of learning a new language.

And here is a 45-minute collection of fairy tales with subtitles.

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with translation and work tips

Greetings, my wonderful readers.

I remember I mentioned more than once that fairy tales for children in English are one of my favorite and very effective teaching methods. Once I already made a selection of the best audio fairy tales, and also recently designed a selection of video fairy tales, but today I want to give you a text version that you can start using with your kids today.

I have a few short and well-known fairy tales for you, as well as tips on how best to build a child's education.

If you're ready, let's start with some tips:

  • For beginners, try adapted fairy tales . These are stories that use vocabulary of a certain level.
  • Work with stories playfully . Memorize words from the text, show the baby pictures with characters, while reading, play with intonations and arouse the baby's interest. After reading, repeat the words with your child, try to build dialogues and use new vocabulary.
  • Look for fairy tales with translation . The entry level simply will not allow your kid to take on complex texts without translation.
  • Grab Russian fairy tales in English . After all, what could be easier than reading in English what you have already heard in Russian?
  • Try audiobooks . With the development of the lexical base, it is useful to develop the skills of listening to English speech. Find stories that you can listen to online or download for free if needed. I have a small selection here - listen and learn directly online.

Well, are you ready to start the main thing? Then catch.

  • The round little bun. Kolobok. An old man and an old woman lived poorly.

The man asked the woman to make a bun. —“We have no flour. What do I need to make it?” She found some flour, made a bun and placed it on the open window to cool. The little bun suddenly rolled off.

The hare said: “I will eat you!” The little bun asked not to eat him and sang a song for the hare. While the little bun was singing, the hare distracted and didn't get when the bun ran away.

The little bun rolled on and faced a wolf. And everything happened as with the hare. He sang a song and rolled away. The same happened with the bear. The little bun ran from everyone until he met a fox. She wasn't as stupid as other animals. She asked the bun to sing.

When he finished she said: “What a beautiful song. But sweet bun, I am so old, so can you sit closer on my nose and sing to me one more time?” The bun did as he was asked and - bump - the fox ate him!

The old man and the old woman lived in poverty. The old man asked his wife to make a bun. “We don’t have flour. What do I need to make it from?” She found flour, made a bun and put it on the open window to cool. The little bun suddenly rolled down.

Gingerbread man rolled through the forest and collided with a hare. The hare said: "I'll eat you!" Kolobok asked not to eat him and sang a song for the hare. While the bun was singing, the hare was distracted and did not understand when the bun ran away.

Kolobok rolled further and collided with a wolf. And everything happened just like with a hare. He sang a song and drove off. The same thing happened with the bear. Kolobok ran away from everyone until he met a fox. She was not as stupid as other animals. She asked him to sing.

When he finished, she said: "What a beautiful song. But my sweetie, I'm so old, so can you sit closer on my toe and sing me one more time?" Kolobok did as he was asked, and - booms - the fox ate it!

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  • The Turnip. Turnip. Grandmother grew a very big turnip. The grandfather came to pick it out, he tried so hard but couldn't pull it out. He called the grandmother.

    She pulled the grandfather, and he pulled the turnip but they didn't manage anyway.

    They tried but still - no success.

    They tried to do it but the story happened again.

    And finally they pulled the turnip out!

    My grandmother grew a very large turnip. Grandfather came to pick her up, he tried so hard, but he couldn't pull out the turnip.

    He called his grandmother. She took hold of her grandfather, the grandfather of a turnip, but they did not succeed in pulling her out.

    Then they called their granddaughter. They tried, but still no success.

    The granddaughter called the dog. They tried to pull out the turnip, but history repeated itself again.

    Then the dog called the cat, but they never pulled out the turnip.

    Then they called the mouse. And then they pulled out a turnip!

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    • Chicken-Licken. Chicken Chick Chick.


    One day Chicken-Licken was walking under the nut tree. Bang - the nut fell on his head. “Oh. No! The sky is falling!” — screamed Chicken-Licken.

    He ran and ran and met a Hen-Len. He told her that the sky was falling and they ran together.

    They told him that the sky was falling and they ran together.

    They ran and ran and met a Duck-Luck. They screamed: “The sky is falling! Run!" The Duck-Luck said to them: “No, sky is not falling! Take a look!” They looked up the sky. The sky wasn't falling. She showed them the nuts and explained that was the nut but not the sky.

    “Oh, no!” said the Chicken-Licken.

    One day Chicken Chicken was walking under a walnut tree. Booms - a nut fell on his head. "Oh. No! The sky is falling!" shouted Chicken Chicken.

    He ran and ran and met Ryabushka Hen. He told her that the sky was falling and they ran together.

    They ran and ran and met

    They ran and ran and met the Lucky Duck. They called out to her: "The sky is falling!" The duck said to them: "No, the sky is not falling! Look ! "They looked up at the sky. The sky didn't fall. She showed them the nuts and explained that they were them, not the sky.

    "Oh no!" Chicken chick said.

    On the eve of the New Year (Chinese, I mean!) Here is a New Year's fairy tale for you.

    • 12 Months . 12 months As she came back home with the brushwoods her stepmother sent her to the wood again to get the snowdrops. IN DECEMBER! Where could she get the snowdrops in December?

      She spends hours in the forest but still no snowdrops. Then she finds a fireplace with 12 men sitting around. They invite her to join and get warm. As she tells them the story why she is here, the Brother April asks the Brother January to allow him to take his place for some minutes.

      When they do it the whole place becomes full of snowdrops. The girl takes some, thanks the brothers and goes home. That is how some wishes can be fulfilled for the New Year.

      The stepdaughter was sent to the forest to collect firewood. When she returned home with brushwood, her stepmother sent her to the forest again to get snowdrops. IN DECEMBER! Where could she get snowdrops in December?

      She spends hours in the forest, but still can't find the snowdrops. She then finds a campfire with 12 men sitting around. They invite her to join in and keep warm. As she tells them the story of why she is here, Brother April asks Brother January to let him take his place for a few minutes.

      When they do this, everything around becomes full of snowdrops. The girl collects them, thanks her brothers and goes home. This is how some wishes can be fulfilled for the New Year.

      Well, my dears, I'm sure you can go and read these little stories right now. If this is not enough, then subscribe to my newsletter - I am constantly replenishing stocks with new materials.

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