Folk & fairy tale easy readers

A retelling of the classic fairy tale about a young woman, mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, who wins the heart of the prince, with a little help from her fairy godmother.

A retelling of the classic fairy tale in which a freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

A retelling of the classic story in which the little red hen finds that while none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, all of them are eager to eat the bread she makesfrom it.

A retelling of a folktale about a tricky spider who does not want to share his food.

An ugly duckling is excluded by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Retelling of Aesop's fable about a tortoise whose slow but sure pace is rewarded with victory over a fast but boastful hare.

When the country mouse and the city mouse visit each other, they discover they prefer very different ways of life.

A humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale in which a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.

By feeling a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds, a girl proves that she is a real princess.

Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song.