Animal fairy tales

A simplified version of the familiar fable featuring a kitten who becomes bored with guarding a stack of toys and decides to cry "dog" and watch the villagers come running, until the day a dog is really there and no one answers his call. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

A simplified version of the familiar tale featuring a young poodle who has been lost in the woods then finds shelter in a palace where, by feeling a pea through many blankets, she proves that she is a real princess. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

A simplified version of the familiar tale featuring a little duckling who meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

A simplified version of the familiar folktale featuring a hungry little chick who happens upon the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

A simplified version of the familiar fairy tale featuring a panda who, with help from her furry godmother, attends a ball and dances with a handsome prince. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

In this simple retelling of Sleeping Beauty, a badger princess is stung by a wicked wasp and falls asleep for one hundred years before being woken up by a kiss from a handsome prince.

In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, a kitten called Cat climbs to the top of an enormous beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant dog and make his and his mother's fortune.

A simplified version of the familiar fairy tale Rapunzel featuring a cat who imprisons a beautiful young rat in a tower, where she secretly meets a handsome prince.

A simplified version of the familiar fairy tale Rumplestiltskin featuring a cobra snake who helps a young squirrel turn acorns into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first baby squirrel.

Penguins populate this simple retelling of the classic fairy tale about two scoundrels who fool a vain emperor and most of his subjects into thinking that they are creating a magical cloth. Includes a note on the history of the tale.