Category: Fairy Tales

The Gardener

The Gardener “I envy you Winston.” king Granville said. “Me sire. Why, I’m just a simple gardener.” The elderly man said as he and the monarch walked the cobblestone path between the rose and lily beds. The gardener held a pair of clippers in one hand and a galvanized bucket in the other. He had […]

Snidely the Bridge Troll

Once upon a time there was a troll that lived up under The Creek Bridge down at Low Hollow creek. He was a short ugly fellow, but very strong. His hair was straight, red, and stuck out like a mop. His skin was really wrinkly and felt like sandpaper. His clothes were always smelly. His […]

The Magic Word

Once upon a time, there was a Wizard, or at least he had hoped. His name was Byron. Every spell he casted and wand he waved led to him slipping and falling. He asked the other witches and wizards in the land for help but none could help his stumbling self. He tried his best […]

Abigail Queen of Natronia

The Tale of Two Sisters

The Tale of Two Sisters In a faraway kingdom there lived 2 girls, Rosie and Daisy. Daisy was the elder sister and Rosie the younger. They lived in a castle. They were princesses. Daisy was really mean and selfish. She loved to hurt everyone including her sister, but Daisy was really kind to her father […]

The Adventures of Cogs the Tinkerer

Piggy World

My name is Ray, the youngest of all the pigs. Then there is Momma Pig, Lisa, Daddy Pig, Earl, and sister Pig Sue. Sister Pig always thinks she's better than all of the other pigs and she always wants her way. Arnold is the farmer who takes care of the pigs every day giving them […]

The Fairy Pool

Hannah woke again from yet another bad dream. She sat up in her bed crying until her grandmother came in to hold her close. "I am here, it will be alright. The fairies will keep you safe." "What fairies Grandma" Hannah asked. "The ones that live in the pool in the woods. They have been […]

The Growing Tree

The Growing Tree Elise is a little girl. She is 6 years old and loves nature. In her yard is a big tree. One day, she decided to climb the tree. Elise went outside and looked up at the big tree as it loomed above her. She was excited. It was so early in the […]

Knight and Dae

Dae was the sun and Knight was a curious man. Knight noticed Dae shining as brilliantly as diamonds on fire in the sky. He was in awe of her warm glow and adored her from Earth. She was so bright that it hurt his eyes to look upon her directly. Dae loved Knight as well, she […]

A Grand Journey

“Why must we be so careful, great-papo?” Mungo-tut always asked questions. Sometimes he listened to advice. Right now great-papo had a serious look on his face. “You are still young and this journey is to teach you. ” “Flying between the sloppy-flops is very important,” great-papo said. “You don’t want them to splash […]

THE THREE TASKS

Lily stood weeping near the forest, it was past midnight and pitch dark. She felt terribly scared. Her mistress brought her in a car and dropped her near the forest and left. It was her punishment for burning a hole in her mistress’s dress accidentally while ironing. Lily shivered. It was winter and she was […]

Pegasus

PEGASUS Pegasus was a very special horse. You see, Pegasus had wings and could fly. But that wasn’t the reason that Pegasus considered himself a special horse. He thought he was special because he was the special horse that Princess Jude loved to ride. You see, every morning, Princess Jude would wake up when the […]

Ug the Thug

About five thousand, two hundred and forty-six years ago there lived a caveman called Ug the Thug. He lived at the top of a lonely valley, but then everywhere was lonely back then. He had a big club and furry boots and he liked running after things and frightening them best of all. Ug the […]

A Rainbow Rider's Fall to Yorn

A Rainbow Rider’s Fall to Yorn Raina is a rainbow rider. She lives in the sky and, whenever sunshine and rain come together, she rides their rainbow down to earth. Raina’s journey may be only a moment or last many minutes, but it is always magical. She glides through the air on top of the […]

Lily Rose and The Magic of Helping

Lily Rose was a (mostly) cheerful sort of girl, she hardly let life get her down. She was quite tall for a girl her age, with the bluest eyes you had ever seen, blonde hair and just a sprinkle of freckles across her nose. When she smiled, her whole face smiled and everyone said she […]

The Princess who could not dance

Princess Leonora was beautiful, kind and popular. One month before her sixteenth birthday the King and Queen decided to prepare a great banquet to celebrate Leonora’s birthday. There would be singing and dancing. The best dressmaker in the kingdom would be called upon to make the finest dress for Leonora and the finest shoemaker to […]

Switched

Prolog Once upon a time there lived an elegant queen named Quinn and her fun loving daughter Cora. The two were not on the best of terms until they made a switch. Chapter 1 One day, little Cora was with her mother Quinn going over her royal duties "mother can't we take a break, let's […]

The Soup Princess

Long, long ago, in a kingdom far away, lived the beautiful Princess Effy who lived with her widowed father the king in a palace on top of a hill. Effy was just as a princess should be, beautiful, clever, polite, a little smaller than most girls her age and maybe just a little stubborn (if […]

The Fairy Castle

There once lived two children named Kate and Harry. They had a marvelous garden and they loved to play in it. One sunny, Spring day, Kate's blue hair ribbon came out of her hair while she was playing in the garden with Harry. The breeze blew it down a little path. Kate chased after it, […]

Henna and Her Wiggly Tooth

Henna, the baby hippo wasn’t very happy. In fact, it had been two days since she had smiled at all! It all began a couple of days back when she was brushing her teeth as usual in the morning and she felt a strange feeling in her mouth. She continued brushing. Brush, brush, brush…There, she […]

Sabrina

Chapter 1 Once upon a time, there lived a young girl named Sabrina, who had a terrible illness, cancer. Despite this, she remained in good spirits especially since she lived with Madam Hicks, a lovely woman who took Sabrina in as a baby, saving her from abandonment. But, she was very unkind towards Sabrina. As […]

Mommy

In a splendid castle on the ocean shore there lived a King. The poor man had lost his Queen in childbirth, just as she had given life to their first-born daughter, Princess Selena. Following that miserable day, the King would not let his little daughter, Selena, out of his sight, for he knew he would […]

The Legend of the Black Sea

There once lived an old man on the shore of a beautiful sea. All day he wove nets and caught fish. There were so many that the old fisherman shared them with his animals. He had a nice dog and an evil black cat. The dog was called Boley and the cat was called […]

Princess Rose and the Golden Bird

Many, many years ago, in a kingdom far, far away there lived a beautiful princess. She had long red hair and loved roses so much that everyone called her Princess Rose. Every evening after dusk, Princess Rose went out on the balcony and clapped her hands. A golden bird came flying out of nowhere and […]

Land of Lies

CHAPTER ONE: NEW KID IN TOWN "What does your mother do for a living Clara?" asked Mrs. Trussworthy. All eyes in the room were squarely aimed at Clara Gorman. She felt their gaze heating up her cheeks until they were ready to burst into flames. "She works at the hospital. She's a brain surgeon," Clara […]

The Changing World of the Forest Goddess

The Changing World of the Forest Goddess Hannah walked alone through the woods and felt wistful. She was nine years old but had already seen many changes in her short life. They weren’t all bad things. Some were pretty wonderful. Hannah loved having a new little brother and her stepmother was just lovely. She worried […]

Mannerland

“Chew your food with your mouth closed, get your elbows off the table, eat with your fork, get your finger out of your nose and stop blowing bubbles into your milk,” Mary Riplan yelled at her 11 year-old son. “Do you think you were born in a barn or something?” “Aw mom […]

The Painter’s Daughters

The Painter’s Daughters There was once a painter who had two daughters; one rare and beautiful, the other common and ugly. The painter delighted greatly in his beautiful daughter and made her the subject of all his paintings. The ugly daughter, however, received no attention and wept alone hidden in her room. When the daughters’ mother came […]

The Butterfly and the Fire Breathing Dragon

A long, yes very long time ago there was a dragon, a most evil, wicked and feared fire breathing Dragon called Dre. Or so it was believed that he was most evil and wicked – but later, and as the story will tell, it will be learned that Dre had been shunned by most […]

Eden, my dearest friend!

Once upon a time there was a wealthy family called The Smiths. They lived in a very big and comfortable mansion just like a castle. The house had a beautiful garden with many smelly red roses. These flowers were planted in honour of Mr. Smith’s wife, Emma, and they also had a little girl called […]

ELF SILVER WINGS AND THE PRINCE

The Prince was lost. He wondered in the dark forest for a very long time, leading his horse. They walked and walked until both were too tired to move any further. The Prince stopped by a little stream of water, and they both drank thirstily. “What shall we do, Star?” Prince Dale asked his horse. […]

A Memorable Fancy

A bird was singing while perched on a branch of a tree. This caught the attention of a cat nearby who climbed onto the roof of a house near the tree. Stealthily, the cat moved closer, then pounced on the limb and attempted to sink its teeth into the bird's throat. The bird struggled and […]

Adventures in Jungle Juice

Adventures in Jungle Juice Thomas lived with his parents in a big old house in Surrey, his mum and dad Pat and Phil were used to Thomas wandering about the house talking to himself. “He’s in his own world again” said Pat to Phil. Like a lot of teenagers with Asperger Syndrome Thomas had […]

Wizard Bobo's Castle

The castle stood on a tall mountain and seemed to be trying to touch the sky. It was a dark, gloomy castle and it belonged to the wizard, Bobo. He hated it. He wished it was a pretty and welcoming castle, one that would not frighten away everyone. He had no friends because they were […]

Fire Fairies

The Fire Fairies AND THE NIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL LIGHT Dusk. A cornflower blue sky deepened around brother and sister as they sat by their small campfire. He was six, she was ten. Each was cozy and drowsy after a day of walking high in the mountains with their parents. "Tell me a story," the […]

Princess and Evil

PRINCESS AND EVIL Once upon a time, in a faraway land lived a King and Queen with 7 daughters. The eldest was 17 and was called Vanessa, the second eldest was 16 and called India, then came the twins Kareshka and Dandy, (they called her Dandy Brush for fun) who where 15. Next came Alexandra, […]

Wizard Muddle

WIZARD MUDDLE The Tree, which should have been brown and green, was purple and pink and blue, instead. Wizard Muddle scratched his head worriedly. He was trying to grow a tree by magic, but somehow it wasn’t coming out right. He knew a tree shouldn’t have a purple trunk. Neither should it have pink and […]

The Flying Unicorn

THE FLYING UNICORN Sara was a unicorn. She was a very special unicorn, and her tribe considered her one of the greatest creatures in the world, for Sara had wings, and she could fly. Great big gossamer wings the color of moonlight, could take her soaring into the air above, her white body gleaming […]

Princesses

Princesses Once upon a time there were three beautiful princesses there names were Kimmy, Katie, and Kristen. Kimmy was 3, Katie was 5, and Kristen was 8. They all lived in a manor. With butlers, maids, cooks, and lots of people. But the princesses did not treat them like slaves they treated them with […]

Peter and the Giant

PETER AND THE GIANT Peter looked at the giant. The giant looked at Peter. “Um. How are you, Mister Giant?” Peter asked politely, even while his knees were shaking in fear. “I'm fine, little boy.” “And how are you?” “Fine.” They stared at each other and then both started talking at once. “How did?” […]

Ickle, Wickle and Not

Ickle, Wickle, and Not Three friends, Ickle, Wickle and Not like to have fun. Ickle likes the Spring and Fall. He like to play with the flowers and leaves. "We can have fun in the Spring and Fall," said Ickle. "Yeah?" asked Ickle. "No," said Wickle. "Let's go," said Not. Wickle liked the Winter. […]

Somer's Kente

Somer’s Kente Prologue: It was just about dusk, when a group of the Asante people of a small village in Ghana gathered around a huge campfire. Minutes later, a gentle old woman came and sat down in the middle of the group. There was complete silence as she put on her colorful red and […]

The Unwanted Doll

The Unwanted Doll Susie sat on the shelf in the store, a layer of dust coating her body. She wanted to cry as she watched all the other toys go home. She had been in the store for a long time and everyone had forgotten about her. Susie was once a beautiful rag doll, […]

Fairy Tales

Peter and the Giant

Peter looked at the giant. The giant looked at Peter. “Um. How are you, Mister Giant?” Peter asked politely, even while his knees were shaking in fear. “I'm fine, little boy.” “And how are you?” “Fine.” They stared at each other and then both started talking at once. “How did?” “Who are? “Speak, little boy,” […]