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The Little Farmer - 小农夫: Fables, folktales and stories play a fundamental part in children's development. They use powerful imagery and symbols to entertain while conveying essential moral teachings; the stories ignite imagination, taking a firm root in children's minds, and gently initiate them to the essential moral principles of life. Our tales and stories have been carefully selected for their wisdom and power of evocation. Discover or rediscover, narrated in a warm and lively way, the best stories for kids in Mandarin Chinese.

A classic collection of holiday short stories for children featuring a kidnapped Santa, busy elves and a brave tin soldier, amongst others.

"The Six Swans" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. An evil stepmother uses witchcraft to turn the six sons of her daughter-in-law, the Queen, into swans. The curse can only be broken if their sister sews six nettle shirts and remains silent for seven years. She retires from the world and starts her work, but another King is stricken by her beauty and wants to marry her.

Classic Grimm Brothers, this tale follows seven young goats that do their best to follow "Mama's" advice while she is away, but wolves can be so devious. The wolf apparently failed to read the script first or he might not have chosen to confront the goats.

Once there was a lazy girl who would not spin and her mother berates her for it. The Queen overhears and the woman, ashamed, explains that the girl spins so much that her mother cannot afford to buy enough flax to keep her occupied. The queen, impressed, takes the girl to a room filled with flax. If she spins it all within three days, she'll be rewarded with marriage to the queen's oldest son. Two days later, the queen returns and is amazed to find the flax untouched. The girl says that homesickness has kept her from spinning, but she realizes this lie will not serve her twice.

A grand story of intellect and quick thinking with a generous dash of deceit. Narrator Glenn Hascall calls upon a variety of European accents to facilitate a transitional sense of travel and adventure that are part of the life of the little tailor.

A peasant sends his seven sons to fetch water for his daughter's christening. Having lost their pails in the well, they are afraid to return home without having completed their task. The peasant, thinking they have gone off to play, curses them whereupon they are immediately transformed into ravens. When the daughter is grown up she sets off to discover the whereabouts of her long-lost brothers.

Dummling, the youngest and simplest of three brothers, is sent into the forest to chop wood. He shares his food and drink with a little gray man who directs him to a tree which, when chopped down, is found to contain a golden goose. Dummling sets off on a journey with the goose under his arm, eventually arriving in a kingdom wherein the king will offer his daughter's hand in marriage to any man who can make her laugh.

Pollicino, L'acqua dell'eterna giovinezza, I musicanti di Brema, e Le stelle d'oro, sono le quattro fiabe dei Fratelli Grimm scelte per questo audiolibro adatto per i più piccoli (dai 4 anni in su).

Includes "Beauty and The Beast", "The Brave Little Tailor", "The Giant With 3 Golden Hairs", "Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "Sleeping Beauty", "Snow White", and "The Frog Prince". Each story is 6-14 minutes long. Divided into chapters for easy access to each individual story.

A wonderful collection of short stories selected for children including "Hansel and Gretel", "Treasure Island", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi".

In Cinderella and Other Stories, you'll find four of the world's most popular children's stories and fairytales. Full of character, wit and fun, these stories have everything from a glass slipper to an invisible suit of clothes!

The Twelve Dancing Princesses is a fairytale by the Brothers Grimm about some beautiful daughters that somehow manage to sneak out of their bedrooms every night to go dancing. Their father is desperate to find out what they are up to and enlists the help of potential suitors to find out.

Settle down to a collection of classic magical fairy tales from the likes of the Brothers Grimm, Andrew Lang, Abbie Phillips Walker and many other famous fairy tale authors. These tales will have your little ones dreaming of giants, magical kingdoms and fairies.

A magical collection of Timeless Tales for kids and the whole family to enjoy.

When a princess accidentally drops her favorite golden ball into a pond, a frog agrees to help her retrieve it. In return, the frog asks for her friendship. At first, the princess doesn’t want to be anywhere near the slimy creature. But in time, she is surprised to learn that the frog is more than he appears to be. This classic fairy tale, originally collected by the Brothers Grimm, has been adapted by LibraryCall to delight children and parents alike!

A poor shoemaker wakes up one winter morning to discover that someone has helped him make beautiful shoes overnight. This whimsical story by the Brothers Grimm is a children’s classic.

The traditional fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood adapted for children and narrated in Spanish and English. Excellent for kids and adults of all levels. Narrated in a slow pace by a Spanish native speaker. The audio includes a keyword list and three questions at the end to motivate conversation.

Grimms' Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children's and Household Tales, is a German collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jacob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812. This edition contained 62 stories.

A wise King receives a covered dish every evening. A young servant is intrigued one night when he retrieves the King's dish and discovers a coiled white snake under the cover. The servant takes a small bite and discovers that he can now understand and communicate with animals.