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A man with a beard is not an uncommon thing, but a man with a blue beard is quite the uncommon thing...and not a great hit with the ladies! So come and discover how Blue Beard was able to get a wife, and convince her that he was a good man.... And yet her curiosity into his past drove him beyond her imagination! Find out the shocking end to this tale, narrated through several characters by Kathy Verduin.

He was rich beyond imagination and outwardly gracious, but women shunned him because of his beard, which was unmistakably blue. Also, Bluebeard, as he was forever known, had been married several times before but no one knew what became of all his wives. Nevertheless, he manages to woo young Fatima, who only discovers after they are married the fate of his previous wives and that she faces the same fate. This is the classic tale by Charles Perrault, retold masterfully by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.

Bluebeard is a wealthy aristocrat, feared and shunned because of his ugly, blue beard. He has been married several times, but no one knows what became of his wives. He is therefore avoided by the local girls. When Bluebeard visits one of his neighbours and asks to marry one of his two daughters, the girls are terrified, and each tries to pass him on to the other. Eventually he talks the younger daughter into visiting him, and after hosting a wonderful banquet, he persuades her to marry him.

I have created this special collection of stories because…in my youth and even today I love the fantasy and magic of fairytales, and I grew up longing for a prince charming of my own one day. Of course being a little boy, back then, I tended to imagine myself in the role of a princess as that seemed the only option.

A charming collection of classic fairy tales told with wit, charm, and enthusiasm. Featuring the beloved favorite "Cinderella" and including Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Man", Perrault's "Puss in Boots", and the whimsical fable "The Frog Prince".

"Le petit Chaperon rouge" : "Il ne faut pas se fier aveuglément aux flatteurs." Le petit Chaperon rouge, ainsi nommé à cause de son capuchon rouge, va porter à sa grand-mère un petit pot de beurre et une galette.

Hans Christian Andersen, Les Contes des mille et une nuits, les frères Grimm, Jean de La Fontaine : autant d'auteurs d'exception dont les contes, fables et autres histoires ont captivé des générations d'enfants, petits et grands. Plus de 5 heures de pur bonheur durant lesquels vous redécouvrirez ces récits, tantôt populaires, tantôt moins connus, servis par une pléiade d'interprètes légendaires... Ouvrez toutes grandes vos oreilles et laissez-vous transporter !

The setting is wealthy French society, in all its richness and style. The tension created by the young wife’s breaking of a taboo and her building fear of her villainous husband; the curiously magical power of the words of the heroine’s sister as she calls out in secret; the climax of the story with the rapid intercutting between characters—all make for a tale that begs to heard.

"Little Red Riding Hood" is a famous fairy tale about a young girl’s encounter with a wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and has been subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings. The Little Red Riding Hood story is among the most popular fairy tales in the world. Once upon a time there was a little girl. Her grandmother gave her a red riding hood and the girl loved it so much she wore it all the time. Therefore everybody started to call her Little Red Riding Hood. One day her mother told the girl that her grandmother was ill.

Érase una vez un rey, una princesa, un falso marqués, un ogro hambriento... y sobre todo, ¡un gato fuerte y bien calzado! Charles Perrault fue un escritor francøes nacido en 1628 conocido principalmente por sus cuentos infantiles como Piel de asno, Pulgarcito, Barba Azul, La Cenicienta, La bella durmiente, Caperucita Roja o El gato con botas.

"Y ahora el rey y la reina, habiendo dado un beso de despedida a su hija sin despertarla, abandonaron el castillo y dieron órdenes que nadie se acercara." Dotada de belleza infinita, bendita por hadas provenientes de las esquinas más remotas del mundo y maldita por una antigua magia, presencia el icónico cuento de hadas en su versión original, escrita por el fundador de los cuentos de hadas.

Delight in a collection of famous children's stories performed by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of "Beauty and the Beast", read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall, to an awe inspiring and captivating retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" by the renowned Lenny Henry, and many, many more....

"Le più belle fiabe e favole per bambini": Il gatto con gli stivali, Il baule volante, Pollicino, Raperonzola, Enrichetto dal ciuffo, Cappuccetto Rosso, Mignolino.

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El cuento de hadas más icónico del mundo de la literatura y la pantalla grande, Cenicienta te tendrá esperando el momento de dar vuelta la página de principio a fin. Presencia la historia de la princesa más bondadosa y agraciada del mundo, que contará con la ayuda de su madrina mágica para sorprender al príncipe y toda la nobleza del país con su delicadeza y belleza.

Audiolibro incluye dos hermosos cuentos infantiles de la literatura universal: El gato con botas y la cenicienta. El gato con botas: Al morir un molinero, le dejó por herencia a su hijo, solamente un gato. Pero no era un gato cualquiera y las aventuras están recién empezando.// La Cenicienta es una hermosa joven que vive con su madrastra y hermanastras. Hay un gran baile al que han ido sus hermanastras, pero ella es obligada a quedarse en casa. Un hada transforma una calabaza en un hermoso carruaje; unos ratones y lagartijas en caballos, lacayos y cocheros.

La bella durmiente relata la historia de una hermosa princesa que cae bajo el maleficio de un hada malvada que no ha sido invitada a una fiesta en el palacio. Sólo un príncipe, cien años después, será quien encuentre el palacio y rompa ese hechizo que mantenía dormido a todo un reino.

A cat, smart and cunning, clever and mischievous but very helpful: he is just the sort of friend we'd all like by our sides. The youngest of three orphan brothers is left destitute after his parents' death. But such an apparently sad situation takes a quite unexpected turn for the better when he inherits what appears at first to be a small, quite ordinary cat. But it turns out to be the greatest inheritance of all! Our cat is not only clever and brave, but he is also a talking cat!

Cendrillon est une jeune fille, douce et bonne, qui sert de domestique et de souffre-douleur à sa méchante belle-mère et aux filles de celle-ci. Aidée par sa marraine la fée, elle apparaîtra cependant, resplendissante et mystérieuse, au bal du Prince. Aussitôt séduit, il la retrouvera grâce à la "petite pantoufle de vair" qu'elle a laissée sur place en s'enfuyant trop vite, à minuit... Ce conte est interprété par Fabienne Prost, pour la plus grande joie des petits et des grands.

Les contes et les histoires pour s'endormir sont le meilleur moyen d'introduire les enfants aux idées morales en leur donnant du plaisir et en stimulant leur imagination. Ces onze contes pour enfants ont été sélectionnés pour leur puissance d'évocation, leur importance dans le développement de l'esprit et leur place dans la culture. Ils rassemblent les plus belles histoires des frères Grimm, de Perrault et d'Andersen, lus par Fabienne Prost, dont la voix accueillante est une invitation au voyage.