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Some folk stories endure generation after generation because, although they are not literal, they resound in truths on a human scale. Folktales remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush of everyday life, so that "sometimes common sense makes no sense at all." The six wonder tales on this audiobook are gems of the genre. They have a "long ago and far away" quality.

In Briar Rose, better known as Sleeping Beauty, seven good fairies are invited to be godmothers to an infant princess. An old, overlooked fairy feels slighted and puts a deadly curse on the princess. A kind fairy modulates the curse from death to 100 years of deep sleep which can be broken by the kiss of a handsome prince.

Jacob Grimm (Hanau, actual Alemania, 1785-Berlín, 1863) y Wilhelm Grimm (Hanau, 1786-Berlín, 1859). Cuentistas y filólogos alemanes. Conocidos sobre todo por sus colecciones de canciones y cuentos populares, así como por los trabajos de Jacob en la historia de la lingüística y de la filología alemanas, eran los dos hermanos mayores de un total de seis, hijos de un abogado y pastor de la Iglesia Calvinista.

Grimms Märchen verzaubern seit Jahrhunderten kleine und große Geschichtenfans. Die auf diesem Hörbuch versammelten Original-Hörspiele aus den 50er- und 60er-Jahren erwecken mit großen Stimmen wie Eduard Marks und Hans Irle und eigens komponierter Orchestermusik sechs unvergessene Märchen zauberhaft zum Leben: Das Hörbuch enthält die Original-Hörspiele: "Rapunzel", "Märchen von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen", "Vom Fischer und seiner Frau", "Die sieben Schwaben", "Die zertanzten Schuhe", "Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten".

What was it like to see a Shakespeare play while he was alive? Will humans ever live on Mars? What was life like aboard a real pirate ship? Did people really strike gold in the California Gold Rush? Get ready for the next Nano Adventures—Time Travel featuring 12 time-twisting tales!

In My Family’s Faraway Tree, Olivia’s grandfather tells her the story of his friend who believed in fairies, and Olivia discovers the spellbinding world in the great Faraway Tree, when she realizes she can communicate with the fairies that live in the Tree. This is a story of trust, between the magic world of the fairies and the humans who believe in them. Harry’s tales are full of adventure and heroism, magic and wisdom, and a human family’s interaction with some of the wondrous creatures that are unseen, but all around us. Totally gripping, totally enchanting.

This collection brings together a selection of classic children's stories, retold by Samantha Newman. These narratives from around the world showcase strong, charismatic, independent female protagonists who know their own minds, and make their own decisions.

FEAT DESCDescubre con tus hijos los 25 cuentos más mágicos de Perú. Una selección de las historias más entrañables para prosperar mirando al pasado y al futuro. Lo mejor de las tradiciones y las costumbres peruanas para los más pequeños con música de banda sonora, voces de cine y efectos de sonido. Son perfectos tanto para escuchar en casa antes de dormir como en el coche.

Zauberhaft und geheimnisvoll ist Astrid Lindgrens Märchenwelt. Petra und Peter, zwei Kinder so groß wie Puppen, tauchen plötzlich in der Schule auf...

C'è chi va nei bosci, chi ha un quore malato, c'è il ponte crollato perché fatto di cemento amato... questo audiolibro è pieno di errori! Filastrocche e raccontini in cui si affilano matite rosse e blu e si parte a caccia di sbagli - da quelli di ortografia, più facili da scovare, a quelli commessi per arroganza e pregiudizio.

Bedtime Stories for Kids contains more than 100(!) funny and relaxing stories about relatable characters learning moral responsibility, dragons, dinosaurs, pirates, animals, mermaids, unicorns, fairies, princesses, and other fantasy characters. Its stories are filled with moral lessons.

A delightful and humorous adventure of a man's youngest son, despised by his brothers for his simple mind, whose kindness to a stranger is grandly rewarded. Sure to put a smile upon the listener's face.

Tanya Robyn Batt has a lifelong love of fabrics and is fascinated by the ways in which they can change the way we perceive the world and are seen by others. In this captivating collection, she brings together her favorite stories about fabrics from all over the world, and shows how storytelling itself is a magical weaving process. The history and passage around the world of each of the fabrics, from wool to batik, from flax to silk, is fascinatingly described.

Una colección de cuentos de hadas y fantasías. Cada cuento es un mundo de magia y aventura, con pizcas de misterio, acción, destino, alegría y amistad. De los padres de los cuentos de hadas, doce relatos que te prepararán para entrar al mundo de los sueños. Deleitate con cuentos de gigantes que viven en las nubes, brujas que llevan manzanas envenenadas y emperadores con gustos peculiares de vestimenta.

Stupisci i tuoi piccoli con questa magnifica attività, le favole per bambini sono il miglior intrattenimento sul cuscino!

Als het vrijdag is en volle maan, dan moet je oppassen. Dan is de wereld behekst. Wie in die nacht bij een vijver komt, die ziet de vijvervrouw. Zij komt stil naar boven, zonder dat er een rimpel in het water beweegt. Zij zegt niets en kijkt je met haar ijskoude ogen aan. Dan wenkt zij met haar witte hand en je gaat het water in of je wilt of niet. Er is niemand die je helpen kan. Het water sluit zich boven je hoofd en wat er dan met je gebeurt, dat weet geen sterveling.

Los grandes clasicos del cuento infantil. Hans Cristian Andersen, el gran escritor danes, trajo al mundo del cuento infantil una imaginacion amable y una inventiva unica. Al contrario de los Hermanos Grimm o del frances Perrault, Andersen no se baso en las tradiciones populares sino que creo los personaje y argumentos que son parte integral del mundo infantil.

Una pobre viejecita, una mariposa hermosa, un renacuajo majo... En esta selección de los cuentos y fábulas de Rafael Pombo, podrás escuchar: El niño y la mariposa; Simón el bobito; La marrana peripuesta; El pardillo; Juaco el ballenero; La pobre viejecita; Tía pasitrote; Juan Matachín; Pastorcita; Juan Chunguero; El renacuajo paseador y Mirringa Mirronga.

Братья Гримм - Якоб и Вильгельм, прожили скромную жизнь. Они рано потеряли родителей и сполна познали все тягости непосильного труда и материальных невзгод. Только благодаря своей тетке братья смогли закончить обучение, к которому всегда проявляли блестящие способности.

"The Red Fairy Book" is one of the most famous collections of fairy tales of all time. Andrew Lang, prolific writer and collector of folk tales, published it at the end of the 19th century. It contains fairy tales from all over the world, including: The twelve dancing princesses, Thumbelina, The red shoes, Jack and the beanstalk, Drakestail, The true history of Little Goldenhood, The Norka, Dapplegrim, and many more! Also included: a pdf document with complete track list.