FAIRY TALES ALL NON WIMPY KIDS SHOULD KNOW (Special Nook Edition)
BESTSELLING COLLECTION OF CHILDREN'S FAIRY TALES
[Bestseller published by the Children's World Classics Press]
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OVERVIEW
A collection of timeless children's fairy tales and short stories emphasizing courage, bravery and determination, this is the perfect book for non wimpy kids. Strong in moral values, these stories will be cherished by you and your children for years to come.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
ONE EYE, TWO EYES, THREE EYES
CHAPTER II
THE MAGIC MIRROR
CHAPTER III
THE ENCHANTED STAG
CHAPTER IV
HANSEL AND GRETHEL
CHAPTER V
THE STORY OF ALADDIN; OR, THE WONDERFUL LAMP
CHAPTER VI
THE HISTORY OF ALI BABA, AND OF THE FORTY ROBBERS KILLED BY ONE SLAVE
CHAPTER VII
THE SECOND VOYAGE OF SINDBAD THE SAILOR
CHAPTER VIII
THE WHITE CAT
CHAPTER IX
THE GOLDEN GOOSE
CHAPTER X
THE TWELVE BROTHERS
CHAPTER XI
THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS
CHAPTER XII
TOM THUMB
CHAPTER XIII
BLUE BEARD
CHAPTER XIV
CINDERELLA; OR, THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER
CHAPTER XV
PUSS IN BOOTS
CHAPTER XVI
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD
CHAPTER XVII
JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK
CHAPTER XVIII
JACK THE GIANT KILLER
CHAPTER XIX
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
CHAPTER XX
THE THREE BEARS
CHAPTER XXI
THE PRINCESS ON THE PEA
CHAPTER XXII
THE UGLY DUCKLING
CHAPTER XXIII
THE LIGHT PRINCESS
CHAPTER XXIV
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
ALADDIN EXCERPT
"In one of the large and rich cities of China, there once lived a tailor named Mustapha. He was very poor. He could hardly, by his daily labour, maintain himself and his family, which consisted only of his wife and a son.
His son, who was called Aladdin, was a very careless and idle fellow. He was disobedient to his father and mother, and would go out early in the morning and stay out all day, playing in the streets and public places with idle children of his own age.
When he was old enough to learn a trade, his father took him into his own shop, and taught him how to use his needle; but all his father's endeavours to keep him to his work were vain, for no sooner was his back turned, than he was gone for that day, Mustapha chastised him, but Aladdin was incorrigible, and his father, to his great grief, was forced to abandon him to his idleness; and was so much troubled about him, that he fell sick and died in a few months.
Aladdin, who was now no longer restrained by the fear of a father, gave himself entirely over to his idle habits, and was never out of the streets from his companions. This course he followed till he was fifteen years old, without giving his mind to any useful pursuit, or the least reflection on what would become of him. As he was one day playing, according to custom, in the street, with his evil associates, a stranger passing by stood to observe him."
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST EXCERPT
"There was once a very rich merchant, who had six children, three boys and three girls. As he was himself a man of great sense, he spared no expense for their education, but provided them with all sorts of masters for their improvement. The three daughters were all handsome, but particularly the youngest: indeed she was so very beautiful that in her childhood every one called her the Little Beauty, and being still the same when she was grown up, nobody called her by any other name, which made her sisters very jealous of her.
This youngest daughter was not only more handsome than her sisters, but was also better tempered. The two eldest were vain of being rich, and spoke with pride to those they thought below them. They gave themselves a thousand airs, and would not visit other merchants' daughters; nor would they indeed be seen with any but persons of quality. They went every day to balls, plays, and public walks, and always made game of their youngest sister for spending her time in reading, or other useful employments. As it was well known that these young ladies would have large fortunes, many great merchants wished to get them for wives; but the two eldest always answered that, for their parts, they had no thoughts of marrying any one below a duke, or an earl at least. Beauty had quite as many offers as her sisters, but she always answered with the greatest civility, that she was much obliged to her lovers, but would rather live some years longer with her father, as she thought herself too young to marry."
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