Classical Myth

In the second volume of Dream Time Fairy Tales - The Classics, three everlasting stories, which travel from generation to generation, unfold with tales of gingerbread houses, a very greedy little man with an forgettable name, and a girl locked in a tower with a name as famous as her long locks of hair. Let your mind wander and your spirit relax with these youthful fairy stories.

Enciende tu imaginación y abre puertas a mundos nuevos con esta colección encantadora para niños. Con más de 100 minutos de cuentos en español, esta colección ofrece diversión sin fin para toda la familia. Descubre cuentos adorados como “Los tres osos” y “La gallinita roja.”

350 Märchen mit über 60 Stunden Spieldauer! Sämtliche 200 Märchen der Gebrüder Grimm, 100 Märchen von Hans Christian Andersen sowie 50 Märchen von Ludwig Bechstein. Alle Märchenhits sowie zahlreiche Geschichten zum Kennenlernen!

When Hekate's tyrannical father - a powerful mage - makes one demand too many, Hekate flees to the Caves of the Dead, where her father's magic cannot reach. But the Caves are protected by a spell of terror and revulsion. To remain there without going mad, Hekate reluctantly takes on a second binding - to the Caves themselves - which will kill her if she fails to satisfy the forces that rule them.

Imagine a tiny boy, small as a finger; that's Tom Thumb! A woodman and his wife long for a child and very soon a son is born to them. But as the years pass, Tom grows hardly at all! Tiny he may be, but he has the heart of a lion. Tom decides to go and help with father chop wood and this is where his adventure begins. Follow Tom's adventures through the forest; he rides on a horse's ear, is eaten by a cow, swallowed by a wolf as all the while he tries to foil a pair of country robbers!

Scottish folklorist J.F. Campbell weaves together a tale of dragons from a Celtic perspective. It is an intricate, perhaps symbolical story that was passed by word of mouth though the ages - involving not just dragons, but also mermaids, giants, and fairies. Campbell was also known for his four-volume work Popular Tales of the Western Highlands.

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection.

This is a story from the More Tales from the Greek Legends collection.

Jakob Grimm (1785 - 1863) y su hermano, Wilhelm (1786 - 1859), nacieron en Hanau, Hesse (Alemania). A los 20 años de edad, Jakob trabajaba como bibliotecario y Wilhelm como secretario de la biblioteca. Antes de llegar a los 30 años, habían logrado sobresalir gracias a sus publicaciones. Fueron profesores en la universidad de Kassel, y en la de Gotinga. Más tarde, se trasladaron a la universidad Humboldt de Berlin.

Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of a young boy who discovers an erudite, mushroom-loving dragon living in the Downs above his home. The two become friends, but soon afterwards the dragon is discovered by the townsfolk, who send for St George to rid them of it. St George, by this time, is quite elderly and has little interest in slaying dragons, though he resolves to do it as it is his duty. The boy introduces St George to the dragon, and the two decide that it would be better for them not to fight.

I "racconti delle fate" è una raccolta di fiabe tradotte da Carlo Collodi per l'editore Paggi di Firenze, e pubblicata nel 1875. Contiene l'adattamento italiano delle nove celebri fiabe di Charles Perrault contenute ne I racconti di Mamma Oca, insieme a quattro di Madame d'Aulnoy e due di Madame Leprince de Beaumont.

O audiolivro infantil vem recheado com deliciosas lendas brasileiras, editadas pela DCL na coleção Histórias e Lendas do Brasil. O CD apresenta cinco desses "causos" que povoam o imaginário brasileiro, um de cada região do Brasil. Para a gravação dessas histórias foram feitos diversos testes com atores de todo o Brasil, para que o sotaque de cada personagem ficasse o mais fiel possível ao dos moradores da região de onde a lenda se origina.

A vain emperor who loves new clothes wears a royal robe created especially for him by two swindlers.

Quando um garoto camponês recebe apenas um gato por sua herança, ele se pergunta como será capaz de ganhar a vida com um único gato. Mas este gato não é um gato comum. Com o gato trabalhando para ele, o garoto vai ter uma surpresa que mudará sua vida!

Delightfully told in original verse, this charming story takes place in the middle of the forest where a tower stands, a tower with neither stairs nor door and at the top of which lives a lovely young woman with flowing hair. When a handsome prince discovers her trapped there, he tries to rescue young Rapunzel, unaware of the witch who put her in the predicament in the first place.

One of the most famous fairy tales of all time, The Little Mermaid was written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen and published in 1837. The littlest mermaid of the Sea King ventures to the surface of the ocean on her 15th birthday and falls in love with a handsome human prince whom she sees sailing on his vast ship. As her heart has been captured by this young royal, she endures great sacrifice and pain in order to be with the man she loves.

"Whosoever pulleth that sword from the stone shall be rightful King of England!" But nobody can do it - except young Arthur! He becomes King of England, and so begin the adventurous tales of Excalibur, Merlin, the Round Table, and the Holy Grail! Included: A pdf file with track list!

We have collected for you the best fables and fairy tales ever written. This collection begins with tales from Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault, two absolute masters of the genre, whose stories have been universally read ever since: "The Beauty and the Beast", "Cinderella", T"he Fairies", and "Hansel and Gretel". As for the fables, Jean de la Fontaine is the most famous French fabulist ever; he was recognized as one of the foremost men of letters of France, and his Fables are still learned by every child as an essential part of moral culture.

Con questo audiolibro Gruppo Mondadori si impegna a sostenere l'operato di SOS Villaggi dei Bambini in favore dei bambini e le loro famiglie attraverso una donazione. L'audiolibro è letto in sinergia tra rappresentanti di tutte le generazioni, per costruire una storia unica e dare "una voce a ogni voce". Uno dei capolavori letterari di tutti i tempi. Ma soprattutto un racconto, come sottolinea il professor Giancarlo Alfano nella sua introduzione, di una "potenza mitologica" tale che "gli ha permesso di affermarsi molto velocemente nell'immaginario mondiale".

This beautiful book offers 17 of the best-loved fairy tales belonging to French, Danish, German, and Polish cultures. Written in beautiful and lively language, this new edition of timeless classics has been carefully adapted to meet the expectations and needs of today's younger readers. Indeed, small children will welcome it with keen interest, readily making it their favorite first book of fairy tales.