Hyltebiblioteken

Imagine this. You take a bite from the king’s dish which is a white snake. Then suddenly you start understanding the language of animals. And this gets you out of numerous problems ...

If you make a stone path from your home to the forest, you will most certainly find your back, right? What if the path is from bread crumbs? Well, it will most certainly disappear ...

What if we told you that you can marry a prince only after you spin all the flax in a room? You would be surprised if we told you that this is what happened with the girl in our st ...

There lived once a beautiful girl named Rapunzel. She had a magnificent childhood but when she became 12 years old, an enchantress closed Rapunzel in a high tower without any doors ...

"Little Brother and Little Sister" is a magical story about two innocent children who flee the wicked stepmother they have. They seek shelter in the woods but we all know that the ...

Have you heard the saying: "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch"? Well the hen and the cock in our story wanted to trick an innkeeper into letting them stay at the inn withou ...

A king and a queen had twelve sons. The queen was expecting her thirteenth child when the king announced that if it is a girl, he will kill his twelve sons. The worried mother foun ...

The life of a travelling musician is not as easy as it seems. They have to go from one place to another and oftest all by themselves. One day the musician in our story got so lonel ...

Is it a good bargain to throw money to the frogs in the pond and then complain about the frogs’ behavior? Is it smart to give a slaughtered cow to the dogs and then expect somethin ...

Goats and wolfs are not the best friends, you may know. This is why the mother goat in our tale warned her seven kids to look our for the wolf and stay away from him. However the c ...

Here goes a story about two brothers. The one was hard-working and smart while the other one was quite the opposite. He was so stupid that he even did not know what it meant to get ...

Let us tell you a magical story. There was once a beautiful princess who liked spending her time playing with a golden ball. But one day the ball fell into a well. The princess got ...

A young shepherd boy has found a way to amuse himself. Again and again he yells to the villagers that there is a wolf – even though there is not. One day the shepherd boy actually ...

Can you imagine finding a golden key in a cold, dark winter night? What will you do with it? Where can it lead you to? Do you know that a small boy has already found a key like tha ...

What would you choose if you got lost in the woods: continue wondering around with a unknown huntsman or rather take shelter in robbers’ den? What if the robbers find you and want ...

There was a time when a young princess named Maid Maleen fell in a love with a prince. However the princess’s father would not approve of the boy. The king decided to lock his daug ...

"The Crystal Ball" is a fairy tale about magic, fear and love. Three young brothers lead a difficult life with their mother who is afraid by her little sons who may take her magica ...

Can you imagine what a glass mountain could look like? Now what if we told you that the princess in our story began climbing the steep slopes, but she suddenly slipped and disappea ...

You are about to witness a race between a hedgehog and a hare. Who will you bet on? Even though the winner seems to be obvious, things can change in the very last minute. Who will ...

A secluded hut in the woods does not sound so welcoming, right? However three sisters find themselves there after they get lost one after another. The old man living in the hut all ...

Can you imagine having a bear for a friend? Well the two sisters Snow-White and Rose-Red can. They were so pure-hearted that they could not imagine someone or something hurting the ...

People who have less give more. Have you heard this saying? Do you believe in it? Well let me give you an example. A poor orphaned girl wandered around the countryside, giving away ...

Is fear a good or a bad thing? Well, if a giant sends you to fetch an apple from the Tree of Life where wild animals wander around, you don’t have the option to be frightened. You ...

On paukkuva pakkanen, tähtikirkas sää ja uudenvuoden aatto. Salaperäiset postivaunut saapuvat kaupungin ulkoporteille mukanaan kaksitoista matkustajaa. Kaupungin portin vartijalla ...

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