Short Stories Fairy Tales

Abejas superpoderosas, ogros que se pasan de listos y monstruos más buenos que el pan, niñas más astutas que un zorro o un conejo, ciegos que lo ven todo muy claro, hombres pobres que en realidad son muy ricos, comerciantes tramposos y abuelas mejores que mejores... Este libro es un viaje apasionante por los más dispares rincones del mundo a través de sus cuentos. Del Líbano a Guatemala, del Tíbet a Senegal, de Tanzania a Portugal, desprende un lenguaje universal de fraternidad, el valor del bien común y el respeto por la diferencia.

This collection invites listeners on an enchanting journey through shadowed forests, haunted inns, and small towns where secrets simmer just beneath the surface. Each story unveils a darkly magical world where courage is tested, and the line between reality and the supernatural blurs. Perfect for fans of the occult and fairy tales tinged with horror, Tales of Witches: Haxor transports listeners into a world where every passing minute reveals chilling spells, dark rituals, and the timeless struggle between light and shadow.

Pubblicata nel 1932, questa raccolta di racconti brevi parla di storie passate, di ricordi propri e altrui, dipinti con breve e potenti pennellate di grande scrittrice.

"Med høtyv og hjerteblod" består af 30 små fortællinger, som Nis Boesdal har fået sendt i Østjylland Radio. Fælles for de drabelige og spændende historier er, at de alle foregår i Østjylland - både den, hvor en borgmesterfrue i Aarhus bliver angivet for trolddomskunster, og den, hvor selveste kong Frederik VII ser Ridder Hjululv og hans mænd fare forvildet over Julsø. Nis Boesdal (f. 1948) er en dansk forfatter, journalist og radiovært.

Thirteen short stories detailing completely different scenarios will keep your attention in the final collection of the Rabbit Hole series.

A righteous King with a choice to make realizes he's less virtuous than he originally thought....

Disfruta de las maravillosas leyendas de Béquer en esta compilación única :El rayo de luna , El monte de las ánimas, La cueva de la mora, La Rosa de pasiónLa corza blanca, La Cruz del diablo, La promesa, Los ojos verdes, El besoEl gnomo, 3 fechas, Maese Pérez el organista, Las hojas secas, Creed en DiosLa venta de los gatos, La creación, La ajorca de oro, El miserere, ! es raro !El Cristo de la calavera, El caudillo de las manos rojas.

Die Magie von Geschichten zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch Neil Gaimans Werk. So auch durch diese Kollektion von Erzählungen und Gedichten, in der ein mysteriöser Zirkus sein Publikum in Angst und Schrecken versetzt, Sherlock Holmes in einem seltsam verzerrten viktorianischen England einen royalen Mord aufklären muss oder eine Gruppe von Feinschmeckern nach der letzten ungekosteten Gaumenfreude forscht. Neil Gaimans erzählerisches Genie und sein beängstigend unterhaltsamer Sinn für schwarzen Humor machen diese Sammlung zu einer Geschenkbox voller Zauber.

Seductresses and she-monsters, nymphs and demi-goddesses, populate the famous myths of Ovid's Metamorphoses. But what happens when the story of the chase comes in the voice of the woman fleeing her rape? When the beloved coolly returns the seducer's gaze? When tales of monstrous transfiguration are sung by those transformed? In voices both mythic and modern, Wake, Siren revisits each account of love, loss, rape, revenge, and change. It lays bare the violence that undergirds and lurks in the heart of Ovid’s narratives.

Theodora Goss's first major short story collection showcases such stories as "The Rose in Twelve Petals," "The Rapid Advance of Sorrow," "Lily, With Clouds," "In the Forest of Forgetting," "Sleeping With Bears," and many more.

Fernando Telletxea Oskoz nos introduce en el celaje de los valles encantados, mostrándonos con su particular manera de narrar los enigmas de las malas artes y conjuros de aquellas mujeres que gracias al dicho popular tuvieron presencia en la cotidianidad del discurrir de una sociedad embebida por las innumerables promesas de la Santa Madre Iglesia.

Sit back, turn the lights down low, and get ready for the scare of your life, with four bloodcurdling short stories from 31 Horrifying Tales from the Dead, written by Drac Von Stoller. "The Haunted Camera", "The Ghosts of Summerville Plantation", "Planchette", and "The Severed Hand" will have your hair standing on end! Read by Ted Brooks.

A collection of fables in the literary tradition of Italo Calvino, Lost Cantos of the Ouroboros Caves brings together medicine men, monks, immortals, witches, seekers, souls in various stages of their cycles in and out of lived-life, and the occasional talking animal, all searching for the meaning of it all and each other. Each fable is a meditation on love, death, growth, pain, identity, self, spirit, and the natural world, as seen from the perspectives of the primal, the celestial, or the spiritual.

Three stories! These lesbian erotica short stories retell classic fairy tales, each with a new twist from what you've seen before. Includes: "A Fairly Odd Mermaid Tale", "The Genie and Her Princess", and "The Glass Slipper and the Step Sister".

Escape into a realm of fantasy creatures, love and deception, betrayal and jealousy. Enjoy this box set collection of Books 10-12!

Historias cortas para tardes de lluvia es, como su nombre indica, una coleccion de historias cortas recopiladas de la tradicion y folklore popular. Cuentos con moraleja y enseñanzas para todas las edades, desde niños, hasta los adultos.

Welcome to a world where magic dances with reality and where folktales whisper the wisdom of ages past. In this enchanting collection of short stories for kids, we invite you to embark on an extraordinary journey filled with wonder, laughter, and timeless lessons.

Nickle finds himself sucked into the center of the earth, where he finds nothing but magic and mayhem. Amid horrifying monsters, fairies that are in open rebellion, a greedy dwarf warlord, and an indestructible but blind adversary, Nickle finds himself in the middle of a power struggle that could mean the end of this new world.

Greek Skits-ology is a collection of short stories based in and around the world of Greek mythology. Whether following the perilous journey of an Argonaut or an equally frustrated and doubted seer, hop onto your favorite griffin and enjoy the ride.

10 Short Children Stories is a beautiful piece by Jacob Battersby to help entertain and educate your child. Works great as an audiobook for helping your child get to sleep. The book travels from unicorns, to plastic bottles, all the way to issues with deforestation and overconsumption of electricity.