E-böcker / Noveller
Hansel and Gretel
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 ...
The Three Spinning Women
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 ...
Rapunzel
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
"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 ...
The Pack of Ragamuffins
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 ...
The Twelve Brothers
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 Strange Musician
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 ...
The Good Bargain
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 ...
The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
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 ...
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
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 ...
The Frog King, or Iron Henry
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 ...
The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf
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 ...
The Golden Key
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 ...
The Boot of Buffalo Leather
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 ...
Maid Maleen
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
"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 ...
Old Rinkrank
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 ...
The Hare and the Hedgehog
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 ...
The Hut in the Forest
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 ...
Snow-White and Rose-Red
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 ...
The Star-Money
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 ...
The King's Son Who Feared Nothing
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 ...
Tarina kolmesta leijonasta
Kun nuori Harry-poika saa mahdollisuuden lähteä isänsä mukaan metsästyssafarille, hän on innoissaan. Harry ei kuitenkaan osaa aavistaa, että savanneilla liikkuu myös muita taitavia ...
Onnettaren kalossit
Haltiatar jättää hyvää hyvyyttään ihmisten löydettäviksi kalossit, joilla on erityisiä taikavoimia. Kalossit jalkaansa laittava pääsee nimittäin hetkessä siihen paikkaan ja aikaan, ...
Riita
Ivan Ivanovitsh ja Ivan Nikiforovitsh ovat naapurit ja hyvät ystävät. Naapurusten välille syntyy kuitenkin riitaa varsin mitättömästä asiasta. Vaikka kaipuu toisen seuraan on suuri ...