Short Stories for Kids

A Cheerful Temper by Hans Christian Andersen
A Child’s Dream of a Star by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Fable by Mark Twain
A Great Grief by Hans Christian Andersen
A Leaf from Heaven by Hans Christian Andersen
A Lost Wand by Jean Ingelow
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
A Parsnip Stew by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
A Ragged Christmas Feast by Clement Clarke Moore
A Raven and a Swan by Aesop
A Story by Hans Christian Andersen
A Story of Robin Hood by James Baldwin
A Sweetgrass Basket by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
A Traveled Donkey by Bert Leston Taylor
A Turkey for One by Clement Clarke Moore
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
An Adventure with the Cyclops by Alfred John Church
Ann Lizy’s Patchwork by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Ann Mary; Her Two Thanksgivings by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Anne Lisbeth by Hans Christian Andersen
Arion and the Dolphin by Herodotus
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Baucis and Philemon by C. E. Smith
Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Lang
Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind by Hans Christian Andersen
Belling the Cat by Aesop
Bible Stories for Children
Blue Beard by Charles Perrault
Boots and His Brothers by Asbjørnsen and Moe
Buttercup by Asbjørnsen and Moe
By the Almshouse Window by Hans Christian Andersen
Cadmus by C. E. Smith
Children’s Prattle by Hans Christian Andersen
Christmas Day by Clement Clarke Moore
Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault
Circe’s Palace by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Cymbeline by William Shakespeare
Delaying Is Not Forgetting by Hans Christian Andersen
Diamonds and Toads by Andrew Lang
Elder-tree Mother by Hans Christian Andersen
Elephants and Hares
Elephants and King of Mice
Embellishment by Jacob Abbott
Frogs that rode a Snake
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Robert Southey
Grandma’s Christmas Gifts by Clement Clarke Moore
Grandmother by Hans Christian Andersen
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Hansel and Gretel by Brothers Grimm
Hercules and the Wagoner by Aesop
Holger Danske by Hans Christian Andersen
How a Sparrow Came to Grief
How Cincinnatus Saved Rome by Livy
How Fidelia Went to the Store by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
How Horatius Held the Bridge by Livy
How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy
How Phidias Helped the Image Maker by Beatrice Harraden
How Theseus Slays the Minotaur by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ib and Little Christina by Hans Christian Andersen
Icarus and Dædalus by Josephine Preston Peabody
Is There a Santa Claus? by Jacob Riis
Jack and His Master by Joseph Jacobs
Jack and the Beanstalk by Charles Perrault
Jack the Dullard by Hans Christian Andersen
Jupiter and the Monkey by Aesop
Kaali’s Gift to Tenali Raman
Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore
King Alfred and the Beggar by James Baldwin
King Alfred and the Cakes by James Baldwin
King Canute on the Seashore by James Baldwin
King John and the Abbot by James Baldwin
King Lear by William Shakespeare
King O’Toole and His Goose by Joseph Jacobs
Ladronius, The Prince of Thieves by Herodotus
Lioness and the Young Jackal
Little Claus and Big Claus by Hans Christian Andersen
Little Ida’s Flowers by Hans Christian Andersen
Little Mirandy and How She Earned Her Shoes by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault
Little Thumb by Charles Perrault
Little Tuk by Hans Christian Andersen
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Mama’s Happy Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
Mehitable Lamb by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Mercury and the Woodman by Aesop
Midas by C. E. Smith
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
My Fight with a Catamount by Allen French
Nelly’s Hospital by Louisa May Alcott
Niobe by Josephine Preston Peabody
Of Crows and Owls
Ole-Luk-Oie, the Dream-God by Hans Christian Andersen
One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes by Brothers Grimm
Orpheus and Eurydice by Josephine Preston Peabody
Othello by William Shakespeare
Other Wise Men of Gotham by James Baldwin
Panchatantra Stories
Pandora by C. E. Smith
Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare
Peter Rugg, the Missing Man by William Austin
Phaethon by Josephine Preston Peabody
Proserpina by C. E. Smith
Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
Pyramus and Thisbe by Josephine Preston Peabody
Rab and his Friends by John Brown
Right-Mind and Wrong-Mind
Riquet with the Tuft by Charles Perrault
Robert the Bruce and the Spider by James Baldwin
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Romulus, Founder of Rome by Livy
Round the Yule-Log: Christmas in Norway by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Santa Claus Does Not Forget by Clement Clarke Moore
Santa Claus’s Letter by Clement Clarke Moore
Second Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor
Seven at One Blow by Brothers Grimm
Seventoes’ Ghost by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Shandili and Sesame Seeds
She was Good for Nothing by Hans Christian Andersen
Sing a Song o’ Sixpence by L. Frank Baum
Socrates by Rhoda Power
Sunshine Stories by Hans Christian Andersen
Susy’s Christmas Present by Clement Clarke Moore
Tale of the Three Fishes
Tenali Raman and the Weightlifter
Tenali Raman Outwits the Guards
The Angel by Hans Christian Andersen
The Animals and the Plague by Aesop
The Ant and the Dove by Aesop
The Ant and the Grasshopper by Aesop
The Ant and the Grasshopper by W. Somerset Maugham
The Apple of Discord by Josephine Preston Peabody
The Ass and His Driver by Aesop
The Ass and His Shadow by Aesop
The Ass and the Grasshoppers by Aesop
The Ass and the Lap Dog by Aesop
The Ass and the Load of Salt by Aesop
The Ass and the Watchdog by Ramaswami Raju
The Ass Carrying the Image by Aesop
The Ass in the Lion’s Skin by Aesop
The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion by Aesop
The Astrologer by Aesop
The Bar of Gold by Lilian Gask
The Bat and the Weasels by Aesop
The Bear and the Bees by Aesop
The Bear’s Bad Bargain by Flora Annie Steel
The Beauty with Golden Hair by Madame d’Aulnoy
The Bees and Wasps, and the Hornet by Aesop
The Beetle Who Went on His Travels by Hans Christian Andersen
The Bell by Hans Christian Andersen
The Bell-Deep by Hans Christian Andersen
The Bird and the Monkey
The Bird of Popular Song by Hans Christian Andersen
The Bird Pair and the Sea
The Bird with Two Heads
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat by Aesop
The Bishop of Borglum and his Warriors by Hans Christian Andersen
The Black Douglas by James Baldwin
The Black Sheep by L. Frank Baum
The Bottle Neck by Hans Christian Andersen
The Boy and the Filberts by Aesop
The Boy and the Nettles by Aesop
The Boy and the Wolves by Andrew Lang
The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Aesop
The Boys and the Frogs by Aesop
The Brahmani and the Mongoose
The Brahmin and the Cobra
The Brahmin and the Crooks
The Brahmin, the Thief, and the Demon
The Brahmin’s Dream
The Buckwheat by Hans Christian Andersen
The Bull and the Goat by Aesop
The Bundle of Sticks by Aesop
The Butterfly by Hans Christian Andersen
The Camel and the Pig by Ramaswami Raju
The Cat and the Birds by Aesop
The Cat and the Fiddle by L. Frank Baum
The Cat and the Fox by Aesop
The Cat and the Old Rat by Aesop
The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse by Aesop
The Cave that Talked
The Child in the Grave by Hans Christian Andersen
The Christmas Carol of the Birds by Clement Clarke Moore
The Cobra and the Crows
The Cock and the Fox by Aesop
The Cock and the Jewel by Aesop
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
The Conceited Apple-branch by Hans Christian Andersen
The Crafty Crane and the Craftier Crab
The Crane and The Mongoose
The Cratchits’ Christmas Dinner by Charles Dickens
The Crow and the Pitcher by Aesop
The Cunning Hare and the Witless Lion
The Cunning Mediator
The Daisy by Hans Christian Andersen
The Darning-Needle by Hans Christian Andersen
The Death of Patroclus and the Battle of the River by Walter C. Perry
The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde
The Dickey Boy by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
The Dog and His Master’s Dinner by Aesop
The Dog and His Reflection by Aesop
The Dog and the Dog Dealer by Ramaswami Raju
The Dog and the Oyster by Aesop
The Dog in the Manger by Aesop
The Dog who went Abroad
The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox by Aesop
The Dogs and the Fox by Aesop
The Dogs and the Hides by Aesop
The Dolls’ Christmas Party by Clement Clarke Moore
The Donkey and the Washerman
The Dove and the Hunter
The Drop of Water by Hans Christian Andersen
The Dryad by Hans Christian Andersen
The Duel between Hector and Ajax by Alfred J. Church
The Dumb Book by Hans Christian Andersen
The Eagle and the Beetle by Aesop
The Eagle and the Jackdaw by Aesop
The Eagle and the Kite by Aesop
The Elephant and the Sparrow
The Elf of the Rose by Hans Christian Andersen
The Elfin Hill by Hans Christian Andersen
The Elves and the Shoemaker by Brothers Grimm
The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen
The Emperor’s New Suit by Hans Christian Andersen
The Enchanted Stag by Brothers Grimm
The Fair One With the Golden Locks by Madame d’Aulnoy
The Fairies by Charles Perrault
The Fairy Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
The Fall and Rise of a Merchant
The False Collar by Hans Christian Andersen
The Farmer and His Sons by Aesop
The Farmer and the Cranes by Aesop
The Farmer and the Fox by Ramaswami Raju
The Farmer And The Money Lender by Joseph Jacobs
The Farmer and the Stork by Aesop
The Farmyard Cock and the Weathercock by Hans Christian Andersen
The Fight between Paris and Menelaus by Walter C. Perry
The Fighting Bulls and the Frog by Aesop
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle by Aesop
The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
The Fisherman and His Wife by Brothers Grimm
The Fisherman and the Little Fish by Aesop
The Flax by Hans Christian Andersen
The Flies and the Honey by Aesop
The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen
The Foolish Sage
The Fools And The Drum by Ramaswami Raju
The Four Learned Fools
The Four Treasure-Seekers
The Fox and the Cock by Aesop
The Fox and the Crab by Aesop
The Fox and the Crow by Aesop
The Fox and the Goat by Aesop
The Fox and the Grapes by Aesop
The Fox and the Hedgehog by Aesop
The Fox and the Leopard by Aesop
The Fox and the Lion by Aesop
The Fox and the Monkey by Aesop
The Fox and the Pheasants by Aesop
The Fox and the Stork by Aesop
The Fox in The Well by Ramaswami Raju
The Fox Without a Tail by Aesop
The Frog and the Mouse by Aesop
The Frogs and the Ox by Aesop
The Frogs Who Wished for a King by Aesop
The Funeral Games in Honor of Patroclus by Walter C. Perry
The Galoshes of Fortune by Hans Christian Andersen
The Garden of Paradise by Hans Christian Andersen
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf by Hans Christian Andersen
The Glowworm And The Jackdaw by Ramaswami Raju
The Gnat and the Bull by Aesop
The Goatherd and the Goat by Aesop
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats by Aesop
The Goblin and the Huckster by Hans Christian Andersen
The Golden Bird by Brothers Grimm
The Golden Goose by Brothers Grimm
The Golden Touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Golden Treasure by Hans Christian Andersen
The Goose and the Golden Egg by Aesop
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs by Aesop
The Grand Feast by Catherine Sinclair
The Great Stone Face by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Greedy Cobra and the Frog King
The Greenies by Hans Christian Andersen
The Half-Chick by Andrew Lang
The Happy Family by Hans Christian Andersen
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
The Hare and His Ears by Aesop
The Hare and the Tortoise by Aesop
The Hares and the Frogs by Aesop
The Haughty Princess by Patrick Kennedy
The Hermit and the Mouse
The Heron by Aesop
The History of Jack the Giant Killer by Joseph Jacobs
The History of Tom Thumb
The Husband Who Was to Mind the House by Asbjørnsen and Moe
The Ice Maiden by Hans Christian Andersen
The Indian Who Lost His Wife
The Jackal and the Crocodile by Flora Annie Steel
The Jackal and the Drum
The Jackal and the Iguana by Flora Annie Steel
The Jackal’s Strategy
The Jewish Maiden by Hans Christian Andersen
The Jumper by Hans Christian Andersen
The Kid and the Wolf by Aesop
The King and The Foolish Monkey
The Kingdom of the Greedy by P. J. Stahl
The Lark and Her Young Ones by Aesop
The Last Dream of the Old Oak by Hans Christian Andersen
The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet
The Last Pearl by Hans Christian Andersen
The Leap at Rhodes by Aesop
The Leap Frog by Hans Christian Andersen
The Leaping Match by Hans Christian Andersen
The Lion and the Ass by Aesop
The Lion and the Foolish Donkey
The Lion and the Gnat by Aesop
The Lion and the Goat by Ramaswami Raju
The Lion and the Jackal
The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop
The Lion that Sprang to Life
The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox by Aesop
The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox by Aesop
The Lion, The Camel, The Jackal and The Crow
The Lion’s Share by Aesop
The Little Elder Tree Mother by Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Persian Princess by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
The Loveliest Rose in the World by Hans Christian Andersen
The Loving Pair by Hans Christian Andersen
The Magic Mirror by Brothers Grimm
The Man and the Lion by Aesop
The Man and the Satyr by Aesop
The Merchant of Venice (Prose) by William Shakespeare
The Merchant’s Son
The Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
The Mice and the Weasels by Aesop
The Milkmaid and Her Pail by Aesop
The Miller, His Son, and the Ass by Aesop
The Miraculous Pitcher by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Mischievous Dog by Aesop
The Miser by Aesop
The Mole and his Mother by Aesop
The Money Box by Hans Christian Andersen
The Monkey and the Camel by Aesop
The Monkey and the Cat by Aesop
The Monkey and the Crocodile
The Monkey and the Dolphin by Aesop
The Monkey and the Wedge
The Mother and the Wolf by Aesop
The Mouse and the Weasel by Aesop
The Mule by Aesop
The Musical Donkey
The Naughty Boy by Hans Christian Andersen
The Next Logical Step by Ben Bova
The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde
The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen
The North Wind and the Sun by Aesop
The Oak and the Reeds by Aesop
The Old House by Hans Christian Andersen
The Old Lion and the Fox by Aesop
The Old Lion by Aesop
The Old Man, his Young Wife and the Thief
The Owl and the Grasshopper by Aesop
The Oxen and the Wheels by Aesop
The Peacock and the Crane by Aesop
The Peacock by Aesop
The Plane Tree by Aesop
The Pomegranate Seeds by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Pony Engine and the Pacific Express by William Dean Howells
The Porcupine and the Snakes by Aesop
The Price of Indiscretion
The Prince’s Dream by Jean Ingelow
The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen
The Pumpkin-Glory by William Dean Howells
The Quack Toad by Aesop
The Quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles by Alfred John Church
The Rabbit, the Weasel, and the Cat by Aesop
The Railroad and the Churchyard by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
The Rat and the Elephant by Aesop
The Rat that ate Iron
The Rat’s Wedding by Flora Annie Steel
The Raven and the Cattle by Ramaswami Raju
The Real Princess by Hans Christian Andersen
The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen
The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde
The Rose and the Butterfly by Aesop
The Roses and the Sparrows by Hans Christian Andersen
The Sea, the Fox, and the Wolf by Ramaswami Raju
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
The Serpent and the Eagle by Aesop
The Shadow by Hans Christian Andersen
The Sheep and the Pig by Aesop
The Shepherd and the Lion by Aesop
The Shepherd’s Story of the Bond of Friendship by Hans Christian Andersen
The Shoemaker And The Devil by Anton Chekhov
The Sick Stag by Aesop
The Sirens – Scylla and Charybdis by George Herbert Palmer
The Slaying of Hector by Walter C. Perry
The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods by Charles Perrault
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
The Sons of William the Conqueror by James Baldwin
The Spendthrift and the Swallow by Aesop
The Stag and His Reflection by Aesop
The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf by Aesop
The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen
The Story of a Mother by Hans Christian Andersen
The Story of Abraham – The Man of Faith
The Story of Daniel
The Story of David and Saul
The Story of Elijah
The Story of Elisha
The Story of Fairyfoot by Frances Browne
The Story of How God Made the World
The Story of Jacob and Esau
The Story of Jacob and Rachel
The Story of Job
The Story of Jonah
The Story of Joseph and His Brethren
The Story of Joshua and Jephthah
The Story of Little Boy Blue by L. Frank Baum
The Story of Moses
The Story of Queen Esther
The Story of Ruth
The Story of Ruth and Boaz
The Story of Saint Stephen – The First Martyr
The Story of Samson – The Strongest Man
The Story of Samuel – The Child of God
The Story of Samuel – The Man of God
The Story of Saul of Tarsus
The Story of Solomon – The Wise Man
The Story of the Blue Jackal
The Story of the Crucifixion of Jesus
The Story of the Early Life of Jesus
The Story of the Flood and the Tower of Babel
The Story of the Great Commission
The Story of the Potter
The Story of Virginia by Livy
The Swallow and the Crow by Aesop
The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen
The Tale of the Golden Droppings
The Tale of Two Fishes and a Frog
The Tale of Two Snakes
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
The Thief and the Brahmins
The Thief and the Fox by Ramaswami Raju
The Three Little Pigs by Joseph Jacobs
The Three Sillies by Joseph Jacobs
The Tiger, the Fox, and the Hunters by Ramaswami Raju
The Tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen
The Tortoise and the Ducks by Aesop
The Tortoise and The Hare by Aesop
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Aesop
The Town Musicians of Bremen by Brothers Grimm
The Travelers and the Purse by Aesop
The Travelers and the Sea by Aesop
The Turtle that fell off the Stick
The Twelve Brothers by Brothers Grimm
The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
The Two Gifts by Lilian Gask
The Two Goats by Aesop
The Two Pots by Aesop
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen
The Umbrella by Guy de Maupassant
The Unforgiving Monkey
The Unlucky Weaver
The Vain Jackdaw and his Borrowed Feathers by Aesop
The War of Crows and Owls
The Wedding of the Mouse
The White Cat by Madame d’Aulnoy
The White Ship by James Baldwin
The Wild Boar and the Fox by Aesop
The Wind’s Tale by Hans Christian Andersen
The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare
The Wolf and His Shadow by Aesop
The Wolf and the Ass by Aesop
The Wolf and the Crane by Aesop
The Wolf and the Goat by Aesop
The Wolf and the House Dog by Aesop
The Wolf and the Kid by Aesop
The Wolf and the Lamb by Aesop
The Wolf and the Lean Dog by Aesop
The Wolf and the Lion by Aesop
The Wolf and the Sheep by Aesop
The Wolf and the Shepherd by Aesop
The Wolf and the Shepherd by Aesop
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Aesop
The Wolf, the Kid, and the Goat by Aesop
The Wolves and the Sheep by Aesop
The Wooden Horse and the Fall of Troy by Josephine Preston Peabody
The Young Crab and His Mother by Aesop
The Young King by Oscar Wilde
Three Bullocks and a Lion by Aesop
Three Wise Men of Gotham by James Baldwin
Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen
Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
Tinsel And Lightning by Ramaswami Raju
To Build a Fire by Jack London
Torch Bearers by W. M. Ryburn
Turkeys Turning The Tables by William Dean Howells
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Two Travelers and a Bear by Aesop
Vulcan Makes Armor for Achilles by Walter C. Perry
Wee Willie Winkie by Rudyard Kipling
What Happened Christmas Eve by Clement Clarke Moore
Where Sarah Jane’s Doll Went by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Where the Christmas Tree Grew by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Wild Robin by Sophie May
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Young Lucretia by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

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