Classical Myth

This is a story from the Tales from the Arabian Nights collection.

Un noble horroroso pero enriquecido y lleno de poder se ha casado varias veces durante los años, pero sus esposas siempre terminan desapareciendo misteriosamente. Un día, este noble, llamado Barba Azul, le pide a su vecino, la mano de su hija más joven en matrimonio. La joven es casada contra su voluntad y ahora deberá vivir con el terrible hombre.

Hercules must change his angry and mighty countenance to one of patience and perseverance. Despite the goddess Hera and King Eurystheus presuming the 12 labors they thrust upon Hercules are impossible, our hero accomplishes them, not only because of his strength, but also by using his intelligence, the advice of others, and the help of his friends. Too Much the Hero shows us that "who we were" doesn't stick to us; we can change for the better in our character - to a new and improved “who we are”.

In the first volume of Dream Time Fairy Tales - The Classics, three timeless tales whisk you away to a land where beans grow into a sky-high beanstalk, a frog transforms to a handsome prince, and a very unusual cat is inherited by a young son. So gather the youngsters, or the young at heart, and listen to these fabulously funny, twisted tales.

Este audiolibro recoge 20 cuentos infantiles clásicos, para que los disfruten los más pequeños. Los títulos que se incluyen son: "Caperucita roja", "El patito feo", "Hansel y Gretel", Bambi", "Pulgarcito", "La hilandera", "Los tres cerditos", "El flautista de Hamelin", "Peter Pan", "El gato con botas", "Barba azul", "Los cisnes salvajes", "Simbad el marino", "El soldadito de plomo", "El sastrecillo valiente", "Blancanieves", "El duende y el ratón", "Juan sin miedo", "La bella durmiente y Pinocho".

Un gran libro para descubrir toda la magia de los cuentos y el placer de los audiolibros. La narración está adaptada, con oraciones sencillas, para que los más pequeños puedan dar sus primeros pasos como oyentes de la mano de los grandes clásicos: Pulgarcito, Alicia, Pinocho, La casita de chocolate, Cenicienta, Peter Pan y hasta 12 cuentos imprescindibles que nunca pasarán de moda.

Retrouvez les plus beaux contes et les plus belles histoires pour enfants ! Ces merveilleux contes qui font rire, qui font peur et qui font rêver les enfants, filles ou garçons depuis des générations entières, sont réunis ici dans une très belle collection thématique. Les contes permettent un apprentissage moral et ludique pour les enfants, au travers de personnages auxquels ils peuvent s'identifier.

In this fairy story from the Netherlands, a boy named Klaas is tempted by fairies who offer him as much cheese as he can eat.

Um Rato da Cidade visita um primo no campo e despreza o estilo de vida do Rato do Campo. Ambos visitam então a cidade e são confrontados com várias situações perigosas, mesmo comendo bem. O Rato do Campo decide que a vida mais tranqüila e rural deve ser preferida.

Cenicienta es la heroina de un cuento popular basado en el asunto tradicional de la opression injusta que acaba con un final positivo.

"Aesop's Fables" is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the fifth century BC. These fables are charming stories, each one leading towards a wise moral. They have been the inspiration for La Fontaine, one of the greatest French writers of all time, and are a perfect tool for educating young children as well as a delight for lovers of elegance and simplicity.

When Callie and the other children stumble upon an ancient artifact, they find themselves facing a terrible danger from the long-ago past. Time overlaps in a mysterious way, while the children fight to help an ancient tribe in both the past and in the present.

Petits ou grands, nous avons tous en tête des fables de La Fontaine : "Le corbeau et le renard", "La cigale et la fourmi", "La grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse que le bœuf", "Le chêne et le roseau", "Le lièvre et la tortue", "La poule aux œufs d'or" et tant d'autres. Chacune de ces fables est une petite histoire, avec des mots simples, et contient des vérités qui servent de leçons. Il y a un peu de nous, un peu des autres, un peu de tous, dans chacune des fables. Comme le dit si bien l'auteur, Jean de La Fontaine, "tout parle en mon ouvrage, et même les poissons, ce qu'ils disent s'adresse à tous tant que nous sommes ; je me sers d'animaux pour instruire les hommes".

This book of five classic fairy tales follows an earlier edition based mostly on works by the Brothers Grimm. The tribute here is to Hans Christian Andersen and three of his most popular stories, including the search for a genuine princess, an emperor who is foolish as well as ridiculous, and a duckling that discovers there’s more than meets the eye in the real world.

Fiabe dei fratelli Grimm è un audiolibro proposto da Alfaudiobook. Antonio Gramsci tradusse, con l'intenzione di mandarle ai suoi nipoti, alcune favole dei fratelli Grimm mentre si trovava in carcere. Pubblicate oggi per la prima volta in versione audio, le famose favole di Cappuccetto Rosso, La bella addormentata nel bosco, Biancaneve e Cenerentola, sono non solamente un'incantata raccolta per bambini ma, grazie alla traduzione dell'autore, una suggestione per gli adulti, un'opera paragonabile per valore simbolico ai racconti di Hoffmann e di Poe.

Deep beneath the ocean lay the beautiful and magical kingdom of King Neptune. He had six mermaid daughters, the youngest of whom was considered to be unsurpassed in her beauty. They lived a wonderful and carefree existence in their underwater arcadia. The world beyond was an uncertain and dangerous place and for this reason all mermaids were forbidden to travel up to the surface before their fifteenth birthday.

¡Bienvenido a un mágico mundo de cuentos clásicos para niños en español! Te presentamos "Cuentos Clásicos para Niños en Español: Cuentos Infantiles de Hadas y Princesas II", una fascinante colección que deslumbrará a los pequeños lectores.

Nascido diferente, o patinho feio é ridicularizado por seus irmãos e rejeitado por outros patos. O triste patinho foge de casa, começando uma jornada na qual ele luta para sobreviver por conta própria - apenas para descobrir que a identidade que ele desejava estava dentro dele o tempo todo.

A fairy has become bored with her life, and convinces some young girls to transform her into a human boy so she can go on adventures. The adventures come fast and furious, as the newly named "Prince Marvel" explores the surrounding kingdoms. A masochistic squire accompanies Marvel, helping him with assorted kings, knights, dragons, and other medieval menaces along the way.

Have you heard of the Star Maiden, Old Sally Cato, or Sweet Betsey from Pike? Everyone knows about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Davy Crockett, But have you heard of these larger-than-life women? From Bess Call, who wrestles any and all challengers, to Molly Cottontail, who can outwit any critter in the woods, to Hekeke, who slays a giant singlehandedly, here are 15 funny, stormy, and always entertaining tall tales of legendary American women. They're as difference as can be, but still cut from the same cloth.