Once Upon a Time: The impossible, used to tell the truth

Fairy tales are the oldest stories we have — and the strangest. Here are the tales of Grimm, Andersen, and Perrault: enchantment and cruelty, wishes and warnings, passed down for a thousand years.

In this collection

• The Pobble who has no Toes
• The Girl who Trod on the Loaf
• LITTLE ONE EYE, LITTLE TWO EYES, AND Little Three Eyes
• The Travelling Bear (Amy Lowell)
• The School-Committee Man
• The Quilt that Jack Built; How He Won the Bicycle
• WHEREYOUWANTOGO or THE BOUNCIBLE BALL
• The Bench-Legged Fyce
• Ashenputtel
• The Marsh King's Daughter
• Adventures of a Cobblestone
• The Dilettante and the Critic
• The Cunnin' Little Thing
• Good-night! Good-night!
• The Eagle and His Captor
• The Power of Steam
• The Pelican Chorus
• Little Dora
• The Boots of Buffalo-Leather
• King Thrushbeard
• Iron Hans
• Out Shopping
• The Slant Book
• The Straw Parlor
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