Jack and The Beanstalk

Once upon a time there lived a poor widow and her son Jack.
One day, Jacks mother told him to sell their only cow. Jack went to
the market and on the way he met a man who wanted to buy his
cow. Jack asked, What will you give me in return for my cow? The
man answered, I will give you five magic beans! Jack took the
magic beans and gave the man the cow. But when he reached
home, Jacks mother was very angry. She said, You fool! He took
away your cow and gave you some beans! She threw the beans
out of the window. Jack was very sad and went to sleep without
dinner.
The next day, when Jack woke up in the morning and looked
out of the window, he saw that a huge beanstalk had grown from
his magic beans! He climbed up the beanstalk and reached a
kingdom in the sky. There lived a giant and his wife. Jack went
inside the house and found the giants wife in the kitchen. Jack
said, Could you please give me something to eat? I am so
hungry! The kind wife gave him bread and some milk.
While he was eating, the giant came home. The giant was
very big and looked very fearsome. Jack was terrified and went
and hid inside. The giant cried, Fee-fifo-fum, I smell the blood of
an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, Ill grind his bones to
make my bread! The wife said, There is no boy in here! So, the
giant ate his food and then went to his room. He took out his sacks
of gold coins, counted them and kept them aside. Then he went to
sleep. In the night, Jack crept out of his hiding place, took one sack

of gold coins and climbed down the beanstalk. At home, he gave

the coins to his mother. His mother was very happy and they lived
well for sometime.
Jack climbed the beanstalk and went to the giants house
again. Once again, Jack asked the giants wife for food, but while
he was eating the giant returned. Jack leapt up in fright and went
and hid under the bed. The giant cried, Fee-fifo-fum, I smell the
blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, Ill grind his
bones to make my bread! The wife said, There is no boy in
here! The giant ate his food and went to his room. There, he took
out a hen. He shouted, Lay! and the hen laid a golden egg. When
the giant fell asleep, Jack took the hen and climbed down the
beanstalk. Jacks mother was very happy with him.
After some days, Jack once again climbed the beanstalk and
went to the giants castle. For the third time, Jack met the giants
wife and asked for some food. Once again, the giants wife gave
him bread and milk. But while Jack was eating, the giant came
home. Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he
alive, or be he dead, Ill grind his bones to make my bread! cried
the giant. Dont be silly! There is no boy in here! said his wife.
The giant had a magical harp that could play beautiful songs.
While the giant slept, Jack took the harp and was about to leave.
Suddenly, the magic harp cried, Help master! A boy is stealing
me! The giant woke up and saw Jack with the harp. Furious, he
ran after Jack. But Jack was too fast for him. He ran down the
beanstalk and reached home. The giant followed him down. Jack

quickly ran inside his house and fetched an axe. He began to chop
the beanstalk. The giant fell and died. Jack and his mother were
now very rich and they lived happily ever after.

Cinderella

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl named

Cinderella. She lived with her wicked stepmother and two
stepsisters. They treated Cinderella very badly. One day, they were
invited for a grand ball in the kings palace. But Cinderellas
stepmother would not let her go. Cinderella had to sew new party
gowns for her stepmother and stepsisters. They told Cinderella to
curl their hair too. Then, they went to the ball, leaving Cinderella
alone at home.
Cinderella felt very sad and began to cry. Suddenly, a fairy
godmother appeared and said, Dont cry, Cinderella! I will send
you to the ball! But Cinderella said, I dont have a gown to wear
for the ball! The fairy godmother waved her magic wand and
changed Cinderellas old clothes into a beautiful new gown! The
fairy godmother then touched Cinderellas feet with the magic
wand. *blink* She had beautiful glass slippers! How will I go to the
grand ball? asked Cinderella.
The fairy godmother found six mice playing near a pumpkin,
in the kitchen. She touched them with her magic wand and the
mice became four shiny black horses and two coachmen. The
pumpkin had turned into a golden coach. Cinderella was overjoyed
and set off for the ball in the coach drawn by the four black horses.
Before leaving. the fairy godmother said, Cinderella, this magic
will only last until midnight! You must remember that!

When Cinderella entered the palace, everybody was amazed

by her beauty. Cinderellas stepmother or stepsisters never knew
that Cinderella was in her pretty clothes and shoes. The handsome
prince also saw her and fell in love with Cinderella. He went to her
and asked, Do you want to dance? and Cinderella said, Yes!
The prince danced with her all night.
Cinderella was so happy dancing with the prince. She almost
forgot what the fairy godmother had said. Suddenly, Cinderella
remembered her fairy godmothers words and she rushed to go
home. Oh! I must go! she cried and ran out of the palace. One of
her glass slippers came off but Cinderella did not turn back for it.
She reached home just as the clock struck twelve. Her coach
turned back into a pumpkin, the horses into mice and her fine ball
gown into rags. Her stepmother and stepsisters reached home
shortly after that.
Meanwhile, the prince had fallen in love with Cinderella and
wanted to find out who the beautiful girl was, but he did not even
know her name. He found the glass slipper that had come off
Cinderellas foot as she ran home. The prince said, I will find her.
The lady whose foot fits this slipper will be the one I marry! The
next day, the prince and his servants took the glass slipper and
went to all the houses in the kingdom.

They wanted to find the lady whose feet would fit in the
slipper. All the women in the kingdom tried the slipper but it would
not fit any of them. Cinderellas stepsisters also tried on the little
glass slipper. They tried to squeeze their feet and push hard into
the slipper, but the servant was afraid the slipper would break.
Cinderellas stepmother would not let her try the slipper on, but
the prince saw her and said, Let her also try on the slipper! The
slipper fit her perfectly. The prince recognized her from the ball.
The prince married Cinderella and together they lived happily
ever after.

Litte Red Riding Hood

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village near
the forest. Whenever she went out, the little girl wore a red riding
cloak. Everyone in the village called her Little Red Riding Hood.
One morning, Little Red Riding Hood asked her mother if she could
go to visit her grandmother. It had been awhile since they had
seen each other. "That's a good idea," her mother said. They
packed a basket of fruit for Little Red Riding Hood to take to her
grandmother.
When the basket was ready, the little girl put on her red cloak and
kissed her mother. "Remember, go straight to Grandma's house,"
her mother said. Please don't talk to strangers! The woods are
dangerous." "Don't worry, mommy," said Little Red Riding Hood, "I
will be careful."
However, when Little Red Riding Hood saw some lovely and
beautiful flowers in the woods, she forgot her promise to her
mother. She picked a few, watched the butterflies flit about for
awhile, listened to the frogs croaking and then picked a few
more. Little Red Riding Hood was enjoying the day so much. She
did not notice a dark shadow approaching out of the forest behind
her.
Suddenly, the wolf appeared beside her. "What are you doing out
here, little girl?" the wolf asked. "I'm on my way to see my
Grandma who lives through the forest, near the brook," Little Red
Riding Hood replied.
Then she realized how late she was and quickly excused herself,
rushing down the path to her Grandma's house. In the meantime,
the wolf took a shortcut.

The wolf, a little out of breath from running, arrived at Grandma's

and knocked lightly at the door.
"Oh thank goodness dear! Come in, come in! I was worried sick
that something had happened to you in the forest," said Grandma.
She thought the person was her granddaughter.
The wolf let himself in. Poor Granny did not have time to say
another word, before the wolf gobbled her up!
The wolf let out a satisfied burp, and then poked through Granny's
wardrobe to find a nightgown that he liked. He added a frilly
sleeping cap, and sprayed some Granny's perfume behind his
pointy ears.
A few minutes later, Red Riding Hood knocked on the door. The
wolf jumped into bed and pulled the covers over his nose. "Who is
it?" he called in a crackly voice.
"It's me, Little Red Riding Hood." "Oh how lovely! Do come in, my
dear," croaked the wolf. When Little Red Riding Hood entered the
little cottage, she could scarcely recognize her Grandmother.
"Grandmother! Your voice sounds so odd.
matter?" she asked.

Is something the

"Oh, I just have a sore throat," said the wolf adding a cough at the
end to prove the point. "But Grandmother! What big ears you
have," said Little Red Riding Hood as she edged closer to the bed.
"The better to hear you with, my dear," replied the wolf. "But
Grandmother! What big eyes you have," said Little Red Riding
Hood. "The better to see you with, my dear," replied the wolf. "But
Grandmother! What big teeth you have," said Little Red Riding
Hood her voice quivering slightly.

"The better to eat you with, my dear," roared the wolf and he leapt
out of the bed and began to chase the little girl.
After that, Little Red Riding Hood realized that the person in the
bed was not her Grandmother, but a hungry wolf. She ran out from
the house, shouting, "Help! Help! Wolf!" as loudly as she could.
A woodsman who was chopping logs nearby heard her cry and ran
towards the cottage as fast as he could.
He grabbed the wolf and made him spit out the poor Grandmother.
"Oh Grandma, I was so scared!" said Little Red Riding Hood, "I will
never speak to strangers in the forest again."
"There, there, child. You have learned an important lesson. Thank
goodness you shouted loud enough for this kind woodsman to hear
you!" The woodsman knocked out the wolf and carried him deep
into the forest where he would not bother people any longer. Little
Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother had a nice lunch and a long
chat.