Belling the Cat

By Aesop, Eric Blair

The crow and the pitcher

By Eric Blair

When a thirsty crow cannot drink from a pitcher because the water level is too low, she uses her ingenuity to solve the problem.

The dog and the wolf

By Eric Blair

After meeting a well-fed dog, a half-starved wolf is ready to exchange his life in the wild for the daily comforts of food and shelter until he learns that a full belly is not worth the price of fr...

The Bremen town musicians

By Eric Blair

While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers

Rumpelstiltskin

By Eric Blair

An easy-to-read retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.

Snow White

By Eric Blair

An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a girl whose stepmother, jealous of Snow White's beauty, causes her to fall into a deep sleep.

The frog prince

By Eric Blair

An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a beautiful princess who makes a promise to a frog which she does not intend to keep.

The brave little tailor

By Eric Blair

An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a tailor whose boast about killing seven flies at one blow leads him to even greater feats.

Hansel and Gretel

By Eric Blair

When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

The fisherman and his wife

By Eric Blair

The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.