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[Year] Fairy tale for your kid Quan Tung English 11111110 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung Fairy tale for your kid By Quan Tung FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung The Ant and the Grasshopper On one fine summer's day in a field a Grasshopper was hopping about in a musical mood. An ant passed by bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. The grasshopper invited the ant to sit for a chat with him. But the ant refused saying that "I’m storing up food for winter". " Why don’t you the same?" asked the ant to the grasshopper. "Pooh! Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got enough food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. Finally, when winter came, the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing corn and grain from their storage. Then the Grasshopper understood that… It is best to prepare for the days of necessity. FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung The Tortoise and the Hare The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never yet been beaten," said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge anyone here to race with me." The tortoise said quietly, "I accept your challenge." "That is a good joke," said the hare. "I could dance around you all the way." "Keep your boasting until you've beaten," answered the tortoise. "Shall we race?" So a course was fixed and a start was made. The hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the hare awoke from his nap, he saw the tortoise nearing the finish line, and he could not catch up in time to save the race. Plodding wins the race. FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung The Lion's Share One day, a lion, a fox, a jackal, and a wolf went hunting together. All day long they tried hard, but could not find anything satisfactory. It was only in the late afternoon that they could catch a deer. The four beasts surrounded the poor animal and killed it as fast as they could. Then they decided to share their food. The lion was the lord of the jungle and superior to all in strength. Hence, the other creatures agreed when he proposed to share the food for all. Placing one of its paws upon the dead animal, the lion said, "You see, as a member of the hunting party, it is my right to receive one of these portions." The others nodded in agreement. "But then, I am also the King of Beasts. So I must receive a little bit more". he declared. The others looked uneasily at each other. "And besides, I was leading the hunt. So I deserve a little more extra". he proclaimed. The others mumbled something, but it could not be heard. "As for the fourth share, if you wish to argue with me about its ownership, let's begin, and we will see who will get it.""Humph," the others grumbled. They walked away with their heads down. They knew it was pointless to argue about their shares. You may share the labors of the great, but you can not share the spoil. FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung The Classic Friendship Story of the Lion and the Mouse Once in a dense jungle far far away there lived a mighty lion whom all the other creatures used to fear very much. King of the jungle as he was, the terrible beast knew no fear and he loved the respect he received from all and sundry in the forest. He used to spend half his day in hunting and the other half in sleeping. No creature dared to come near his den at any time of the day, specially when he was asleep for the mighty beast got terribly angry if his sleep was disturbed in any way. But one day it so happened that a little mouse got curious to see how the lion's den looked like. So he set out for the cave where the lion rested. When he got near, he could not see the lion. "He has gone somewhere. Is he going to come back soon? Nah .I don't think so." thought the mouse. It ran and sneaked into the cave. It was a dark, desolate place but big enough for the lion to live. The mouse felt small and a little afraid when he saw the large footprints of the lion on the ground. "Maybe I should turn back." thought he. Just then he heard the sound of the footsteps of the lion. FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung jungle, it was suddenly caught in a hunter's snare. He struggled furiously to break free. But for all his efforts, he only found himself getting even more entangled in the net of ropes. He roared out of anger and helplessness. The whole jungle began to shake due to the terrible sound and every animal heard the cries of the beast. The mouse heard it too. "The lord of the jungle is in trouble." thought the mouse. "It is my chance to be of help to him now". Thinking so, the mouse ran as fast as he could to the place where the sounds were coming from. Soon he found the lion trapped in the hunter's snare. "Don't move, Your Majesty, I'll cut your ropes and you will soon be free" squeaked the mouse. Without wasting a second, he began nibbling through the ropes with his sharp little teeth. Very soon the lion was free. "I did not believe that even you could help me. But I was wrong" said the lion humbly. And the two creatures became the best of friends from that day. No matter how weak and small a creature is, he may be of help if time comes. FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung The Earthen Pot and The Brass Pot Once upon a time, there was a beautiful stream that flowed by a stony hill. A small village stood by this stream and the people of this hamlet used its water for their daily needs. One day, two women started to gossip and forgetful of their belongings, both of them left their pots by the stream. One of the pots was of brass, another of earthenware. When the tide rose, the swollen waters carried off both the pots downstream. The earthenware pot struggled to keep itself away from the brass one. Seeing this, the brass pot called out to the earten pot: "Why are you afraid, my friend? I will not strike you." The earthen pot replied, "That is allright. But if I come too close to you, I will break. You are too tough and I am so weak. Whether I hit you, or you hit me, I shall be the one to suffer for it." The strong and the weak cannot keep company. 11 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung able to leave his bed. He was completely well again. Beauty was happy at last. However, she had failed to notice that seven days had gone by. Then one night she woke from a terrible nightmare. She had dreamt that the Beast was dying and calling for her, twisting in agony. "Come back! Come back to me!" it was pleading. The solemn promise she had made drove her to leave home immediately. "Hurry! Hurry, good horse!" she said, whipping her steed onwards towards the castle, afraid that she might arrive too late. She rushed up the stairs, calling, but there was no reply. Her heart in her mouth, Beauty ran into the garden and there crouched the Beast, its eyes shut, as though dead. Beauty threw herself at it and hugged it tightly. "Don't die! Don't die! I'll marry you . . ." At these words, a miracle took place. The Beast's ugly snout turned magically into the face of a handsome young man. "How I've been longing for this moment!" he said. "I was suffering in silence, and couldn't tell my frightful secret. An evil witch turned me into a monster and only the love of a maiden willing to accept me as I was, could transform me back into my real self. My dearest! I'll be so happy if you'll marry me." The wedding took place shortly after and, from that day on, the young Prince would have nothing but roses in his gardens. And that's why, to this day, the castle is known as the Castle of the Rose. 60 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quann Tung The Donkey Skin Girl A love story of a little girl and a p prince rince There was once upon a time a king who was so much loved by his subjects that he thought himself the happiest man in the whole world, and he had everything his heart could desire. His palace was filled with the rarest of curiosities, and his gardens with the sweetest flowers, while in the marble stalls of his stables stood a row of milk-white white Arabs, with big brown eyes. Strangers who had heard of the marvels which the king had collected, and made long journeys to see them, were, however, surprised to find the most splendid stall of all occupied by a donkey, with particularly large and drooping ears. It was a very fine donkey; but still, as far as they could tell, nothing so very remarkable as to account for the care with which it was lodged; and they y went away wondering, for they could not know that every night, when it was asleep, bushels of gold pieces tumbled out of its ears, which were picked up each morning by the attendants. 61 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung After many years of prosperity a sudden blow fell upon the king in the death of his wife, whom he loved dearly. But before she died, the queen, who had always thought first of his happiness, gathered all her strength, and said to him: 'Promise me one thing: you must marry again, I know, for the good of your people, as well as of yourself. But not set about it in a hurry. Wait until you have found a woman more beautiful and better formed than myself.' 'Oh, not speak to me of marrying,' sobbed the king; ‘rather let me die with you!' But the queen only smiled faintly, and turned over on her pillow and died. For some months the king's grief was great; then gradually he began to forget a little, and, besides, his counselors were always urging him to seek another wife. At first he refused to listen to them, but by-and-by he allowed himself to be persuaded to think of it, only stipulating that the bride should be more beautiful and attractive than the late queen, according to the promise he had made her. Overjoyed at having obtained what they wanted, the counselors sent envoys far and wide to get portraits of all the most famous beauties of every country. The artists were very busy and did their best, but, alas! nobody could even pretend that any of the ladies could compare for a moment with the late queen. At length, one day, when he had turned away discouraged from a 62 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quann Tung fresh collection of pictures, the king's eyes fell on his adopted daughter, who had lived in the palace since she was a baby, and he saw that, if a woman existed on the whole earth more lovely than the queen, n, this was she! He at once made known what his wishes were, but the young girl, who was not at all ambitious, and had not the faintest desire to marry him, was filled with dismay, and begged for time to think about it. That night, when everyone was asleep, asleep she started in a little car drawn by a big sheep, and went to consult her fairy godmother. 'I know what you have come to tell me,' said the fairy, when the maiden stepped out of the car; 'and if you don't wish to marry him, I will show you how to avoid it. Ask him to give you a dress that exactly matches the sky. It will be impossible for him to get one, so you will be quite safe.' The girl thanked the fairy and returned home again. The next morning, when her father (as she had always called him) came to see her, she told him that she could give him no answer until he had presented her with a dress the colour of the sky. The king, overjoyed at this answer, sent for all the choicest weavers and dressmakers in the kingdom, and commanded them to make a robe robe the colour of the sky without an instant's delay, or he would cut off their heads at once. Dreadfully frightened at this threat, they all began to dye and cut and sew, and in two days they brought back the dress, which looked as if it had been cut straight ght out of the heavens! The poor girl was 63 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung The Man and the Serpent Years ago, there was a small village by a beautiful river. The people of this village were mainly poor folks who farmed in others' lands or in whatever land each of them had themelves. Among them was a man who was richer than the others. He had more land than the others, ten cows, twelve sheep and a little orchard. He had a loving wife and three sons to look after him. But he was always worried about his youngest son, who happened to be naughtier than his siblings, and was always full of mischief. This boy seemed to be full of an inexhaustible supply of energy and was always out of the house, roaming in the fields, jumping into ponds and climbing hills and mountains, whatever the time was. But misfortune struck one day, when the boy mistakenly trod upon a serpent's tail during one of his adventures. The furious snake hissed and bit on his foot. The boy limped back to his parents, crying out of pain. But his helpless family members could nothing to save the poor boy, for the lethal venom killed him within minutes. However, the boy informed his father about the whereabouts of the snake and how he had been bitten before he took his last breath. The incensed father took out his axe and hunted down the serpent, who happened to reside in a small hole beside a tree. Again and again did his axe fall upon the serpent who somehow managed to escape each blow until one powerful stroke cut off part of its tail. Bleeding and crying out of pain, the snake carried its body with great difficulty and slithered into one of the holes between the roots of the huge tree. "First they trampled my tail. Then they dared to cut it off?" muttered the creature painfully. It vowed revenge against the man. 12 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung 'There is only one thing to be done now,' cried she; ‘you must demand the skin of the ass he treasures by. It is from that donkey he obtains all his vast riches, and I am sure he will never give it to you.' The princess was not so certain; however, she went to the king, and told him she could never marry him till he had given her the ass's skin. The king was both astonished and grieved at this new request, but did not hesitate an instant. The ass was sacrificed, and the skin laid at the feet of the princess. The poor girl, seeing no escape from the fate she dreaded, wept afresh, and tore her hair; when, suddenly, the fairy stood before her. Take heart,' she said, 'all will now go well! Wrap yourself in this skin, and leave the palace and go as far as you can. I will look after you. Your dresses and your jewels shall follow you underground, and if you strike the earth whenever you need anything, you will have it at once. But go quickly: you have no time to lose.' So the princess clothed herself in the ass's skin, and slipped from the palace without being seen by anyone. Directly she was missed there was a great hue and cry, and every corner, possible and impossible, was searched. Then the king sent out parties along all the roads, but the fairy threw her invisible mantle over the girl when they approached, and none of them could see her. The princess walked on a long, long way, trying to find some one who would take her in, and let her work for them; but though the 65 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung cottagers, whose houses she passed, gave her food from charity, the ass's skin was so dirty they would not allow her to enter their houses. For her flight had been so hurried she had had no time to clean it. Tired and disheartened at her ill-fortune, she was wandering, one day, past the gate of a farmyard, situated just outside the walls of a large town, when she heard a voice calling to her. She turned and saw the farmer's wife standing among her turkeys, and making signs to her to come in. 'I want a girl to wash the dishes and feed the turkeys, and clean out the pig-sty,' said the women, 'and, to judge by your dirty clothes, you would not be too fine for the work.' The girl accepted her offer with joy, and she was at once set to work in a corner of the kitchen, where all the farm servants came and made fun of her, and the ass's skin in which she was wrapped. But by-and-by they got so used to the sight of it that it ceased to amuse them, and she worked so hard and so well, that her mistress grew quite fond of her. And she was so clever at keeping sheep and herding turkeys that you would have thought she had done nothing else during her whole life! One day she was sitting on the banks of a stream bewailing her wretched lot, when she suddenly caught sight of herself in the water. Her hair and part of her face was quite concealed by the ass's head, which was drawn right over like a hood, and the filthy matted skin covered her whole body. It was the first time she had seen herself as other people saw her, and she was filled with shame at the spectacle. Then she threw off her disguise and jumped into the water, plunging in again and again, till she shone like ivory. When it was time to go back to the farm, she was forced to put on the skin which disguised her, and now seemed more dirty than 66 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung ever; but, as she did so, she comforted herself with the thought that to-morrow was a holiday, and that she would be able for a few hours to forget that she was a farm girl, and be a princess once more. So, at break of day, she stamped on the ground, as the fairy had told her, and instantly the dress like the sky lay across her tiny bed. Her room was so small that there was no place for the train of her dress to spread itself out, but she pinned it up carefully when she combed her beautiful hair and piled it up on the top of her head, as she had always worn it. When she had done, she was so pleased with herself that she determined never to let a chance pass of putting on her splendid clothes, even if she had to wear them in the fields, with no one to admire her but the sheep and turkeys. Now the farm was a royal farm, and, one holiday, when ‘Donkey Skin' (as they had nicknamed the princess) had locked the door of her room and clothed herself in her dress of sunshine, the king's son rode through the gate, and asked if he might come and rest himself a little after hunting. Some food and milk were set before him in the garden, and when he felt rested he got up, and began to explore the house, which was famous throughout the whole kingdom for its age and beauty. He opened one door after the other, admiring the old rooms, when he came to a handle that would not turn. He stooped and peeped through the keyhole to see what was inside, and was greatly astonished at beholding a beautiful girl, clad in a dress so dazzling that he could 67 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung hardly look at it. The dark gallery seemed darker than ever as he turned away, but he went back to the kitchen and inquired who slept in the room at the end of the passage. The scullery maid, they told him, whom everybody laughed at, and called ‘ Donkey Skin;' and though he perceived there was some strange mystery about this, he saw quite clearly there was nothing to be gained by asking any more questions. So he rode back to the palace, his head filled with the vision he had seen through the keyhole. All night long he tossed about, and awoke the next morning in a high fever. The queen, who had no other child, and lived in a state of perpetual anxiety about this one, at once gave him up for lost, and indeed his sudden illness puzzled the greatest doctors, who tried the usual remedies in vain. At last they told the queen that some secret sorrow must be at the bottom of all this, and she threw herself on her knees beside her son's bed, and implored him to confide his trouble to her. If it was ambition to be king, his father would gladly resign the cares of the crown, and suffer him to reign in his stead; or, if it was love, everything should be sacrificed to get for him the wife he desired, even if she were daughter of a king with whom the country was at war at present! 'Madam,' replied the prince, whose weakness would hardly allow him to speak, 'do not think me so unnatural as to wish to deprive my father of his crown. As long as he lives I shall remain the most faithful of his subjects! And as to the princesses you speak of, I have seen none that I should care for as a wife, though I would always obey your wishes, whatever it might cost me.' 'Ah! my son,' cried she, 'we will anything in the world to save your life ----and ours too, for if you die, we shall die also.' 68 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung Thereafter, the snake began to cause losses to the farmer. In a fit of rage, it began to sting several of the Farmer's cattle leading him to suffer a huge loss. "I had already lost my son, now I have to see my cattle dying. It is best to reconcile with the serpent before it does any more harm to me or any of my family members." the man thought. With this purpose, the farmer went to the serpent's lair with food and honey and offered him the treats saying, "You know, we should let bygones be bygones. There was no enmity between us as such. So why don't we forget and forgive each other and be friends?" "It can't be", replied the snake, "take your gifts away. Neither can you forgive me for the death of your son, nor can I forget the loss of my tail." Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. 13 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung As she was stirring the mixture in the saucepan a ring that she sometimes wore in secret slipped from her finger and fell into the dough. Perhaps ‘Donkey Skin' saw it, or perhaps she did not; but, any way, she went on stirring, and soon the cake was ready to be put in the oven. When it was nice and brown she took off her dress and put on her dirty skin, and gave the cake to the page, asking at the same time for news of the prince. But the page turned his head aside, and would not even condescend to answer. The page rode like the wind, and as soon as he arrived at the palace he snatched up a silver tray and hastened to present the cake to the prince. The sick man began to eat it so fast that the doctors thought he would choke; and, indeed, he very nearly did, for the ring was in one of the bits which he broke off, though he managed to extract it from his mouth without anyone seeing him. The moment the prince was left alone he drew the ring from under his pillow and kissed it a thousand times. Then he set his mind to find how he was to see the owner---for even he did not dare to confess that he had only beheld ‘Donkey Skin' through a keyhole, lest they should laugh at this sudden passion. All this worry brought back the fever, which the arrival of the cake had diminished for the time; and the doctors, not knowing what else to say, informed the queen that her son was simply dying of love. The queen, stricken with horror, rushed into the king's presence with the news, and together they hastened to their son's bedside. 'My boy, my dear boy!' cried the king, 'who is it you want to marry? We will give her to you for a bride; even if she is the humblest of our slaves. What is there in the whole world that we would not for you?' The prince, moved to tears at these words, drew the ring, which was an emerald of the purest water, from under his pillow. 70 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung 'Ah, dear father and mother, let this be a proof that she whom I love is no peasant girl. The finger which that ring fits has never been thickened by hard work. But be her condition what it may, I will marry no other.' The king and queen examined the tiny ring very closely, and agreed, with their son, that the wearer could be no mere farm girl. Then the king went out and ordered heralds and trumpeters to go through the town, summoning every maiden to the palace. And she whom the ring fitted would some day be queen. First came all the princesses, then all the duchesses' daughters, and so on, in proper order. But not one of them could slip the ring over the tip of her finger, to the great joy of the prince, whom excitement was fast curing. At last, when the high-born damsels had failed, the shopgirls and chambermaids took their turn; but with no better fortune. 'Call in the scullions and shepherdesses,' commanded the prince; but the sight of their fat, red fingers satisfied everybody. 'There is not a woman left, your Highness,' said the chamberlain; but the prince waved him aside. 'Have you sent for "Donkey Skin," who made me the cake?' asked he, and the courtiers began to laugh, and replied that they would not have dared to introduce so dirty a creature into the palace. 'Let some one go for her at once,' ordered the king. 'I commanded the presence of every maiden, high or low, and I meant it.' The princess had heard the trumpets and the proclamations, and knew quite well that her ring was at the bottom of it all. She, too, 71 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung had fallen in love with the prince in the brief glimpse she had had of him, and trembled with fear lest someone else's finger might be as small as her own. When, therefore, the messenger from the palace rode up to the gate, she was nearly beside herself with delight. Hoping all the time for such a summons, she had dressed herself with great care, putting on the garment of moonlight, whose skirt was scattered over with emeralds. But when they began calling to her to come down, she hastily covered herself with her donkey-skin and announced she was ready to present herself before his Highness. She was taken straight into the hall, where the prince was awaiting her, but at the sight of the donkey-skin his heart sank. Had he been mistaken after all? 'Are you the girl,' he said, turning his eyes away as he spoke, ‘are you the girl who has a room in the furthest corner of the inner court of the farmhouse?' 'Yes, my lord, I am,' answered she. 'Hold out your hand then,' continued the prince, feeling that he must keep his word, whatever the cost, and, to the astonishment of every one present, a little hand, white and delicate, came from beneath the black and dirty skin. The ring slipped on with the utmost ease, and, as it did so, the skin fell to the ground, disclosing a figure of such beauty that the prince, weak as he was, fell on his knees before her, while the king and queen joined their prayers to his. Indeed, their welcome was so warm, and their caresses so bewildering, that the princess hardly knew how to find words to reply, when the ceiling of the hall opened, and the fairy godmother appeared, seated in a car made entirely of white lilac. In a few words she explained the history of the princess, and how she came to be there, and, without losing a moment, preparations of the most magnificent kind were made for the wedding. 72 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quann Tung The kings of every country in the earth were invited, including, of course, the princess's adopted father (who by this time had married a widow), and not one refuse refused. d. But what a strange assembly it was! Each monarch traveled in the way he thought most impressive; and some came borne in litters, others had carriages of every shape and kind, while the rest were mounted on elephants, tigers, and even upon eagles. So splendid sp a wedding had never been seen before; and when it was over the king announced that it was to be followed by a coronation, for he and the queen were tired of reigning, and the young couple must take their place. The rejoicings lasted for three whole months, then the new sovereigns settled down to govern their kingdom, and made themselves so much beloved by their subjects, that when they died, a hundred years later, each man mourned them as his own father and mother. 73 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung Princes Rose and the Golden Bird Many, many years ago, in a kingdom far, far away there lived a beautiful princes. She had long red hair and loved roses so much that everyone called her Princes Rose. Every evening after dusk, Princes Rose went out on the balcony and clapped her hands. A golden bird came flying out of nowhere and alighted on her shoulder. Instantly, the princess's hair began to shine, ablaze with brilliant red light. When the bird started to warble an enchanting tune, Princess Rose joined it in a song, and everyone in the kingdom fell asleep and had sweet dreams till the break of dawn. Thus passed the years. Every evening Princess Rose, along with the little golden bird, sang a loving lullaby, so that all people fell asleep and had sweet dreams till the break of dawn. 14 [...]... bygones be bygones There was no enmity between us as such So why don't we forget and forgive each other and be friends?" "It can't be", replied the snake, "take your gifts away Neither can you forgive me for the death of your son, nor can I forget the loss of my tail." Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten 13 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung Princes Rose and the Golden Bird Many, many years ago,... asleep and had sweet dreams till the break of dawn 14 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung Until one day something terrible happened A wicked witch learned about Princess Rose and decided to curse her "Abracadabra, SimSala-Bim, may the rose's color dim!" the witch said, and Princess Rose's hair instantly turned as black as tar 15 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung That evening, too, Princess Rose went out... bird chirped in reply The princess wondered at this counsel, but abided by it, nevertheless 16 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung She filled up a basin with water and sprinkled rose petals on its surface Then, she dipped her hair into the rose water, and it instantly turned red again 17 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung That evening, when the bird perched on her shoulder, the radiant red glow of her... sneered, filled with rage 19 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung Once again, the saddened princess asked the bird, "Tell me, golden bird, how can I make my people's dreams so sweet again till the break of dawn?" "Black hair in rose water," the bird chirped in reply "But where should I find a rose?" "Black hair in rose water," the bird chirped and flew away 20 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung The princess... stopped under the balcony of the princess, took out a little box and a single red hair from within it 21 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung He bent down and placed the hair atop the princess's tear And then, a miracle happened Suddenly, the red hair turned into a red rose 22 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung The prince picked the rose and took it up to the princess Upon seeing the rose, she immediately... to reveal a single hair from the prince's head inside 23 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung Everyone was delighted with this news The prince and Princess Rose got married on that very same day Upon learning that her curse had been broken again, the wicked witch's evilness swelled so much that she exploded into a thousand 24 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung tiny pieces Eventually, rose blooms sprang... sizzle again, and the cook gave the boy such a box on the ear that he screamed, and the 29 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung maid finished plucking the fowl And then the marriage of the king's son with Briar Rose was celebrated with all splendor, and they lived contented to the end of their days 30 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung Thumbelina (Little Tiny) The famous story of Thumbelina, the girl of the... velvet stamens, sat a very delicate and graceful little maiden She was 31 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung scarcely half as long as a thumb, and they gave her the name of "Thumbelina," or Tiny, because she was so small A walnut shell, elegantly polished, served her for a cradle; her bed was formed of blue violet-leaves, with a roseleaf for a counterpane Here she slept at night, but during the day she amused... golden dish." It's easy to despise what you cannot have 10 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung The Earthen Pot and The Brass Pot Once upon a time, there was a beautiful stream that flowed by a stony hill A small village stood by this stream and the people of this hamlet used its water for their daily needs One day, two women started to gossip and forgetful of their belongings, both of them left their pots... and had sweet dreams till the break of dawn 25 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung Sleeping Beauty (Little Briar Rose) A long time ago there were a king and queen who were unhappy because they were childless But it happened that once when the queen was bathing, a frog crept out of the water on to the land, and said to her, "Your wish shall be fulfilled, before a year has gone by, you shall have a daughter." . English Fairy tale for your kid FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung 1 Fairy tale for your kid By Quan Tung FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung 2 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan. prepare for the days of necessity. FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung 4 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung 5 The Tortoise and the Hare The hare was once boasting of his speed before. Just then he heard the sound of the footsteps of the lion. FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung 2 FAIRY TALE FOR YOUR KID Quan Tung 9 jungle, it was suddenly caught in a hunter's