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I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is Cannetella from
THE GREY FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

A King wants his daughter to marry, but she doesn’t want to. So she sets impossible requirements for her husband. Unfortunately, the king’s enemy uses magic to meet those requirments and marries the princess. He treats her terribly but eventually she escapes. He finds her again. Will he get her back? Will she finally be free from him?

This fairy tale is Rated G.

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I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is The Street Musicians from
THE GREY FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

A donkey who has served his master faithfully for years discovers that his master plans to shoot him because he is now old andcan’t work. The donkey decides to set out on his own and become a street musician. Along his journey he meets other animals in the same situation, including a dog, a cat, and a rooster. They all join him on his journey. They meet up with some robbers in a house, and decide they want the house for themselves. Can they drive out the robbers and become street musicians?

This fairy tale is Rated G. No one is killed, there is some mention of shooting the donkey, drowning the cat, and so on.

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I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is The Simpleton from
THE GREY FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

Moscione, who isn’t very bright according to his father, is sent out into the world to seek his fortune. He meets many men along the way and convinces them to join him. They all have special powers, so Moscione thinks they might be useful. They end up in the kingdom of Flower Vale. The King has promised the hand of the princess to any man who can beat her in a foot race. She is very fast, and so far everyone who has tried has lost their head. Can Moscione and his little band win the heart of the princess?

This fairy tale is Rated G. No real moral, but nobody gets killed, just some usual treachery.

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The Simpleton

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I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is Don Giovanni De La Fortuna from
THE PINK FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

Don Giovanni De La Fortuna fritters away all his cash and must resort to begging. The Devil meets him on the road and offers him a purse that always has gold if he agrees to go without bathing for three years. He agrees, gets rich, stinks, gives the King some cash, king offers daughter’s hand and she is horrified by Don Giovanni’s appearance. Will he find true love?

This fairy tale is Rated PG-13 . The Queen and eldest daughter drown, almost as an afterthought. Plus the devil is in it.

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I love reading to my kids. I know some parents do not have the time to read to their children, or have problems reading. So I am offering bedtime stories, all for free.

This story is The Story of Ciccu from
THE PINK FAIRY BOOK Edited by Andrew Lang

Three brothers, of which Ciccu is the youngest. Dad dies, fairies visit and give gifts, Ciccu tricks brothers into giving him their gifts. He runs off, spends money unwisely, loses gifts, is nice to a stranger, gets job with the king. THe brothers retalliate andCiccu goes on hard quests. Eventually, he tricks king into killing himself, wins the fairest princess of all, and becomes king.

This fairy tale is Rated PG-13 . For trickery, death, woman beating and such. But they live happily ever after at least.

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