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A wise swan teaches others the value of thinking ahead in this thoughtful story about planning and foresight, along with other insightful tales.

A magical retelling of Swan Lake, featuring a clever orphan, a castle filled with enchanted swans, and a quest to unearth the secrets of the past. Olga is an orphan and a thief, relying on trickery and sleight of hand to make her way in the world. But it’s magic, not thievery, that could get...

Between the Baltic and the North Sea there lies an old Swan's Nest, and it is called Denmark. In it have been born, and will be born hereafter, Swans whose names shall never die. - In the olden days, a flock of Swans from that nest flew over the Alps to the green plains of Milan, for it was wonderful to live there. These Swans were called Lombards.

Far away in the land to which the swallows fly when it is winter, dwelt a king who had eleven sons, and one daughter, named Eliza. The eleven brothers were princes, and each went to school with a star on his breast, and a sword by his side.

This is a story from the Ballet Stories collection.

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom lived a King with eleven sons and a beautiful daughter named Eliza. All was peaceful until the widowed King decided to remarry a wicked Queen with dark magical powers. Out of spite, the stepmother turns her eleven stepsons into swans and banishes Eliza from the castle into the countryside. Despite the overwhelming odds, Eliza is determined to rescue her brothers, overcome the evil Queen’s spell, and reunite her family.

Zhili muzhik da baba. U nih byla dochka da synok malen'kij. - Dochen'ka, - govorila mat', - my pojdem na rabotu, beregi bratca! Ne hodi so dvora, bud' umnicej - my kupim tebe platochek. Otec s mater'ju ushli, a dochka pozabyla, chto ej prikazyvali: posadila bratca na travke pod okoshko, sama pobezhala na ulicu, zaigralas', zaguljalas'.

Six brothers have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother. They can only take their human forms for 15 minutes every evening. In order to free them, their sister must make six shirts out of starwort for her brothers, and neither speak nor laugh for six years.

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.

A jealous and evil queen casts a dreadful spell over her 12 stepchildren - she exiles her beautiful stepdaughter, Elise, and turns her 11 stepsons into wild swans. Princess Elise sets out to find her brothers and release them from the spell, but finds that she must perform a nearly impossible task to carry out the rescue - create coats of mail out of sharp nettles for each of her brothers, and not speak a word the entire time. Even the love of a king - and the treachery of his adviser - must not deter her from her task. Sigourney Weaver narrates this beautiful version of one of Hans Christian Andersen's most compelling tales.

"The Six Swans" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. An evil stepmother uses witchcraft to turn the six sons of her daughter-in-law, the Queen, into swans. The curse can only be broken if their sister sews six nettle shirts and remains silent for seven years. She retires from the world and starts her work, but another King is stricken by her beauty and wants to marry her.

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The Wild Swans - 野天鹅: Fables, folktales and stories play a fundamental part in children's development. They use powerful imagery and symbols to entertain while conveying essential moral teachings; the stories ignite imagination, taking a firm root in children's minds, and gently initiate them to the essential moral principles of life. Our tales and stories have been carefully selected for their wisdom and power of evocation. Discover or rediscover, narrated in a warm and lively way, the best stories for kids in Mandarin Chinese.

เรื่องราวของพระราชาที่มีพระโอรสทั้งหมด 11 พระองค์ และพระธิดา 1 พระองค์ นามว่า เอลิเซ่ เจ้าชายทั้งหลายนั้นเพียบพร้อมทุกประการ เอลิเซ่ผู้เป็นน้องสาวก็เช่นกัน เด็กๆ ทั้งหลายอยู่ด้วยกันอย่างมีความสุขเสมอมา ทว่าพระบิดานั้นเป็นกษัตริย์ที่หลงไปแต่งงานกับราชินีผู้ชั่วร้ายซึ่งไม่มีความปรานีต่อเด็กๆ แต่อย่างใด ตั้งแต่วันแรกที่นางเข้ามา ทั้งปราสาทนั้นเต็มไปด้วยความวุ่นวาย นางได้ส่งเอลิเซ่ให้

Get cosy in bed and as we settle down to the classic fairy tale “The Magic Swan” by Andrew Lang, followed by a soothing classic lullaby “London Bridge” sung by Bella Butterfly to help you drift off to sleep.

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating second series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell! Rosa knows that her new red ballet shoes are special, but she soon discovers that they are magical when she is whirled into Enchantia! On her very first adventure, can Rosa free the...

This is a story from the Ballet Stories collection.

The Greek myths were first told thousands of years ago, by poets and singers who wanted to tell how the world came to be. These brilliant stories are full of adventure and drama, but they also explore our deepest fears and fantasies. There's a reason these myths still feel so powerful—they've formed the foundations of narratives and archetypes that we see in today. Having changed the way we look at fairy tales in their last book, Karrie and Jon have turned to these ancient stories to see what magic their marvellous gender-swapping machine can work on them.