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Proverbs are short well-known sentences or phrases that tell a general truth about life or offer advice. In other words, they present the gist of a moral tale or a fable prevalent in a specific society. And because of their universal appeal, many of these proverbs have crossed their social barriers, and have become part of the human consciousness in general.

British folklore wasn’t born on a page - it was forged in the firelight. Forget the watered-down, gentle retellings of your childhood. Joseph Jacobs’ "English Fairy Tales" restores the raw, pulse-pounding energy of the original oral tradition. These are the "low" tales of the countryside...

A young Irish sailor cast adrift in the sea. A mermaid princess and Irish luck save him from drowning. This adventurous tale owes its inspiration to stories Mike Mirabella heard as a little boy. His sizeable Italian clan swapped such stories during family dinners at the kitchen table. "My...

Just in time for the holidays, the two bestselling audiobooks featuring everyone’s favorite dragons are available in a joint bilingual audiobook collection. Dragons Love Tacos and its companion, Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, go together like tacos and salsa, and this audiobook collection...

Dive into Emily Windsnap’s first three magical adventures with this enchanting audiobook collection Half-mermaid, half-human, and all magic, Emily Windsnap has had middle-grade readers under her spell for more than a decade. This audiobook collection includes: The Tail of Emily Windsnap: A...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER CHOOSE YOUR GUARDIAN. CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series comes an epic new fantasy set in a world where every child bonds with a spiritual guide—some promising greatness and glory, while others...

Once upon a summer’s day, in a meadow filled with song and sunshine, a carefree grasshopper fiddled away his hours while the diligent ant toiled to prepare for the winter to come. When the seasons turned and the frost crept in, the wisdom of the ant’s labor—and the folly of the grasshopper’s idleness—was revealed. In this enchanting retelling of Aesop’s timeless fable, listeners are carried into a fairytale world where character voices abound and the narrator’s words are wrapped in the warmth of a charming older British gentleman style.

Henry was a very lonely hedgehog. Until the day he found a new friend: Daisy!! Unfortunately not everyone accepts this new friendship, because of the differences between their toe animal families. Henry hatches a plan to fix things so he wont be a lonely hedgehog any longer. Find out what happens with two unlikely animals meet, become friend and face the challenges of the differences between them. A charming story of friendship, creativity and quick thinking for children ages 6-10

Return to the Enchanted Forest—where new magical creatures and hidden wonders are waiting to be discovered. Deep within the forest, beyond glowing meadows and ancient trees, extraordinary creatures live among sparkling streams and secret woodland paths. In this enchanting collection of magical tales, young listeners will meet a whole new group of guardians who help keep the forest alive with wonder.

Sisters Ava and Lexie are excited when they arrive at their kindly great-grandmother’s house for a holiday. While exploring the beautiful woods near the home, the sisters soon meet the fairies that live there along with the woodland wildlife. But little do they know that a great adventure is about to begin. The head fairy, Jessica, needs help from Ava and Lexie to find her sweet fairy sister, Ellie, who has been abducted and imprisoned in a house somewhere in the woods.

Jack and his mother are very poor and have only their cow, Milky-white, to help them survive. When the cow stops giving milk, Jack is sent to the market to sell her, but he ends up trading the cow for a handful of strange-looking beans. His mother is angry and throws the beans out the window, but by the next morning, a massive beanstalk has grown all the way into the sky! Jack climbs the beanstalk and discovers a giant house where a scary ogre lives.

This is a children's fable with a classic moral for all ages. In this short story, Farmer Ted has to make the difficult choice of giving up a fortune in order to do the right thing. Enjoy listening to the story as you begin to unravel the mystery of the golden apple.

Es ist ein ganz normaler Tag für Linus und Fiona, bis sie diesen Koffer finden. Nicht nur, dass er voller eigenartiger Gerätschaften und allerlei Chemikalien ist. Im Inneren befindet sich auch ein seltsames leuchtendes Ei. Wem gehört der Koffer? Und welches Tier könnte solche Eier legen? Beides werden Linus und Fiona schon bald erfahren, denn das Ei ist kurz davor zu schlüpfen und die Fabelwesenforscherin Mrs. Pickable kann die Hilfe der beiden sehr gut gebrauchen.

In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn the story of Weeâchumun (corn) and the first Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving story that most Americans know celebrates the Pilgrims. But without members of the Wampanoag tribe who already lived on...

Small in size… but full of pride. In The Darning Needle, Hans Christian Andersen crafts a clever and subtly humorous tale about a needle who believes itself far more important than it truly is. As the needle moves through the world, its vanity and self-importance lead to a series of ironic and...

When Tim Baker breaks his mum's favourite vase, it's the least of his problems. The Greek hero he's released is in danger of doing far worse. Hercules is only trying to be helpful but he's just hopeless. It's time to send this dim demigod home before Tim becomes ancient history. Book 1 in the Hopeless Heroes series that takes readers on fun adventures back to Ancient Greece!

When a heartbroken sultan goes mad, a brave woman has a plan to stop him hurting innocent people. For a thousand and one nights, Scheherazade will use the magic of storytelling to bring the sultan back to his senses. In a story about forgiveness, a merchant angers a genie and faces death unless three strangers' tales of animal transformation can save him. Will Scheherazade's plan work? Or will she suffer the same fate as the donkey who took advice from an ox?

Book 3 in the Hopeless Heroes series that takes readers on fun adventures back to Ancient Greece! How do you bring a statue to life? Tim and Zoe think they know. If only Jason would help and someone didn't keep looking at them like flies in a web. Oh well, at least the time-travelling vase is in good hands.

Irmãos Grimm foram estudiosos e escritores alemães do século XIX, conhecidos por coletar e adaptar contos populares do folclore europeu. Suas histórias, marcadas por lições morais, fantasia e tradição oral, tornaram-se clássicos da literatura infantil e influenciaram gerações ao redor do mundo.

A história começa com um músico que viaja sozinho pela floresta. Durante sua jornada, ele se depara com uma série de sombras misteriosas que parecem persegui-lo. O músico, porém, não se intimida com as sombras e continua sua caminhada. No entanto, o músico, que é habilidoso e possui uma grande conexão com sua música, começa a tocar sua música encantadora. A melodia que ele toca acaba transformando a natureza ao seu redor. Ele consegue conquistar as sombras e afugentá-las com o poder de sua música, levando a floresta a se acalmar e dissipando a presença maligna das sombras.