The Little Match Girl
On New Year’s Eve, a little girl tries to sell matches in the street. No one buys any. She is hungry and freezing, but she is afraid to go home without money because her father would beat her. To warm...
Stories to read, and read again.
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- Beautiful illustrations. Works by the great illustrators of these tales.
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- Easier reading. Optional modern wording, with the original always available.
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Land-Otter the Indian
A man and his wife live on the coast of Alaska and struggle to find enough food. Their son drowned a year ago. One night they hear a whistle and believe he has come back to help them. He goes fishing...