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# NovaTale

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- [Clever Else](https://novatale.com/clever-else-2/) - There was once a man who had a daughter who was called Clever Else, and when she was grown up, her father said she must be married, and her mother said, "Yes, if we could only find some one that would consent to have." At last one came from a distance, and his name was
- [The tailor in heaven](https://novatale.com/clever-else/) - One very fine day it came to pass that the good God wished to enjoy himself in the heavenly garden, and took all the apostles and saints with him, so that no one stayed in heaven but Saint Peter. The Lord had commanded him to let no one in during his absence, so Peter stood
- [The Man who never Laughed](https://novatale.com/the-man-who-never-laughed/) - There was a man, of those possessed of houses and riches, who had wealth and servants and slaves and other possessions; and he departed from the world to receive the mercy of God (whose name be exalted!), leaving a young son. And when the son grew up, he took to eating and drinking, and the
- [Fitcher's Bird](https://novatale.com/fitchers-bird/) - A sorcerer took the form of a beggar and carried off young women. He carried off an oldest sister and assured her she would be happy with him. Then, he went off and forbade her to enter one room; he also gave her an egg and told her to carry it everywhere and be careful with it. She went into the forbidden room, found hacked-up bodies and a basin of blood, and dropped the egg into it. The sorcerer returned and demanded the egg. Then he said that since she had gone in against his will, she would go in against her own, and killed her there. He carried off the second sister, and it went with her as with the first.
- [The robber bridegroom](https://novatale.com/the-robber-bridegroom/) - There was once a miller who had a beautiful daughter, and when she was grown up he became anxious that she should be well married and taken care of; so he thought, "If a decent sort of man comes and asks her in marriage, I will give her to him." Soon after a suitor came
- [The three languages](https://novatale.com/the-three-languages/) - This tale is about a boy who learns three languages: the languages of dogs, birds, and frogs. His father orders his servants to kill him, because he was ashamed of his son. The servants pity him and let him go. The he starts his journey where he will be able to use his skills well.
- [Clever Hans](https://novatale.com/clever-hans/) - This tale is about Hans and Grethel, and how Grethel becomes Hands bride.
- [The good bargain](https://novatale.com/the-good-bargain/) - There was once a peasant who had driven his cow to the fair, and sold her for seven thalers. On the way home he had to pass a pond, and already from afar he heard the frogs crying, "Aik, aik, aik, aik." - "Well," said he to himself, "they are talking without rhyme or reason,
- [The Louse and the Flea](https://novatale.com/the-louse-and-the-flea/) - The tale events are correlated to each other, the end will result with flood.
- [The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage](https://novatale.com/the-mouse-the-bird-and-the-sausage/) - There lived The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage, they lived happily before the day when the bird relying on the advice of other birds changed everything. The things went very bad and the change of their routine has destroyed everything.
- [The twelve dancing princesses](https://novatale.com/the-twelve-dancing-princesses/) - There was a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They slept in twelve beds all in one room; and when they went to bed, the doors were shut and locked up; but every morning their shoes were found to be quite worn through as if they had been danced in all night; and yet nobody
- [The water of life](https://novatale.com/the-water-of-life/) - Long before you or I were born, there reigned, in a country a great way off, a king who had three sons. This king once fell very ill--so ill that nobody thought he could live. His sons were very much grieved at their father's sickness; and as they were walking together very mournfully in the
- [The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was](https://novatale.com/the-story-of-the-youth-who-went-forth-to-learn-what-fear-was/) - This is a tale about a boy who is desperate about learning what shuddering is, and he meets different scary adventures to learn what is shuddering, however all the attempts will be unsuccessful, and at the end learns it in the most simple way!
- [The singing bone](https://novatale.com/the-singing-bone/) - A boar lays waste to a country, and two brothers set out to kill it. The younger meets a little man who gives him a spear, and with it, he kills the boar. Carrying the body off, he meets his brother, who had stayed to drink until he felt brave. The older brother lures him in, gives him drink, and learns of the younger brother's adventure. They then set out to deliver the body to the king, but on passing a bridge, the older kills the younger, and buries his body beneath it. He takes the boar himself to the king, and marries the king's daughter.
- [The Bremen town musicians](https://novatale.com/the-bremen-town-musicians/) - In the story a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster, all past their prime years in life and usefulness on their respective farms, were soon to be discarded or mistreated by their masters. One by one they leave their homes and set out together. They decide to go to Bremen, known for its freedom, to live without owners and become musicians there.
- [Trusty John](https://novatale.com/trusty-john/) - This tale is about a servant who would give his life to his masters. Before the death of his king he promised to take care of the young prince, and so did he. He sacrifesed his own life for him.
- [Straw, coal, and bean](https://novatale.com/straw-coal-and-bean/) - This tale is about Straw, coal, and bean who escape from their death.
- [The three snake-leaves](https://novatale.com/the-three-snake-leaves/) - The tale is about a man who marries the daughter of the King by vowing to lie in the grave in case if her wife is dead, and who returns his wife her life, but at the end will be betrayed by her. By luck he finds out about her betrayal beforehand and saves his own life by informing the king about his daughters evil plans.
- [The Goose girl](https://novatale.com/the-goose-girl/) - It tells the story of a young woman, a princess, who is to move to another kingdom and wed the prince. She has the ability to speak to her faithful, loving horse, Falada. Falada was to take the princess to this new kingdom, along with her chambermaid. But the chambermaid was jealous, and during the journey, forced the princess to switch places. Upon arriving at the neighboring kingdom, it was the chambermaid who was introduced as the prince's betrothed. The true princess was given a job... to work with the king's geese. She became the goose girl, working alongside the goose boy.
- [The elves](https://novatale.com/the-elves/) - First story:"The Shoemaker for Whom They Did Work" Second story:"The Servant Girl Who Stood In as Godmother for Them" Third story:"The Woman Whose Child They Exchanged"
- [The moon](https://novatale.com/the-moon/) - The tale is about the moon and how its appeared on the sky.
- [The riddle](https://novatale.com/the-riddle/) - After an experience with a witch, a king's son devises a riddle which a princess can not answer. Although she has promised to marry the man who presents her with a riddle she can not solve, the princess tricks the king's son into giving her the answer to the riddle. Instead of marrying the princess, the son is set to be put to death. He is able to prove the princess tricked him and is saved. In the end he marries the princess.
- [The twelve Brothers](https://novatale.com/the-twelve-brothers/) - In a twist on the fairy tales this story begins with a father wishing to kill his sons, afraid for her children the boy's mother has them flee into the woods. Later their sister goes in search of them and they live together happily for a time, until the boys are turned into ravens. To free them their sister must go through a number of trials.
- [The wedding of Mrs. fox](https://novatale.com/the-wedding-of-mrs-fox/) - In one variant, Mr. Fox feigns death to test his wife's fidelity; in the other, he actually dies. Many suitors arrive. Mrs. Fox rejects them: in the first variant because while they are foxes they do not have the nine tails of her husband, and in the second, because they are wolves, bears, etc. and do not look like her dead husband.
- [Our Lady's Child](https://novatale.com/our-ladys-child/) - A poor woodcutter and his wife had a three-year-old daughter and could not feed her. The Virgin Mary appeared to the woodcutter and promised to take care of the child, so they gave her the child. She grew up happily in Heaven. One day the Virgin had to go on a journey and gave the girl keys, telling her she could open twelve doors but not the thirteenth. She opened the first twelve and found the Apostles behind them. Then she opened the thirteenth door. Behind it was the Trinity, and her finger was stained with gold. She tried to hide it, lying three times, and the Virgin Mary said she could no longer remain for her disobedience and lying.
- [The Gold children](https://novatale.com/the-gold-children/) - A fisherman caught a golden fish, who gave him and his wife a rich castle on the condition that he not tell anyone where he had gotten it.
- [The good and the bad](https://novatale.com/the-good-and-the-bad/) - This tale is about a good and a bad. The good with his good deeds reaches happiness, and the bad with his evil deeds finishes his own life.
- [The crystal ball](https://novatale.com/the-crystal-ball/) - The tale is about the youngest son of enchantress, which went to find a princess
- [Clever Grethel](https://novatale.com/clever-grethel/) - The tale is about a woman named Grethel, who wore shoes with red rosettes.
- [The little mermaid](https://novatale.com/the-little-mermaid/) - this tale is about a half human and half fish girl who find her happiness with prince
- [The golden bird](https://novatale.com/the-golden-bird/) - In times gone by there was a king who had at the back of his castle a beautiful pleasure-garden, in which stood a tree that bore golden apples. As the apples ripened they were counted, one day the golden bird perched upon the tree, and had already pecked off an apple . Then the king was angry, and he ordered his sons to bring him this golden bird.
- [Rumpelstiltskin](https://novatale.com/rumpelstiltskin/) - There was once a miller who was poor, but he had one beautiful daughter. Once the king orders a girl to spin the straws into gold. And the little man named rumpelstiltskin helps her to spin the straws into gold, but he wasn`t a good man, he helped her in order to take her first child.
- [The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids](https://novatale.com/the-wolf-and-the-seven-young-kids/) - There was once an old goat who had seven little ones. While she was out into the wood, the wolf eat all her kids. But in the end the old goat mother will return all her kids from wolf`s body.
- [The almond tree](https://novatale.com/the-almond-tree/) - Long time ago, perhaps as much as two thousand years, there was a rich man, and he had a beautiful and pious wife, and they loved each other very much, and they had no children. Once draw the first breath a son but the mother dies. And the man marries again, and his second wife kills his son.
- [The girl whithout hands](https://novatale.com/the-girl-whithout-hands/) - A certain miller had little by little fallen into poverty, and had nothing left but his mill and a large apple-tree behind it. Once in the forest he meets a devil. Devil promises a wealth but he takes the hand of his daughter and apple tree.
- [The frog king or Iron Henry](https://novatale.com/the-frog-king-or-iron-henry/) - In the old times, there was a King who had a beautiful daughters. One day the youngest daughter meets a frog, and this frog becomes a prince.
- [The Wonderful Musician](https://novatale.com/the-wonderful-musician/) - There was once a wonderful musician, who went quite alone through a forest and wanted to find a good companion. By the way he will meet some wild animals.
- [Mother Hulda](https://novatale.com/mother-hulda/) - A widow had two daughters, one was pretty, the other was ugly and lazy. One day the eldest daughter who was pretty will jump into the well to take the spindle, and there she will meet with mother Hulda.
- [The fisherman and his wife](https://novatale.com/the-fisherman-and-his-wife/) - There was once a fisherman and his wife who lived together in a hovel by the sea-shore, and the fisherman went out every day with his hook and line to catch fish. One day he found a great flounder which will be a prince fish. And this fish will fulfill all his wishes.
- [The interpretation of a dream is Jiyda](https://novatale.com/the-interpretation-of-a-dream-is-jiyda/) - This tale is about a king's dream and a wise man's interpretation that no astrologer could do.
- [An adviser Bride](https://novatale.com/an-adviser-bride/) - This is a humorous tale about a bride who is lazy and yet teaches older people
- [The three little men in the wood](https://novatale.com/the-three-little-men-in-the-wood/) - There was once a man, whose wife was dead, and a woman, whose husband was dead; and the man had a daughter, and so had the woman. And the man courted her then they had the wedding. Stepmother didnt like daughter of his husband, so she wanted her death. But in the end stepmother dies with her ugly daughter.
- [A lady Magpie](https://novatale.com/a-lady-magpie/) - This tale is about a magpie who protects her nest from coyote and a fox who helps her. But coyote will find out that fox has helped her and scold the fox for it. And fox wants to revenge.
- [A pumpkin](https://novatale.com/a-pumpkin/) - This tale is about a girl who came out of a pumpkin and was twice murdered by a fat women who also came out of a pumpkin. The girl takes revenge as a tree, and kills the woman and her child.
- [A blue dove](https://novatale.com/a-blue-dove/) - This tale is about a boy who conceals himself under the donkey costume, and marries the princess. The princess hides her husbands costume and tells him that she has burnt it. Then the boy turns to a bird and tells his wife that he can't stay anymore with her, without his costume and flies away to his kingdom. The princess looks for him and finds him, when she finds, she tells she hasn't burnt the costume, and again live together.
- [Illness of a stepmother](https://novatale.com/illness-of-a-stepmother/) - This tale is about a boy who was killed by his father on his stepmothers request. His sister collects his bones and the dead boy's bones turn to a bird who aim revenge, and gain life after all.
- [The brother and sister](https://novatale.com/the-brother-and-sister/) - This tale is a about a sister and a brother who are hated by their stepmother. The brother turns to fawn by drinking water from the lake.
- [The Valiant Little Tailor](https://novatale.com/the-valiant-little-tailor/) - This tale is about a tailor who was very clever and went on very dangerous adventure
- [Snow-White and Rose-Red](https://novatale.com/snow-white-and-rose-red/) - This tale is about two sisters who are very helpful, and a bear, and a wicked dwarf.
- [Godfather Death](https://novatale.com/godfather-death/) - This tale is about a boy who's godfather was death. The godfather gived him fame and took his life.
- [The poor boy in the grave](https://novatale.com/the-poor-boy-in-the-grave/) - This tale is about a boy who was treated very badly and dreamed of death.
- [The devil with the three golden hairs](https://novatale.com/the-devil-with-the-three-golden-hairs/) - The tale about a boy who was meant to marry kings daughter. But the King finds out about this prophecy and tries to kill the boy several times.
- [The white snake](https://novatale.com/the-white-snake/) - The white snake by Brothers Grimm. The tale about a servant who ate king's white snake and was able to hear animals' talks.
- [Hansel and Gretel](https://novatale.com/hansel-and-gretel/) - The original tale "Hansel and Gretel" from Brothers Grimm's collection
- [Larry and Thomas](https://novatale.com/larry-and-thomas/) - CHAPTER ONE THE MIRAGE To the Smarts misfortune this Saturday of the August was the hottest day of the season. There was no sign of the wind. A big white car was approaching the Lake Street. At this time of the day there were very few cars and anyone would notice the car of the
- [Rapunzel](https://novatale.com/rapunzel/) - "Rapunzel" the original tale by Brothers Grimm's collection.
- [Sleeping Beauty (Little Briar Rose)](https://novatale.com/sleeping-beauty-little-briar-rose/) - The original tale "Sleeping Beauty (Little Briar Rose)" by Brothers Grimm, with pictures.
- [Little Red Riding Hood](https://novatale.com/little-red-riding-hood/) - Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl. Everyone who saw her liked her, but most of all her grandmother, who did not know what to give the child next. The three of them were happy. The huntsman took the wolf's pelt. The grandmother ate the cake and drank the wine that Little Red Riding Hood had brought. And Little Red Riding Hood thought to herself: "As long as I live, I will never leave the path and run off into the woods by myself if mother tells me not to."
- [Cat and mouse in partnership](https://novatale.com/the-devil-with-three-golden-hairs/) - cat and mouse wanted to make preparations for winter and they saved the pot of fat to the beneath of altar. Unfortuantely, the cat will lie mouse and in the end he eat the mouse
- [The pack of ragamuffins](https://novatale.com/the-pack-of-ragamuffins/) - cock, hen and the duck go to a journey
- [The three spinners](https://novatale.com/the-three-spinners/) - There was a girl who was lazy and would not spin, and her mother sends her to castle with queen. Queen orders her to spin the flaxes in the three rooms. Three women will help her to spin all the flaxes, but the Queen didnt know about three women and her eldest son will marry her.
- [Snow White](https://novatale.com/snow-white/) - The original tale of Snow White by Brothers Grimm. It was the middle of winter, and the snow-flakes were falling like feathers from the sky, and a queen sat at her window working, and her embroidery-frame was of ebony. "Looking-glass upon the wall, Who is fairest of us all?" "You are fairest of them all." "Queen, thou art of beauty rare, But Snow-white living in the glen With the seven little men Is a thousand times more fair."
- [Sixty mouthful of false statement](https://novatale.com/sixty-mouthful-of-false-statement/) - Once upon a time, once there being hungry, once their being fed up, a Shah was said to have lived. The Shah made an announcement in the city. - The man who says sixty mounthfull of false statements I shall have my daughter marry him, present him the half of my wealth. If he can
- [The Metal Pig](https://novatale.com/the-metal-pig/) - In the city of Florence, not far from the Piazza del Granduca, runs a little street called Porta Rosa. In this street, just in front of the market-place where vegetables are sold, stands a pig, made of brass and curiously formed. The bright color has been changed by age to dark green; but clear, fresh water pours from the
- [Cinderella](https://novatale.com/cinderella/) - There was once a rich man whose wife lay sick, The new wife brought two daughters home with her, they named her Cinderella. "The first twig, father, that strikes against your hat on the way home; that is what I should like you to bring me." The good must be put in the dish, The bad you may eat if you wish." "Little tree, little tree, shake over me, That silver and gold may come down and cover me." "There they go, there they go! There is blood on her shoe; The shoe is too small, Not the right bride at all!" "There they go, there they go! No blood on her shoe; The shoe's not too small, The right bride is she after all."

## Categories

- [Fairy tales](https://novatale.com/category/fairy-tales/)
- [Brothers Grimm Fairytales](https://novatale.com/category/fairy-tales/brothers-grimm-fairytales/)
- [Hans Christian Andersen Fairytales](https://novatale.com/category/fairy-tales/hans-christian-andersen-fairytales/)
- [Uzbek Fairytales](https://novatale.com/category/fairy-tales/uzbek-fairytales/)
- [Adventure](https://novatale.com/category/adventure/)
- [Arabic Folktale](https://novatale.com/category/fairy-tales/arabic-folktale/)