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There was once an old king. His last wish was to keep his son away from the picture of the princess of the Golden Dwelling. You may wonder why? Well by seeing the picture the young ...

The Dwarf King’s Son is an epic story that is fast-paced and exciting. Follow the life of the king’s son Demion Dragonblade from little boy to a grown man where evil as well as the ...

Del 1 – Dvärgakungens Son är en episk berättelse som är fartfylld och spännande. Följ konungasonen Demion Drakenklingas liv från liten pojke till fullvuxen man där ondskan såväl so ...

"Purgatorio" is the second part of Alighieri’s poem "The Divine Comedy". The story of Dante travelling through the nine circles of Hell in "Inferno" continues as he survives the de ...

The American Civil War has already ended. A Gun Club plays with the idea of building a weapon which can shoot a projectile to the Moon. Calculations and funding are only a part of ...

Without even realizing it, the German professor Lidenbrock purchases his ticket to the center of the Earth. He finds an original runic manuscript which unfolds a long kept secret. ...

The young man Godfrey Morgan and his mentor Artelett board a steamship and embark on a long journey round the world. Little do they know that the thrilling experience will also end ...

Jarel har tillbringat flera år på resande fot. Han har inte lyckats finna någon ro i tillvaron. Han har inte nått det som han trodde skulle vara hans mål: sitt livs kärlek. Alla ha ...

Do you want to hear a funny story about seven Swabians? They were willing to go on an adventure, but it turned out that their courage was not enough. And you agree that you have to ...

A king gets so sick that only some magic spell can cure him. His devastated three sons set out in the world searching for the Water of Life. It is said that only this can help thei ...

Hans was a faithful and honest servant and his master granted him with a piece of gold. Hans was however not satisfied. This piece was too heavy to carry around all the time. So he ...

The wolf and the fox were into some type of agreement which is hardly called friendship. The wolf needed the fox’s help to get food because every time he tried to snatch something, ...

Jorinde and Joringel are a couple in love who wander around in the forest without realizing that they have come too close to a witch’s castle. The witch throws a magic spell over J ...

Many tales have proven that kindness pays back. Once lived a boy who was so kindhearted that he received a golden goose as a gift. There were however many greedy people who wanted ...

Snow White is a marvelous girl "with skin white as snow, lips red as blood and hair black as ebony". Her step-mother however wants to be the most beautiful of all and when one day ...

There was once a king who wanted to find a proper suitor for his precious daughter. The princess was however always finding some flaws in the future princes, so she sent all of the ...

The king and the queen’s long expected child is born and they decide to hold a feast. However a problem occurs. There are thirteen wise women in the land and they have only twelve ...

A king got lost in the woods and unfortunately he stumbled upon a witch who was willing to show him the way only if he married her daughter. After he agreed, the poor king’s misfor ...

There lived once one poor family who wished nothing more than to have a child, even if it is no bigger than a thumb. And do you know happened? They finally got a son and he was rea ...

A boy was born with the prophecy that he was about to marry the king’s daughter. The king got extremely annoyed by this possibility so he made everything he could to get rid of the ...

"The Bremen Town Musicians" is actually a tale about one donkey, one dog, one cat and a rooster who embarked on a mission. They were going to become musicians in Bremen. However so ...

Can you imagine jumping into a well only because your step-mother makes you to? Although it may sound impossible, the poor girl in our story had to do it. And she did not die. Actu ...

You have probably heard of Cinderella many times. But do you know the whole story of it and why she is called like that? Well there lived once a girl whose mother died and her fat ...

Imagine this. You take a bite from the king’s dish which is a white snake. Then suddenly you start understanding the language of animals. And this gets you out of numerous problems ...

If you make a stone path from your home to the forest, you will most certainly find your back, right? What if the path is from bread crumbs? Well, it will most certainly disappear ...