Sjömansbiblioteket

There was a once a shepherd boy who was so clever that he could answer every question he was asked. The king in the kingdom had however three very specific questions. Do you think ...

An old miller who did not have a family of his own wanted to retire and leave his mill to one of his three apprentices. All he wanted from them was to bring him the finest horse ev ...

Do you want to read not only one but three stories about snakes? Then you have chosen the right Brothers Grimm’s folktale. It is about small children getting along with snakes whic ...

Kids you know that it is not right to insult other people, right? Nor animals? Apparently the bear in our story was not taught well. She insulted the wren’s children and called the ...

A beautiful girl with a golden hair was betrothed to a prince from a far kingdom. The girl and her maid headed out on the long journey towards the prince’s home. Little did the gir ...

One day the Lord travelled in disguise wanting to test who will welcome him in his home. He knocked first on a rich man’s door but he was impolite and rude and sent the Lord away. ...

A soldier is not properly paid for his service to the country so he decides to take his revenge on the king. He however realizes that it would be almost impossible to succeed by hi ...

The queen’s wish before she died was that the king would marry a woman as beautiful as her and with hair as golden as hers. The king did everything he could to keep the promise he ...

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 ...

E. A. Poe’s short story follows Prince Prospero and his friends’ futile attempt to outrun and outsmart a deadly plague, called the Red Death. The heart of the story is presented as ...

Ardita is a young and rich flapper girl who is spending time at her uncle's yacht. She is not interested in the things her family wants to do; she would rather spend her time sunba ...

Wealth, wit, natural grace, and an air of nobility makes the perfect 19th century French gentleman. Add a certain amount of pride and you have Viscount Gontran-Joseph de Signoles, ...

'The Diamond Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant portrays the complexities and consequences of keeping up appearances in the 19th century. Mathilde is a young and beautiful woman, strug ...

Can a single evening be perfect? It can if you ask a couple in love. The short story 'On a Spring Evening' by Guy de Maupassant, who is widely considered the master of French Natur ...

Guy de Maupassant's short story 'The Night: A Nightmare' depicts a vivid portrayal of the streets of Paris. Our narrator roams the streets of the city after hours, embracing and ex ...

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Torpet låg vid en stenig gångstig som ledde in i den värmländska storskogen. Det stod, lutande av ålder, på en grund som mest liknade ett stenröse, med en skorsten och ett torvtak ...

Aldrig förr hade pastor Ahle haft så vilda läspojkar och värst av alla var Jan med slungan. Så länge vinterns köld dämpade livsandan en aning gick det väl an, men när våren kom ste ...

En dag när lille Esra följer med sin far till synagogan händer något mycket underligt. Esra känner igen mannen som går fram för att läsa ur de heliga skrifterna. Var har han sett m ...

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 ...