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This is a story about a greedy farmer. He once got a hen that laid golden eggs. He was very happy, as he wanted to become very rich. What happened after that? Did he become rich? Let us read the story and find out. Once upon a time, there was a farmer. The Farmer and his wife were very poor. He had a small house and a small farm. The Farmer had a few hens on the farm. His hens were nice and very pretty. In spite of having so many hens, the Farmer was always complaining. He said, “Why do not my hens lay more eggs. I want more eggs. I want to sell those eggs and become rich.” The Farmer was very greedy. The Farmer tried a lot of things to increase the number of eggs the hens laid. One day, he gave the hens special feed. The other day, he changed the water, which the hens drank. Then another day, he changed their positions.This 16-page richly illustrated book is a part of our Classic tales collection, which consists of stimulating and enthralling stories for children.

Once upon a time there lived a pretty little #mermaid. She had long golden hair, eyes as blue as the ocean, lips as red as roses and a tail! Yes, a tail! The upper half of a mermaid’s body is that of a young girl and the lower half is that of a fish!However, the loveliest feature of this little mermaid was her voice. She had the sweetest voice in the whole world. This fairy tale is about this little mermaid and a Prince who falls in love with her voice. Does she find her Prince? Or does the evil witch gets in her way? Let us find out!

A very long time ago, there was a King called King Pandu. King Pandu had five sons. These princes were together called the Pandavas. King Pandu had an elder brother called Dhritrashtra. Dhritrashtra had a hundred sons and a daughter. The sons of Dhritrashtra were together called the Kauravas. The Kauravas did not like the Pandavas at all. They hated the Pandavas. The Kauravas wanted to rule the country. They also wanted to have all the wealth of the Pandavas. The eldest Kaurava, Duryodhana invited the Pandavas for a game of dice. Duryodhana and his maternal uncle cheated the Pandavas in the game and won it. As a punishment, Duryodhana sent the Pandavas to the forest for thirteen years. Duryodhana also took away all the wealth of the Pandavas. Duryodhana also won Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas.This 16-page richly illustrated book is a part of our Classic tales collection, which consists of stimulating and enthralling stories for children.

This story is about the life of Oliver Twist, an orphan, who faces nothing but adversity in his life. Oliver spent the first few years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans fighting for food every day. He was then transferred to a workhouse and from there to another. Wherever he went he found misery and despair. He finally escaped and ran away to London. Did he find peace there? Or just more trouble? Let us find out!

This is a story about a doctor who could hear animals. As he could hear and understand the animals, a lot of animals came to him for treatment. He also saved the life of a lot of animals with the help of his medicines. A long time ago, there was a big house. In that house, lived a doctor called Dr. John Dolittle. Dr. Dolittle had a lovely wife and two very pretty daughters. He was leading a very happy life.One day, Dr. Dolittle was returning back home quite late in the night. He was so tired that he almost slept while driving. Suddenly, he saw a dog in front of his car. He applied the brakes and the dog was just saved.The Dog got very, very angry. He shouted at Dr. Dolittle. He said, “Don’t you know how to drive or have you just learned how to drive a car?” What was the dog's reply? Why Dolittle got shocked? To know more buy the classic tale ebook from maple library online store.

This Arabian tale describes how the life of honest Ali Baba changed when he met forty thieves in a forest.Once upon a time, there lived two brothers, Ali Baba and Qasim.The elder brother was Qasim. He was married to a rich lady. So, he lived happily. Ali Baba was a poor woodcutter.One day, when Ali Baba went to the forest, he saw a gang of forty thieves. They were riding on horses. They went up to a cave and got down from their horses.The chief of the robbers stood in front of the door of the cave and said, “Open Sesame.”The door of the cave opened. All the robbers went inside and the door of the cave closed. Ali Baba was afraid. He waited for the robbers to go.After some time the door of the cave opened once more and the robbers came out. The chief stood in front of the door of the cave and said, “Shut Sesame.” What was inside the cave? What robbers did inside the cave? What Ali Baba did see inside the cave? Buy the eBook to find answers for all the questions.

This is a story about a little girl named Sweety. She was very kind and helpful and was loved by everybody. She lived with her stepmother and her stepsister. One day, while she was playing, her spindle fell in the well. When she tried to get her spindle back, she accidentally fell in the well. But, that was no ordinary well as it took her away to a magical place! The realm of the Snow Queen!This book teaches us a lesson on kindness through the story of Sweety and her evil stepsister. No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Similarly, no act of selfishness ever goes unpunished.

This is a story of a little boy who came to earth from outer space. Yes! ‘The Little Prince’ was a little boy from a planet called #Asteroid325! He left his planet hopping from one planet to other before he finally landed on earth. Why did he leave his planet? And what made him go back? Let us read about the adventures of ‘#TheLittlePrince’ and find out.

A long time ago, there lived an Old Goat. She had seven little kids. She loved her children a lot. One day, she decided to go into the forest to get food for her children. Before she left the house, she called all her children to her and said, “Dear children, I am going to the forest to get food for you. Now, do not open the door for anyone, while I am away. If the Old Wolf will enter our hut, he will eat all of you! You will be able to recognise him by his rough voice and dirty black feet.” The children replied, “Dear Mother, do not worry! We will be very careful while you are away. Please go on and do not worry about us at all. We will be quite safe here.” Read the complete story about seven little kids from ebook.This german fairy tale is from the collection of Brothers Grimm. For animated ebook version visit here.