Rebecca Reads

The Ratcatcher (Pied Piper of Hamelin)

The sad tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin (it is called The Ratcatcher in the Red Fairy Book).

Three Tales of Warning

Three short stories this week, all with the same theme. We will read Henny Penny, The Shepherd and the Wolf (an Aesop story), and Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

How Odin Lost His Eye

Another Norse myth. This is how Odin, All Father, came to only have one eye.

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Another Grimm story, but this version is just a little different from the Grimm version. One of my favorites.

Tom Tot

An English fairy tale that is a lot like the German story Rumpelstiltskin.

The Golden Goose

A fun story from the Brothers Grimm.

The Story of Hero Makoma

A heroic story from Africa.

The Ugly Duckling

A favorite story from Hans Christian Andersen.

Humpty Dumpty

Another story from L. Frank Baum's Mother Goose in Prose.

History of Wittington

The famous English folktale of Richard (Dick) Wittington