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Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales

by Juliana Horatia Ewing

Level C1 · AdvancedChildren's21 chapters
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CEFR level
C1
Length
21 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

Enter a world where new fairy tales unfold with timeless themes—the weak outwitting the strong, wishes gone awry, and sprites yearning for humanity—each story crafted with brevity, wit, and lessons that spark imagination and wisdom in young minds.

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Contents

21 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02PREFACE.
03GOOD LUCK IS BETTER THAN GOLD.
04THE HILLMAN AND THE HOUSEWIFE.
05THE NECK.
06THE NIX IN MISCHIEF.
07THE COBBLER AND THE GHOSTS.
08THE LAIRD AND THE MAN OF PEACE.
09THE OGRE COURTING.
10THE MAGICIANS' GIFTS.
11THE WIDOWS AND THE STRANGERS.
12KIND WILLIAM AND THE WATER SPRITE.

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