{"id":713,"date":"2020-09-25T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/?p=713"},"modified":"2025-05-07T01:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:31:18","slug":"story-time-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destinationsitters.com\/blog\/story-time-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Story Time Resources: Short Stories & Fairy Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let story time resources help you at night. It’s bedtime for the kids. Teeth have been brushed, PJ’s are on, covers have been tucked. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

They want you to tell them a story. Normally, reading a book together is a wonderful, peaceful time. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

But tonight is different. Tonight, they don’t want a story they already know or have heard before. No – they want a NEW story. One they don’t have sitting on their bookshelf. And they won’t sleep until they have it. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Maybe your little one found out that it is ‘National Fairy Tale Day<\/a>‘ at school, and demands that it be celebrated. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Or you’ve run out of good stories and haven’t made it to the library or book store yet. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Or, maybe you’re traveling with the kids and forgot to bring books along for bedtime reading. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What do you do? Try to tell a story you vaguely remember hearing once before? Try to get away with telling the plot of ‘Frozen’ or ‘Moana’, but change the names and hope they don’t notice?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Whatever the reason may be for your story- emergency, have no fear! We’ve got you covered! Below you will find links to great resources full of free short stories, fairy tales, and fables. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Several of these sites also include stories from other parts of the world. If your kids are learning about a new culture or country, this can be a great opportunity to integrate learning into story-time!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy! <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

*Please Note: <\/strong><\/em>Some of these sites include ‘classic’ fairy tales. These stories – especially those written by The Brother’s Grimm- may be different than you expect. They may be a little spooky, tragic, dark, or odd. (Example: The original Little Mermaid is very dark. After the Prince marries another woman, her sisters tell her to kill the Prince with a cursed knife because it is the only way to become a mermaid again and return home. She realizes she is incapable of murder, but she is too heartbroken and lonely to remain human. She jumps overboard and turns into sea-foam.)<\/em>

Hans Christian Anderson adapted many fairy tales into the kid-friendly stories most of us are accustomed to. While the Brother’s Grimm stories are wonderful stories, they were written for adults and older children. If considering a Brother’s Grimm or other ‘classic fairy-tale’ story, we recommend reading it first for age appropriateness (and to avoid potentially inducing a nightmare or two.) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This first site includes audio as well, so you can just listen and enjoy too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

East of the Web – Classic Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen & Brother’s Grimm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids Gen: Fairy Tale Stories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hans Christian Andersen Original Fairy Tales<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

World of Tales: Fairy Tales from Around the World<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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