Grimm

The Frog Prince

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This story is called The Frog Prince by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. One fine morning, a young princess named Luisa put on her coat and shoes and went outside to play in the woods. After walking for a while, she came to a cool pond and decided to sit down for a rest. She had brought her favorite golden ball with her, and as she sat, she mindlessly tossed it up into the air and caught it again. Eventually, she threw the ball so high that it bounced off the branch of a tree and went crashing down into the water.

The Golden Fish

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The Golden Fish. Hello everybody, this is Natasha and His Royal Highness Prince Bertie the Frog has commanded me to read you the story of The Golden Fish by the Brothers Grimm. Now, as it happens, when I was visiting Bertie and his friends by the pond this morning, I heard Colin the Carp grumping around as his usual way, moaning that there are never any stories on Storynory about fish. "I call it downright unfair," he said. "We are always listening to Bertie drown on and on about frogs and princes and dragons. Quite frankly, does anyone care about stupid, ugly frogs?

Snow White

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This story is called Snow White by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. Once upon a time, a baby girl was born to a King and Queen. The child’s hair was as black as obsidian, while her cheeks were red as blood, and her skin as white as snow, so she was called Snow White. Sadly, the Queen died in childbirth, so Snow White never knew her mother. A year later, the King remarried an elegant woman who turned out to be proud and jealous. She could not stand that any one should surpass her in beauty.

Rumpelstiltskin

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This story is called Rumpelstiltskin by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. This is a LibraryCall recording. By the side of a wood, in a country a long way off, ran a fine stream of water; and upon the stream there stood a mill. The miller’s house was close by, and the miller, you must know, had a very beautiful daughter. She was also very shrewd and clever; and the miller was so proud of her, that he one day told the king of the land, who used to come and hunt in the wood, that his daughter could spin gold out of straw.

Rapunzel (en español)

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Este cuento se llama Rapunzel, escrito por los Hermanos Grimm y narrado por Lorena Romero. Esta es una grabación de LibraryCall. Érase una vez un hombre y una mujer que desde hace mucho tiempo deseaban tener un hijo, pero en vano. En la parte trasera de su casa, había una ventanita que daba a un jardín bello, lleno de las mejores verduras y flores; pero estaba rodeado de un muro alto, y nadie osaba entrar en él, ya que le pertenecía a una bruja muy poderosa y temida por todo el mundo.

El príncipe rana

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Este cuento se llama El príncipe rana, escrito por Jacob y Wilhelm Grimm, y leído por Daniel Fernando. Esta es una adaptación y grabación de LibraryCall. Una mañana linda, una princesa llamada Luisa se puso su abrigo y sus zapatos, y salió a jugar en el bosque. Después de caminar un poco, llegó a un estanque y se sentó a descansar. Había traído su pelota de oro favorita. Cuando se sentó, y sin pensar, aventó la pelota hacia arriba y la cachó. Eventualmente, aventó la pelota tan alto que rebotó de una rama de un árbol y se estrelló en el agua del estanque.

Los siete cabritos y el lobo

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Había una vez una vieja cabra que tenía siete cabritos. Los quería mucho y como no quería que les pasase nada malo, siempre insistía cuando se iba a por comida que tuvieran mucho cuidado y no abrieran la puerta a nadie. - Niños, no confíen en nadie. El lobo es muy astuto y es capaz de disfrazarse para engañarlos.

Rapunzel

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There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child. At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire. These people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid garden could be seen, which was full of the most beautiful flowers and herbs. It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world.

The Frog Prince

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This story is called The Frog Prince by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. One fine morning, a young princess named Luisa put on her coat and shoes and went outside to play in the woods. After walking for a while, she came to a cool pond and decided to sit down for a rest. She had brought her favorite golden ball with her, and as she sat, she mindlessly tossed it up into the air and caught it again. Eventually, she threw the ball so high that it bounced off the branch of a tree and went crashing down into the water.