This story is written by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1875 - 1961). She was anAmerican writer of children’s literature. She was born in Hoosick Falls, New York and attended Teachers College, Colombia University, from where she graduated in 1896. Her stories for children include Boys and Girls of Colonial Days (1917), Broad Stripes and Bright Stars (1919), Hero Stories (1919) and The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings (1945). She wrote For the Children's Hour (1906) in collaboration. In 1947, her book Miss Hickory won the Newberry Medal.
Written by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. The story of William the Conquerer when he was a child.
Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper, is a folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world.The protagonist is a young girl living in unfortunate circumstances who is suddenly blessed with remarkable fortune, ultimately ascending to the throne through marriage. The story of Rhodopis—recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between 7 BC and AD 23—is about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt, and is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story.The first literary European version of the story was published in Italy by Giambattista Basile in his Pentamerone in 1634. The version that is now most widely known in the English-speaking world was published in French by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé (translation: "Histories or tales of times passed") in 1697 as Cendrillon, and was anglicized as Cinderella.[5] Another version was later published as Aschenputtel by the Brothers Grimm in their folk tale collection Grimms' Fairy Tales in 1812.
Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay (1894- 1950) was one of the leading writers ofmodern Bengali literature. .His works are largely set in Bengal with characters from rural life. Hisbest known work is the novel, Song of the Road (Pather Panchali), which was lateradapted into a film of the same name by Satyajith Ray. This story is an extract from Pather Panchali.
Translated by Arthur W.Ryder.Majestic Stories from Ancient India
Timeless Stories from Ancient India.
The unforgettable story of a little girl who was trying to sell matches. Listen, and no winter will pass without you thinking of her.
An unforgettable Russian Story from Old Peter's Russian Tales, by Arthur Ransome.