Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories

Once Megan, Bella and Alice shared a room.

Megan, Bella and Alice inhabit the isolated world of a girl's boarding school, Egerton Hall, buried deep in the English countryside.

A beautifully illustrated retelling of this favourite African tale.

When Sanjay is given a magic bowl that produces food by a kind goddess, he and his family need never be hungry again.

In this North American traditional tale, a little turtle wanders too far from the river and tries to trick Coyote into giving him a lift back.

In this Japanese traditional tale, a tinker buys a kettle from an old man - a magic kettle which can change both itself and his life!

In this Scandinavian traditional tale, a greedy ogre demands the farmer's crops.

In this North American traditional tale, Crafty Coyote not only steals Fox's meat, but he also decides to play lots of tricks!

In this Japanese traditional tale, a little white hare longs to see the world, and he wants to trick a crocodile into helping him.

In this Scandinavian traditional tale, a poor boy seeks his fortune with the help of a pet cat.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)The Crow and the Pitcher is a retelling of an Aesop fable in which a crow must be very clever and persistent to have a drink of water.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)The Rat and the Elephant is a retelling of an Aesop fable in which a boastful rat becomes jealous of an elephant.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Sinbad and the Monkeys is a retelling of a tale from the Arabian nights, in which the adventurous sailor must escape from an island of angry monkeys.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)The Boy who Wanted More Cheese is a retelling of a Dutch tale about a boy who just cannot get enough cheese.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)The Cat and the Cradle is a retelling of a Dutch tale, in which a baby is washed away in a storm and is rescued by a very brave cat.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)The Fisherman and the Genie is an Arabic tale in a which a poor fisherman must outwit a terrifying genie to stay alive.

You are Freya, fearless goddess of the Vikings.

YOU are Athena, goddess of the ancient Greeks.

YOU are Arthur, bold and brave King of the Britons.

You are Hercules, the powerful and courageous son of Zeus.

You are Beowulf, hero of the Geats - and now their king.

YOU are Robin Hood, outlaw of Sherwood Forest.

When the miller's daughter makes a promise to a funny little man, she never dreams that she will have to keep it.

"e;Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!

Hansel and Gretel saw a pretty cottage, covered in gingerbread and sweets.

"e;Someone's been eating my porridge!

"e;Oh grandmother, what big ears you have!

When the shepherd boy gets bored, he shouts "e;Wolf!

When Jack swaps his cow for some magic beans, his life changes forever.

"e;Little pig, little pig, let me in!

A simple retelling of a favourite Aesop fable.

A simple retelling of a favourite Aesop fable.

A simple retelling of a favourite Aesop fable.

A simple retelling of a favourite Aesop fable.

A simple retelling of a favourite Aesop fable.

A simple retelling of a favourite Aesop fable.

The King is excited when he finds a poor miller's daughter can seem to spin his straw into gold, but only with the help of a strange little man.

Mother Duck is impatient for her eggs to hatch.

Goldilocks is out for a stroll in the woods when she starts feeling hungry.

Little Red Riding hood is off to Granny's house with a basket of food, but the wolf gets to Granny's house first.

Hansel and Gretel are lost in the woods, when they discover a house made of gingerbread!

The Three Little Pigs all set off to build a new home, but will their new houses keep them safe from the Big, Bad Wolf?

In this story, the Elephant's child never, ever stops asking questions.

In this story, vain Kangaroo thinks he should look even more special and demands the the desert god make him different to the other animals.

In this story, Dog and Horse both want to investigate the people's fire, but Cat doesn't - he walks by himself.

In this story, all the animals are the same colour.

In this story, smooth-skinned Rhinoceros rudely charges up and steals a man's cake.

Is the Camel the laziest creature on earth?

Two girl treasure hunters.

A magical collection of enchanting tales by the world's best-loved storyteller.