Du Phoenix: 1059 books

A poor woman gave birth to a son with a caul, which was interpreted to mean that he would marry the king's daughter at fourteen years of age. The wicked king, hearing of it, visited the family and persuaded them to allow him to bring the boy back and raise him in the castle... 

The Wolf brought forth a young one, and invited the fox to be godfather...

Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature was ever seen. Her mother was excessively fond of her; and her grandmother doted on her still more. This good woman had made for her a little red riding-hood...

Once on a time a countryman had a son who was as big as a thumb, and did not become any bigger, and during several years did not grow one hair's breadth...

Once upon a time there lived a king and a queen who had one son. The king loved the boy very much, but the queen, who was a wicked woman, hated the sight of him; and this was the more unlucky for, when he was twelve years old, his father died, and he was left alone in the world...

There was once upon a time a woman who had an only daughter. When the child was about seven years old she used to pass every day, on her way to school, an orchard where there was a wild plum tree, with delicious ripe plums hanging from the branches. Each morning the child would pick one,...

There was once upon a time a peasant called Masaniello who had twelve daughters. They were exactly like the steps of a staircase, for there was just a year between each sister. It was all the poor man could do to bring up such a large family, and in order to provide food for them he used to dig in the fields all day long...   

A miller wished to marry his daughter off, and so when a rich suitor appeared, he betrothed her to him. One day the suitor complained that the daughter never visited him, told her that he lived in the forest, and overrode her reluctance by telling her he would leave a trail of ashes so she could find his home...

Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen, who were the best creatures in the world, and so kind-hearted that they could not bear to see their subjects want for anything. The consequence was that they gradually gave away all their treasures, till they positively had nothing left to...

Once upon a time there lived a man whose name was Abu Nowas, and he was a great favourite with the Sultan of the country, who had a palace in the same town where Abu Nowas dwelt...

Once upon a time in a certain country there lived a king whose palace was surrounded by a spacious garden. But, though the gardeners were many and the soil was good, this garden yielded neither flowers nor fruits, not even grass or shady trees...

Il était une fois un marchand si riche, qu’il aurait pu paver toute une grande rue et encore une petite de pièces d’argent ; mais il avait bien garde de le faire ; il savait mieux employer sa richesse. Il ne dépensait un sou qu’avec la certitude de gagner un écu. C’était un marchand bien habile et tel il mourut.

L'histoire se déroule au soir de la Saint-Sylvestre. Une jeune marchande d'allumettes erre en guenilles dans les rues enneigées d'une ville (souvent perçue comme Copenhague), sans trouver aucun acheteur. Cette petite fille est exploitée par son père,...

Jacques Bourdillère, un célibataire endurci, est tombé sous le charme d’une jeune fille en la voyant se baigner à la mer. Il devient amoureux très rapidement, fait sa demande en mariage, mais les parents hésitent à cause des multiples liaisons qu’on lui prête et d’une vieille maitresse attitrée...