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Once upon a time there was a golden castle with golden apples which grew in front and would let whoever picked them inside. The castle was at the top of a glass mountain, and inside was a beautiful, ...

In ancient times, there was a King who was also a magician. He married a beautiful woman and together they had a son, whom the Queen took to visit her fairy godmother, hiding her journey from her ...

There was once a handsome prince named Sigurd whose aging father desired to see his son married before he died. He told him that there was a beautiful princess who lived in a certain country who would ...

There was once a prince who was cursed by an old witch to sit in a large iron stove in the forest, where he lived for many years. One day, a king’s daughter became lost, and after nine days of ...

There was once a youth named Martin, whose poor father died and left him and his mother a measly two hundred florins. They soon ran low on food and Martin went to the village with half the money, but ...

In ancient times, there was a King who was also a magician. He married a beautiful woman and together they had a son, whom the Queen took to visit her fairy godmother, hiding her journey from her ...

There was once a soldier who was returning home from war, who met an old witch on the road. She said he deserved riches, and pointed him to a hollow tree which he could let himself down into by ...