Peter and the Wolf

Once upon a time, there was a little shepherd who took care of his sheep in the field of a
small village. Every morning, very early, he always did the same. He used to go to the
meadow with his flock and that was how he spent his time.
Since many times he used to get bored, one day, while he was resting under a tree, he had
an idea. He decided that he would spend a good time amusing himself at the people from the
village's expense. He started to cry:
- Help, the wolf! The wolf is coming!
The village's people took anything they had at hand and went to help the poor shepherd but
when they arrived there, they discovered that everything had been a practical joke from Peter,
who was cracking up laughing. The villagers got angry and decided to go back to their homes.
When they had gone, the shepherd had found the joke so funny that he repeated it. And when
he saw people far enough he started crying
- Help, the wolf! The wolf is coming!
The people from the village, hearing it again, started to run quickly thinking that this time the
fierce wolf had appeared and that the shepherd really needed their help. But when they
arrived where the shepherd was, they found him in the ground laughing at seeing how the
villagers had come back to help him. This time the villagers got angrier and they left terribly
angry with Peter's bad attitude and upset with the situation.
The next morning, while the shepherd was grazing with his sheep in the same place, he did
not notice that a wolf was approaching. When he turned and saw it, the fear invaded his body.
Seeing that the animal was getting nearer and nearer, he started crying desperately.
- Help, the wolf! The wolf is coming! He is going to eat all my sheep! Help!
But his cries were in vain. It was too late to convince the villagers that what he was saying
was true. The villagers, having learnt the lies of the shepherd, turned a deaf ear this time. And
what happened? The shepherd saw how the wolf leaped on his sheep while he tried to ask for
help one more time.
- Help, the wolf! The wolf!
But the villagers kept ignoring him, while the shepherd saw how the wolf ate some sheep and
took others for his dinner, without being able to do anything. And so, Peter recognized that he
had been very unfair with the people of the village and, even though it was late, he regretted it
and he never lied to people any more.

The hare and the turtle

In the world of the animals, there was a very arrogant hare because she said to everyone she
was the fastest. Thats why she was always laughing at the slow turtle.
-Look at the turtle! Hey turtle, dont run so much that youre going to get tired of going so fast!The hare used to say laughing at the turtle.
One day, they were talking and it occurred to the turtle to make a strange bet with the hare.
-Im sure I can win you a race- she said.
- To me?- asked the hare astonished.
-Yes, to you. Lets put our bet on that stone and lets see who wins the race.
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The hare, very amused, accepted. All the animals met to watch the race. The road and the
finishing line were marked. Once it was ready, the race started among big applauses.
Relying on her speed, the hare left the turtle go and she remained lazing about. She had time
enough to win such a slow creature!
Then she start running, she run fast as the wind while the turtle went slow but without
stopping. At once she went ahead. She stopped next to the road and she sat to rest.
When the turtle passed by her side, the hare made fun of her once more. She left her
advantage and set out her quick walk. She did the same several times but, in spite of her
mocks, the turtle kept her way until she arrived to the finishing line. When the hare woke up,
she ran with all her might but it was too late, the turtle had won the race.
That day was very sad for the hare and she learnt a lesson she would never forget: you must
never mock of the others.

THE END

Cinderella
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl named Cinderella. Her mother was dead and her father
had married a widow with two daughters, who treated Cinderella very badly. She was onlu allowed to
sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. Thats why everybody called her Cinderella.
One day, they were invited for a grand ball in the kings palace. But Cinderellas stepmother would not
let her go. Cinderella was made to sew new party gowns for her stepmother and stepsisters, and curl
their hair. They then went to the ball, leaving Cinderella alone at home.
Cinderella felt very sad and began to cry. Suddenly, her fairy godmother appeared and said:
- Dont cry, Cinderella! I will send you to the ball! - But I dont have a gown to wear for the ball cried Cinderella
The fairy godmother waved her magic wand and changed Cinderellas old clothes into a beautiful new
dress. The fairy godmother then touched Cinderellas feet with the magic wand. And she had beautiful
glass slippers!
- How will I go to the grand ball? - asked Cinderella.
The fairy godmother found six mice playing near a pumpkin, in the kitchen. She touched them with her
magic wand and the mice became four shiny black horses and two coachmen and the pumpkin turned
into a golden coach. Cinderella was overjoyed and set off for the ball in the coach drawn by the six
black horses. Before leaving. the fairy godmother warned her:
- Cinderella, this magic will only last until midnight! You must reach home by then! When Cinderella entered the palace, everybody was struck by her beauty. Nobody, not even
Cinderellas stepmother or stepsisters, knew who she really was in her pretty clothes and shoes. The
handsome prince also saw her and fell in love with Cinderella. He went to her and asked her to dance
with him.
The prince danced with her all night and nobody recognized the beautiful dancer. Cinderella was so
happy dancing with the prince that she almost forgot what the fairy godmother had said. At the last
moment, Cinderella remembered her fairy godmothers words and she rushed to go home.
- Oh! I must go! - she cried and ran out of the palace. One of her glass slippers came off but
Cinderella did not turn back for it.
She reached home just as the clock struck twelve. Her coach turned back into a pumpkin, the horses
into mice and her fine ball gown into rags. Her stepmother and stepsisters reached home shortly after
that. They were talking about the beautiful lady who had been dancing with the prince.
The prince had fallen in love with Cinderella and wanted to find out who the beautiful girl was, but he
did not even know her name. He found the glass slipper that had come off Cinderellas foot as she ran
home. The prince said,
- I will find her. The lady whose foot fits this slipper will be the one I marry! The next day, the prince and his servants took the glass slipper and went to all the houses in the
kingdom. They wanted to find the lady whose feet would fit in the slipper. All the women in the
kingdom tried the slipper but it would not fit any of them.
Cinderellas stepsisters also tried on the little glass slipper. They tried to squeeze their feet and push
hard into the slipper, but the servant was afraid the slipper would break. Cinderellas stepmother would
not let her try the slipper on, but the prince saw her and said:
- Let her also try on the slipper! The slipper fit her perfectly. The prince recognized her from the ball. He married Cinderella and
together they lived happily ever after.