Category: Fairy Tales

Once upon a time, in Linh Nam, there was a clan chief called Lac Long Quan. He was the son of Kinh Duong Vuong and Long Nu – Long Vuong’s daughter. Lac Long Quan was descended from the line of Dragon. Because of this he has superhuman strength and the skill to move on water …

Once upon a time, Emperor Hung Vuong the Eighteenth had a beautiful daughter, called Mi Nuong Princess. Her beauty was so renowned that many royal suitors from foreign lands came to ask the Emperor for her hand. However, he could not find anyone that is worthy for his daughter. The King wanted My Nuong to …

Emperor Hung-Vuong had many sons. Some pursued literary careers. Others excelled in martial arts. The youngest prince named Tiet – Lieu, however, loved neither. Instead, he and his wife and their children chose the countryside where they farmed the land. One day, toward the end of the year, the emperor met with all his sons. …

Mai An Tiêm was an adopted child of King Hùng. Although he was considered a prince, he always liked working and doing everything by himself. The King loved him very much and usually gave him many things. While other people looked at things that the King gave them as the most precious things, An Tiêm …

“Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but she would have to be a real princess. He traveled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real …

Truyện Cô bé bán diêm tiếng Anh It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with a bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets. It is true she had on …

Once upon a time, there lived a poor widow and her son Jack. One day, Jack’s mother told him to sell their only cow. Jack went to the market and on the way, he met a man who wanted to buy his cow. Jack asked, “What will you give me in return for my cow?” …

A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. “Do you ever get anywhere?” he asked with a mocking laugh. “Yes,” replied the Tortoise, “and I get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove it.” The Hare was much amused at the idea of running …