Short Stories
for Children
Cuentos para la clase de Inglés
Ilustraciones de
VIRGINIA PIÑÓN
CONTENTS
Short Stories for Children
Cuentos para la clase de Inglés
Little Red Riding Hood 04
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 12
What’s a Folktale? About the Stories in this Book 24
Into the Forest 26
The Characters in the Stories 28
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VIRGINIA PIÑÓN
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Long long ago, in a small house near the forest, there
lived a little girl with her mother. Her name was Little
Red Riding Hood.
One day, her mother said:
“Grandma is sick. She’s in bed. Go to her house. In the
basket, there’s a bottle of fresh milk, some bread and
some butter for her.”
Little Red Riding Hood immediately set out for grandmother’s
house. But in the forest, she met a hungry Wolf.
“Where are you going?” said the Wolf.
“To see my grandmother,” said innocent Little Red Riding
Hood; “she’s sick. I have some milk, bread and butter for her.”
“Pick some flowers,” said the Wolf. And he ran to
grandmother’s house.
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The Wolf got to grandmother’s house. He went tap-tap-
tap on the door.
“Who is this?” asked Grandma.
“It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood,” said the Wolf; “I have
some milk, bread and butter for you.”
“Open the door and come in, my dear,” said Grandma.
The Wolf opened the door and, in an instant, he ate her
up! Then, he got into grandma’s bed to wait for Little
Red Riding Hood.
Little Red Riding Hood got to grandmother’s house. She Little Red Riding Hood was surprised. Grandma looked so
went tap-tap-tap on the door. different!
“Who is this?” asked the Wolf. “Granny, what big ears you have!” she said.
“It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood. I have some milk, bread “All the better to hear you with!” said the Wolf.
and butter for you. And some flowers!” “Granny, what big eyes you have!” she said.
“Open the door and come in, my dear,” said the Wolf. “All the better to see you with!” said the Wolf.
“Granny, what a big nose you have!” she said.
“All the better to smell you with!” said the Wolf.
“Granny, what a big mouth you have!” she said.
“All the better to eat you with!” said the Wolf.
And in an instant… he ate her up!
THE END
This is one of the traditional endings of the story.
Keep reading for an alternative happy ending.
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A Woodcutter was around, in the forest.
He spotted the Wolf inside Grandma’s house.
He opened the door and… he split the Wolf open!
Happy Little Red Riding Hood and happy Grandma
sprang out!
THE END
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Snow White
and
the Seven Dwarfs
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Part One
Once upon a time there was a little princess…
She was called Snow White because she was white as
snow. Her lips were red as blood. And her hair was black
as night. She was a beautiful girl, sweet and gentle.
She lived in a palace with her father and her stepmother:
the King and the Queen.
The Queen was a beautiful woman. But she was wicked
and vain.
Every day, the Queen looked in her magic mirror and asked:
“Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who’s the fairest of all?”
And every day, the mirror answered:
“You, my Queen! You are!
You are the most beautiful of all.”
Time passed and little Snow White became a beautiful
young lady. Everybody loved her.
One morning, when the Queen asked her magic mirror:
“Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who’s the fairest of all?”
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Part Two
The huntsman took Snow White deep into the woods.
“Forgive me, my Princess… I have orders from the Queen
to kill you! But I can’t do that!” he said.
“Oh, good man!” she cried, “I’ll run into the forest and
I’ll never come back!”
Snow White ran and ran through the dark forest. She
was so scared! Then, she found a little house. The door
was open. She went in.
The mirror answered:
“My Queen, you are beautiful, it’s true!
But Snow White is more beautiful than you.”
The Queen was furious! She planned a horrible crime.
She called a huntsman and commanded him:
“Take Snow White deep into the forest… and kill her!”
“But… Your Majesty! The beloved Princess!” he said.
“Kill Snow White! And take out her heart,” the Queen
commanded again.
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In the morning, she woke up and saw the seven masters
of the house looking at her. They were seven dwarfs.
“Who are you?” they asked.
A little table was set for dinner: seven little chairs, seven “My name is Snow White,” she answered. And she told
little bowls, seven little spoons, seven little knives, seven them the whole story about the wicked Queen.
little forks, and seven little mugs. “Princess Snow White, you can stay,” the Dwarfs said.
Snow White was hungry and thirsty. She thought: “Can you help us cook and clean?”
“I’ll have a little bread from each bowl. And I’ll drink a “Yes! I can cook and I can wash. And I can make beds,”
little wine from each mug.” she said happily.
Then, feeling so tired, she lay down on one of the seven “Please, remember: don’t open the door to strangers!”
little beds. And she fell asleep. said the Dwarfs. “The Queen will find you.”
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Part Three
At the Palace, the Queen asked her magic mirror:
“Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who’s the fairest of all?”
The mirror answered:
“My Queen, you are beautiful, it’s true!
But Snow White is more beautiful than you.
In the mountains, she dwells
And she is still alive and well.”
The Queen was absolutely furious! “I will kill Snow
White myself!” she thought. The Queen, dressed in old clothes, went to the little
She made a deadly poison. Then, she put the poison in a house in the mountains. She knocked on the door,
beautiful red apple. calling:
“APPLES! JUICY APPLES! APPLES FOR SALE!”
Snow White answered: “I’m sorry, madam. I can’t open
the door to strangers.”
“Oh, I’m just an old woman! Open the window and take
one apple,” said the Queen.
Snow White opened the window, took the apple and
had one bite. She fell dead to the floor!
“Now, I’m the most beautiful of all. Ha, ha, ha!” the
Queen said and she ran away.
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Part Four
The Seven Dwarfs found Snow White dead on the floor.
In her honor, they made her a glass coffin and placed it
on top of a mountain.
One day, a young Prince stopped to see her. And he fell
in love with Snow White. With a kiss, she came back to a
new life with her Prince.
Snow White and the Prince had a big wedding. Everyone
was invited to the celebration. Even the wicked Queen!
And that night, when the Queen saw Snow White, she
choked with envy and hate. And she fell dead to the floor.
The Prince and the Princess lived happily ever after…
THE END
Back at the Palace, the Queen ran to her magic mirror:
“Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who’s the fairest of all?”
The mirror answered:
“You, my Queen! You are!
You are the most beautiful of all.”
The wicked Queen was happy now because the magic
mirror never lied.
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