Fairy Tales for Reading and Writing Workshops

Fairy tale Analysis Guide

Fairy Tale WorkshoP Overview

This is a list of classic public domain fairy tales with complete URLs for direct access and use in workshops, lessons, or reading activities. All sources are free and legally available through Project Gutenberg and other reliable archives.
 
European Fairy Tales
Brothers Grimm

1. Cinderella – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2591
2. Hansel and Gretel – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2591
3. Snow White – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2591
4. Rumpelstiltskin – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2591
5. The Frog Prince – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2591
6. Rapunzel – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2591
7. Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose) – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2591

Hans Christian Andersen

1. The Little Mermaid – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27200
2. The Snow Queen – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27200
3. The Emperor’s New Clothes – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27200
4. The Ugly Duckling – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27200
5. Thumbelina – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27200
6. The Princess and the Pea – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27200
7. The Nightingale – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27200

Charles Perrault (French Fairy Tales)

1. Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29021
2. Sleeping Beauty – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29021
3. Little Red Riding Hood – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29021
4. Bluebeard – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29021
5. Puss in Boots – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29021
6. Donkey Skin – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29021

British & Celtic Fairy Tales
Joseph Jacobs

1. Jack and the Beanstalk – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7439
2. The Three Little Pigs – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7439
3. The Story of the Three Bears – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7439
4. Tom Tit Tot – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7439
5. Henny-Penny – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7439
6. Molly Whuppie – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7439
7. The Old Woman and Her Pig – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7439

Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books

• The Blue Fairy Book – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/503
• The Red Fairy Book – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/540
• The Green Fairy Book – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/707
• The Yellow Fairy Book – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/640
• The Pink Fairy Book – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33619
• The Lilac Fairy Book – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28096

Each includes dozens of stories from around the world.


Global Fairy Tales
Russian Fairy Tales (Alexander Afanasyev)

• Russian Fairy Tales – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22373

Arabian Nights / Middle Eastern Tales

• The Arabian Nights Entertainments (translated by Andrew Lang) – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/128
• The Arabian Nights (Burton translation) – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/566

Japanese Fairy Tales (Yei Theodora Ozaki)

• Japanese Fairy Tales – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4018

Indian Fairy Tales (Joseph Jacobs)

• Indian Fairy Tales – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7128

African Fairy Tales (Andrew Lang, Ed.)

• The Violet Fairy Book – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/641
  (Includes African, Japanese, and Native American tales.)

Native American Fairy & Folk Tales (Stith Thompson, Ed.)

• Tales of the North American Indians – https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66161