睡前英文故事 Echo of Classic

English Summary:
Twelve princesses mysteriously wear out their shoes every night. Many try to uncover their secret and fail—until a clever soldier, with the help of a magic cloak, follows them to an underground castle where they dance with twelve princes. He reveals the truth, marries the eldest princess, and becomes the king’s heir.

中文版簡介：
國王的十二位公主每晚都會神秘地磨破鞋子，卻沒人知道原因。直到一位退役士兵在魔法斗篷的幫助下，揭開她們與十二位王子在地下城跳舞的秘密。士兵說出實情，迎娶大公主，成為國王的繼承人。

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English Summary:
When a bear insults the young of the willow-wren, calling them dishonorable, the bird king declares war. With the help of all flying creatures, including hornets and gnats, the birds defeat the four-legged army. The bear is forced to apologize, and peace is restored in the forest.

中文版簡介：
熊嘲笑柳鶯的孩子不是貴族後代，引發鳥王與熊之間的一場戰爭。鳥兒們聯合所有飛行生物，最終擊敗地面動物大軍。熊不得不道歉，小柳鶯們這才心滿意足，快樂地吃喝慶祝。

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English Summary:
A spoiled princess loses her golden ball in a spring and promises a frog anything if he retrieves it. When he does, she breaks her word—until her father insists she honor her promise. After three nights of keeping the frog close, he transforms into a handsome prince under a magical curse. They marry and live happily ever after.

中文版簡介：
一位公主弄丟了她的金球，答應青蛙任何事只求取回。青蛙取球後，她卻反悔。國王要她信守承諾，三晚後，青蛙竟變成了被施了魔法的王子。最終，他們結婚並幸福地生活在一起。

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English Summary:
A starving dog meets a helpful sparrow who steals food for him. When a cruel carter runs the dog over, the sparrow seeks revenge. She ruins the carter’s goods, drives him mad, and ultimately causes his accidental death—all to avenge her friend.

中文版簡介：
一隻飢餓的狗遇見一隻幫助牠的小麻雀。當狗被冷酷的馬車夫輾斃後，麻雀展開復仇，毀掉他的財產、逼瘋他，最終導致他死於自己妻子的誤傷，只為報答狗的友情。

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English Summary:
A gardener's son sets out to find a golden bird that steals the king’s apples. With the help of a wise fox, he overcomes magical traps, retrieves a golden horse and a princess, and faces betrayal by his own brothers. After many trials, he reclaims his rewards and becomes king. In the end, he frees the fox from an enchantment—who is revealed to be the princess’s long-lost brother.

中文版簡介：
國王花園的金蘋果總是被偷，一位園丁的兒子為了尋找偷果的金鳥而踏上冒險之旅。在聰明狐狸的幫助下，他取得了金馬與公主，卻遭到親兄弟背叛。歷經重重考驗後，他奪回一切並成為國王，最後還解救了狐狸，原來狐狸是公主失散多年的哥哥。

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English Summary:
A straw, a coal, and a bean escape from a cooking fire and decide to travel together. When they reach a brook, the straw forms a bridge. The coal panics, burns the straw, and both fall in. The bean laughs so hard she bursts—luckily, a tailor sews her back up. Since then, beans have had a black seam.

中文版簡介：
一根稻草、一塊炭和一顆豆子逃過煮食的命運，結伴旅行。遇到溪流時，稻草當橋，炭卻燒斷了橋，兩者雙雙落水。豆子大笑過頭而裂開，好在遇到一位裁縫幫她縫好，從此豆子身上便多了一條黑縫。

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English Summary:
In a dark forest, an evil fairy turns young women into birds and cages them in her castle. When Jorinda is captured, her fiancé Jorindel is helpless—until a dream guides him to a magical flower. With its power, he frees Jorinda and breaks the fairy’s spell, rescuing all the enchanted maidens.

中文版簡介：
在陰森森林中的古堡裡，邪惡女巫將少女變成鳥關進籠中。當喬琳達被囚，喬琳德無能為力，直到夢中引導他找到一朵魔法花。他用花的力量破解詛咒，救回愛人與其他被困的少女。

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English Summary:
A long-awaited royal baby, Briar Rose, is cursed by a fairy to prick her finger and die on her 15th birthday. A kind fairy softens the curse so she will only sleep for 100 years. On the day of the curse, the princess pricks her finger and falls into a deep sleep—along with the entire castle. A thick hedge grows around it. After a century, a prince arrives, passes through the now-flowering thorns, and awakens Briar Rose with a kiss. Everyone wakes up, and the prince and princess marry and live happily ever after.

中文版：
國王與王后得償所願生下公主「荊棘玫瑰」，卻遭一位被遺忘的仙女詛咒：公主在十五歲時會被紡錘刺傷而死。幸好另一位好仙女將詛咒改為沉睡百年。果然在十五歲那天，公主被刺倒地沉睡，整座城堡也一同陷入沉眠。百年後，一位王子突破荊棘，吻醒了公主，眾人也一同甦醒。王子與荊棘玫瑰成婚，從此幸福快樂地生活下去。


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English Summary:
After seven years of hard work, Hans receives a large silver lump as payment. On his way home, he trades it for a horse, then for a cow, then a pig, then a goose, and finally a grindstone—believing each trade to be a good deal. When he accidentally drops the heavy grindstone into a river, he feels relieved, thinking himself the luckiest man alive. He returns home empty-handed but joyful, convinced that he has rid himself of all burdens and gained true happiness.

中文版：
漢斯辛苦工作七年後，得到一大塊銀子作為工資。他一路回家，途中不斷交換財物：銀換馬、馬換牛、牛換豬、豬換鵝，最後連鵝也換成磨刀石。每次交換他都深信自己賺到了。當他不小心把沉重的磨刀石掉進河裡時，反而高興地感謝上天替他除去負擔。他空手卻滿心歡喜地回到母親家，自認一路上充滿好運，真正找到了幸福。

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English Summary:
Old Sultan, a loyal but toothless dog, overhears his master planning to kill him. With the help of his friend the wolf, he stages a rescue of the shepherd’s child to prove his worth. The plan works, and Sultan is rewarded with a comfortable life. However, when the wolf expects Sultan to let him steal sheep in return, Sultan refuses. The wolf seeks revenge by challenging him to a fight, but Sultan shows up with a limping cat whose raised tail and movements scare the wolf and a boar into hiding. In the end, Sultan proves his bravery, and peace is restored.

中文版：
忠心的老狗蘇丹因年老無牙，被主人打算處決。牠向狼朋友求助，合謀上演「救主之子」的戲碼，贏得主人的感激與優待。狼以為牠會回報，便來偷羊，卻被蘇丹揭發並遭痛打。狼懷恨在心，派野豬約戰，蘇丹只好帶上三腳的老貓應戰。不料貓的尾巴與動作讓敵人誤會牠們帶著武器，嚇得狼上樹、野豬逃跑。最後狼認輸求和，蘇丹再度贏得尊重，重修舊好。

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