Pillow Fables

Classic tales with a touch of wonder.

Tonight’s story · 3 min

Rumpelstiltskin

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A raccoon with a black mask and red neckerchief peeks happily out of a hollow in a birch tree, surrounded by moonlit forest leaves. Bobby Coon Finds a New Home A small boy in a red cap stands at the base of a giant beanstalk reaching into golden clouds, with a cottage behind him. Jack and the Beanstalk A coyote in a brown hat, a white rabbit in a blue jacket, and a duck in a yellow bonnet share a pile of clover in a sunny meadow. Old Man Coyote Learns to Share Pandora and Epimetheus stand together looking up in wonder at Hope, a glowing fairy with rainbow wings hovering above a large wooden box. Pandora and the Box of Hope A cheerful young rabbit sits proudly in a sunny meadow with a plump groundhog and a blue jay beside him. Peter Cottontail A fluffy golden dog with a red collar stands on a wooden bridge, looking down at his reflection in the stream below, surrounded by green trees and golden light. Pip and the Shadow Two ducks float together on a calm golden pond at sunset while a small rabbit watches happily from the bank. Poor Mrs. Quack A stone tower in a moonlit forest with long golden hair falling from a high window. Rapunzel A little man dances around a glowing spinning wheel in a moonlit forest. Rumpelstiltskin A monkey sits smiling in a fig tree on a riverbank while a crocodile floats in the river below. The Clever Monkey and the Crocodile A black crow perches on the rim of a clay pitcher filled with water, surrounded by pebbles on dusty ground. The Crow and the Pitcher A small grey elephant stands by a wide green river at sunset, joyfully raising a long trunk. The Elephant's Child A large golden lion stands beside a tall palm tree with a small rabbit on his back under a glowing golden sky. The Foolish, Timid Rabbit A fox reaches up toward a cluster of grapes hanging high on a wooden trellis. The Fox and the Grapes A grasshopper playing a fiddle on a flower while a line of ants carries grain through a sunny meadow. The Grasshopper and the Ants A tortoise walks steadily toward a big oak tree while a hare naps in the grass behind him. The Hare and the Tortoise A small hare stands at the edge of an old stone well while a large lion leans over to look inside. The Lion and the Hare A large lion bows his head toward a tiny mouse standing on a mossy stone in warm evening light. The Lion and the Mouse A small grey nightingale sings on a flowering branch in the moonlight above a calm sea. The Nightingale The Sun shines warmly down on a traveller walking along a winding road, while the North Wind peeks from a cloud. The North Wind and the Sun A prince and princess stand smiling together in front of an enormous, towering stack of colorful mattresses. The Real Princess A man in a cream cotton turban and a small boy stand on the sand beside a shallow water hollow, with a little flag and ox-drawn carts nearby. The Sandy Road A boy with a shepherd's crook stands on a sunny hill with sheep while a wolf watches from the edge of a faraway forest. The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf A tiny bee flies through a sunny turnip field toward three white goats while a boy, a hare, a fox, and a wolf watch hopefully from a hillside above. The Three Goats and the Tiny Bee A tiny fairy with a white beard stands beside a hollow tree in a sunlit forest while a woodcutter in a red shirt looks on in wonder. The Three Wishes Two mice look up in wonder at shelves overflowing with food inside a cozy larder. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse