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Read Uncle Wiggily Plays a Trick, a short story by Howard R. Garis, free online and discover what happens when a clever rabbit outwits two greedy animals on a single autumn afternoon. Uncle Wiggily spots an abandoned scarecrow and hatches a Hallowe'en prank — only for the Fuzzy Fox to steal it right out from under him. Undeterred, the resourceful bunny finds a second scarecrow, fills it with gunpo...

Uncle Wiggily Made a Pudding is a short story in which the cheerful bunny rabbit Uncle Wiggily sets out to deliver rice pudding to the ailing Mr. Twistytail — and ends up promising to make a snow pudding for the delighted piggie boys Floppy and Curly. In the kitchen without supervision, Uncle Wiggily muddles through the recipe, forgetting whether nutmegs should be grated or dropped in whole. His m...

Uncle Wiggily Painted His Bungalow is a free short story by Howard R. Garis in which the cheerful bunny gentleman climbs a ladder to paint his hollow stump bungalow sky blue pink — until a goat's prank with the wrong color paint and the sudden arrival of a skillery-scallery alligator turn the job into a wild adventure. With Uncle Wiggily trapped in a tree and the alligator's saw-like tail cutting...

Uncle Wiggily Breaks The Rules is a short story about a well-meaning rabbit who visits the Hollow Stump School to show the animal children how to behave — and promptly fails spectacularly. When Jackie Bow Wow fires a bean at his nose and Billie Wagtail tickles him with a feather, Uncle Wiggily can't help retaliating, landing himself in the punishment seat and then the corner. Yet when the fearsome...

"Uncle Wiggily and the Snowballs" is a short children's story where the quick-witted rabbit Uncle Wiggily outsmarts a scheming Fox and Wolf who knock off his hat to lure him into a trap. When young Floppy Twistytail warns him of the villains' plan, Uncle Wiggily doesn't hide — he rallies a band of animal boys, arms them with hard-packed snowballs, and calmly walks straight into the ambush, ready t...

"Uncle Wiggily's Funny Auto" is a free short story for children where rabbit gentleman Uncle Wiggily takes his housekeeper Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy for a drive — only to discover his backyard repairs have made the car wildly unpredictable. The auto rears up, skids around trees, and tilts on two wheels before settling down. But when the fearsome Skillery Skallery Alligator gives chase, the mischievou...

"Uncle Wiggily on the Flying Rug" sweeps readers into a blustery March adventure when a gust of wind lifts Nurse Jane and Uncle Wiggily off their feet and carries them skyward on a runaway rug. Stranded high above the ground with no way down, the bunny rabbit gentleman spots Mrs. Twistytail the pig tumbling through the air and hatches a daring plan — if she can land on the rug, her weight might ju...

Uncle Wiggily and the Pie in the Snow is a lively short story in which Uncle Wiggily sets off to deliver a hot snow pudding to the ailing Mr. Bow Wow, joined along the way by his young sons Jackie and Peetie. What begins as a cheerful winter errand quickly turns into a gauntlet of trouble — a howling Wolf, a steam-burned Bob Cat, and a snow-blinded Alligator all stand between the friends and their...

"Uncle Wiggily Gathers Flowers" is a short children's story in which bunny rabbit Uncle Wiggily and his housekeeper Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy set out to fill a May basket with woodland blossoms — only to find themselves fleeing the fearsome Skillery Scallery Alligator and a hungry Woozie Wolf. With danger closing in at every turn, Uncle Wiggily must think fast, disguising himself as a mossy stump and...

Uncle Wiggily's Strange Umbrellas follows the generous rabbit gentleman through a rainy April day as he hops from one neighbour to the next, giving away every umbrella he receives — a toadstool, a Japanese parasol, a dishpan on a broomstick, and even a stack of rock-hard pancakes. Each act of kindness leaves Uncle Wiggily wetter than before, until the soggy adventure takes a sharp turn when the Sk...

Uncle Wiggily and the Kite is a short story in which the confident rabbit gentleman sets out to prove that a kite without a tail can fly — only to find himself whisked into the sky, tied to the string around his waist. Dragging poor Aunt Lettie along with him, Uncle Wiggily knocks off a chimney, crashes into a tree, and loses his coat — all while the scheming Fox and Wolf race across the ground be...

"Uncle Wiggily and the Snow Fort" is a free short story for children in which Uncle Wiggily Longears takes rabbit and squirrel children on a winter walk that quickly turns into a chase. When the villainous Pipsisewah, Skeezicks, and a fuzzy fox give pursuit across a frozen brook, the group's escape plan crumbles — and Susie Littletail can no longer run. With the snowbound fort as their last hope,...

The Rabbit's Bride is a short fairy tale in which a mischievous rabbit keeps returning to a woman's cabbage garden, each time coaxing her reluctant daughter to come away with him. On the third visit, the girl finally sits on his tail and is carried off to his hutch, where wedding guests — hares, a crow, and a fox — gather under a rainbow. Alone and sorrowful, the girl devises a quiet, clever plan...

"The Princess and the Sorcerer's Spell" is a free fairy tale you can read online, following Princess Matilda as she fights to reclaim a love stolen by dark magic. When a wicked sorcerer enchants Prince William, making him cold and distant, Matilda refuses to give up. She ventures alone into a shadowed forest, guided by birds, rabbits, and deer who answer her courage with kindness. At the heart of...

"The Ice King" is a short Native American legend about a village that suffers under the grip of a merciless winter giant who threatens to rule forever. When bitter cold and thick ice push the people to the edge of survival, one young warrior steps forward to challenge the tyrant — first with a club, then with fire and oil. The story builds through two tense confrontations, testing the young man's...

The Three Little Pigs and the Wolf is a beloved fairy tale following three pig brothers who each build a home after leaving their mother. When a cunning wolf destroys the straw and stick houses, only the third pig's sturdy brick home holds firm. But the wolf refuses to give up — luring the clever pig with promises of turnips, apples, and a town fair, only to be outsmarted at every turn in a battle...

The Money Pig is a short story by Hans Christian Andersen set in a child's toy-filled room, where a clay piggy bank sits atop a wardrobe, swollen with coins and swollen with pride. Too important to be asked anything directly, it watches the other toys — a chatty doll, a rocking horse, a nutcracker — perform a little play in its honour. As the piggy bank quietly drafts its will and dreams of a gran...

The Singing Ring is a fairy tale about a Princess whose father forbids her from marrying the Prince she loves, believing him unworthy of her hand. Alone and heartbroken, she discovers a glowing ring in the garden at night — a true-lovers' knot that sings softly to her heart and seems to hold a quiet magic all its own. When the castle is suddenly engulfed in flames and the King offers gold to any r...

The Milk-White Horse and the Prince is a fairy tale in which an enchanted Prince, aided by fairies and a magnificent winged steed, sets out to rescue a Princess imprisoned on a snow-white mountain by three monstrous creatures. Unable to scale the treacherous peak alone, the Prince must shrink himself into a mouse to reach her undetected. Once inside, he must win her trust, time his escape perfectl...

"The Sorceress And The Pearl" is a fairy tale by Abbie Phillips Walker in which a kind king is transformed into a toad by a scheming sorceress who wants her own son on the throne. Trapped in the forest and tormented by her cane, the king strikes a desperate bargain: find the sorceress's most coveted prize — a magic pearl belonging to the fairies — and she will restore him. Torn between his own fre...

"The Lost Fairy" is a free fairy tale by Abbie Phillips Walker in which a fairy secretly abandons her Queen and sisters to marry a handsome peasant she discovers sleeping in the moonlight. Transformed into a mortal girl by a witch, she hides the enchanted shoes that could betray her — a fateful mistake. When the Fairy Queen's search reaches the mountaintop cottage, the fairy-girl must race against...

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep is a short story by Hans Christian Andersen about two delicate porcelain figurines who share a quiet love on a parlour table — until a grotesque carved suitor and a nodding Chinese mandarin threaten to tear them apart. When the shepherdess is promised to the hideous field-marshal-major-general-corporal-sergeant, she and her chimney sweep flee through darkness...

"An April Rain Song" by Langston Hughes transforms an ordinary rainstorm into a tender, sensory experience. The speaker invites the rain to kiss you, beat upon your head with silver drops, and sing a lullaby with its soft pitty-pat rhythm. Still pools on the sidewalk and running streams in the gutter become small wonders, while rain on the rooftop plays a quiet sleep tune into the night. The poem...

Prince Sneeze is a fairy tale about young Prince Rolandor, whose christening feast takes a disastrous turn when the offended fairy Malvolia casts a curse — but her final words are snatched away by the wind before anyone can hear them. Every sneeze the prince lets out causes chaos in the kingdom, so he is sent to grow up alone in a mountain tower. As his twenty-first birthday nears, his faithful po...

Jack the Giant Slayer follows a fearless young boy who earns his legendary name by outsmarting monstrous giants across England and France. From trapping the thieving giant of Mont-Saint-Michel in a hidden pit to lassoing two giants with rope outside a stolen castle, Jack relies on wit as much as courage. When he joins the son of King Arthur on a quest to rescue a lady held under an evil wizard's s...