White Tales
Bringing you stories and
fairy tales featuring the
color white. We've sprinkled in some verse as well.
Fairy tales often use white as a symbol of purity and
innocence. The story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one of the most
well known examples. We've included this much loved Grimm's
fairy tale for your
reading pleasure, along with other tales such as Snow-white
and Rose-red.
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But some fairy tales can be 'grimm' indeed! We've listed them under
'Ghost Stories and other Grim
Tales'. These spooky stories make great Halloween reading, but are
not for the faint hearted. You've been warned!
Finally, we've brought you some snow stories - perfect for the Christmas Season.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White is one of the most popular fairy
tales, immortalised by the Disney film. It is a romantic story of
a beautiful and innocent young princess, persecuted by her evil stepmother.
Of course, she is rescued by a handsome prince, and they live happily
ever after. Read this Grimm's fairy
tale, illustrated with posters and figurines inspired by the Disney
movie.
Snow White - The Movie
Disney's
1937 movie of this Grimm's fairy tale
was the world's first full-length animated feature film, and it has become a
classic. Disney added a new dimension to the tale by giving the dwarfs
names and individual characters: Bashful, Happy,
Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Doc and Dopey.
Snow-white and
Rose-red
A story from Grimm's Fairy Tales.
No, this is not the famous tale of the princess Snow
White and the seven dwarfs, made famous by the Disney movie. This
is a tale of two sisters...
Alice meets the White Rabbit
An extract from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll - a classic story that is highly recommended.
The White Cat's Tale
An old French Fairy tale of an enchanted (and
enchanting) white cat.
The White Cat's Heir
The story of a white cat, a large inheritance, and
associated misadventures.
also see:
Why Cats Purr
Why do cats purr? - it all has to do with three white cats,
long, long ago - a traditional British fairy tale.
Kitty Snow
The story of the kitty which the snow brought - from Mouser
Cat's Story by Amy Prentice
What
Happened Christmas Eve
The story of an old fashioned Christmas where a white cat brings the best
Christmas gift of all. - It was Christmas Eve and the frost
fairies were busy getting ready for Christmas Day. First of all they spread
the loveliest white snow carpet over the rough, bare ground; then they hung
the bushes and trees with icicles that flashed like diamonds in the
moonlight........
The Singing Bone
A spooky story, from Grimm's Fairy Tales, of a message from beyond the grave,
when a bone sings out for justice.
Oh If I Could But
Shiver
A brave lad spends three nights in a haunted castle, and wins the hand of a
beautiful princess. Another Grimm's Fairy Tale.
The Ballad of Binnorie
The lyrics of the traditional Ballad of Binnorie, where a harp sings out against a murderous sister.
The Story of Binnorie
A story of two sisters, based on the traditional ballad of Binnorie, but without the dialect!
The White Cat Ghost
The story of a white cat whose attachment to her owner extended beyond life
itself
The Lair of the White Worm
The classic story of an ancient and evil monster, written by Bram Stoker, the author
of Dracula. Also check out the WHITE WORM
STORE for the book, the music, and the DVD!
The Canterville Ghost
The ever-popular ghost story by Oscar Wilde.
...........He put on his slippers, took a small oblong phial out of his
dressing-case, and opened the door. Right in front of him he saw, in the wan
moonlight, an old man of terrible aspect. His eyes were as red burning coals;
long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments, which
were of antique cut, were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles
hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.......
The White Maniac
An early vampire story
...........How well I remember that picture to-day. The white room -- the
torn and brilliant flowers -- and the mad fury of that lovely being. A laugh
echoed again upon my lips, an involuntary laugh it was, for I knew not that I
laughed.......
The Screaming Skull
A spooky ghost story
......Yes, I found it here when I came. You see, it was very white and
polished, like a thing meant to be kept under a glass case, and the people
did not know where it came from, nor what to do with it; so they put it back
into the bandbox and set it on the shelf of the cupboard in the best bedroom,
and of course they showed it to me when I took possession. I was taken down
to the beach, too, to be shown the place where Luke was found, and the old
fisherman explained just how he was lying, and the skull beside him. The only
point he could not explain was why the skull had rolled up the sloping sand
towards Luke's head instead of rolling downhill to his feet.......
The Snow Image
"You look exactly like a snow-image, Peony," said she, "if your cheeks were not so red. And that puts me in mind! Let us make an image out of snow,--an image of a little girl,--and it shall be our sister, and shall run about and play with us all winter long. Won't it be nice?"............
Snowman in the
Yard
But I have something no architect or gardener ever made,
A thing that is shaped by the busy touch of little mittened hands.........
Snow
Lady
Oh lady stay with us
as long as you may,
with the snow blowing around,
and the children at play,
you are back here for Christmas,
but just for the day,
for the sun in the morning
will melt you away...............
Frosty the Snowman
(lyrics)
Frosty the Snow Man was a jolly, happy soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal.
Frosty the Snow Man is a fairy tale they say;
He was made of snow, but the children know how he came to life one day.....
Jack Frost
and the Man in the Moon
"Up with you!" yelled Jack Frost. Slowly, as if by magic, up went the window sash! Over the sill galloped the reindeer. And after them ran the toy sleigh with Jack Frost and Marmaduke on the red seat........
The Little Friend
A white Christmas, with a white dove, and a Christmas miracle:
"Oh! I am so cold, so cold!" sobbed little Pierre, as he stumbled through the snow which was drifting deep upon the mountain side.........
Christmas Under the Snow
A story about being totally snowed in for Christmas on the prairie:
It was just before Christmas, and Mr. Barnes was starting for the nearest village. The family were out at the door to see him start, and give him the last charges......
White Christmas
(lyrics)
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know.......
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