Alphabet Stories

 

A “The Magic Spindle”
The haystack in this story looks like the letter A.
a The little girl’s head with her hair curling up in the back as she finds the magic spindle.
B “The Bear’s Child”
The letter B looks like the Bear’s head and big belly.
b A bear’s chair with a big seat cushion and a tall, straight back.
C “Dick Whittington and His Cat”
The cat curled up in the Queen’s lap forms the letter C.
c A little cat.
D “Jordan and Maria”
The letter D is the shape of the door to the crone’s oven.
d The handle on the crone’s oven.
E “The Golden Key”
The key that opens the tower door is like the letter E.
e The little e is on the end of the key.
F “The Fisherman’s Son”
The letter F is in the shape of the lord of the fish in the sea.
f A little fish in the sea.
G “The Three Dwarves”
The goose is in the shape of the letter G.
g A goose is dipping her head under the water.
H “Mother Holle”
The letter H is in the shape of Mother Holle’s house.
h A little house with a tall chimney.
I “Prince Ivan”
Ivan stands straight and tall like the letter I.
i Ivan when he was a little boy throwing a ball over his head.
J “Jack and the Beanstalk”
The letter J is the shape of the beanstalk, with the road to the giant’s house forming the line above the J.
j Jack’s beanstalk with a little flower bud on top.
K “Prince Darling”
In this story, the Good King forms the letter K as he holds his sword.
k The King’s son.
L “Stone Soup”
The ladle represents the letter L.
l A little ladle.
M “The Princess on the Glass Mountain”
Two peaks on the glass mountain form the letter M.
m Two little mountains.
N “The Nail”
The letter N is formed by three nails.
n A little n is formed when a nail is made very hot and bent.
O “Mr. Who”
Mr. Who, when he grows up, looks like the letter O.
o Mr. Who as a baby owl.
P “The Enchanted Pig”
The letter P is the shape of the pig standing upright.
p The Princess’s iron staff with a round crook at the top.
Q “The Magic Locket”
The Queen represents the letter Q, with the tail being her long, flowing robe.
q The queen’s long hair flowing off her head.
R “Rumplestiltskin”
The letter R is shown in the shape of the spinning wheel.
r Rumplestiltskin’s walking stick.
S “The Snake King”
The body of the snake forms the letter S.
s A baby snake.
T “The Twelve Brothers”
Two strong branches sticking out like arms on the highest tree form the letter T.
t A young tree growing a new branch out of its top.
U “The Goose Girl”
The umbrella the Queen gives her daughter for her journey is the letter U. The Queen must always have her umbrella because Q is always followed by U in the English language.
u A little umbrella.
V “The Valley of the Weavers”
The letter V is represented by the valley.
v A little valley.
W “The Wreath of Birds”
The waves in the sea form the letter W.
w Small waves in the ocean.
X “The Extraordinary Crossroads”
The letter X is seen in the view of the crossroads from the air, and the sound is heard in the word, “extraordinary.”
x The signpost at the crossroads.
Y “The Y in the Road”
The place where the road forks creates a perfect letter Y.
y A little y in the road.
Z “The Six Sillies”
The letter Z is the shape of the zigzagging cider as it flows across the cellar floor.
z A smaller zigzag of cider on the floor.

 

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