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Must Know Stories

Must Know Stories includes favourite tales, celebrating the diversity of our literary heritage. Level 2 stories are told in short chapters, with under 1000 words.

Must Know Stories: Level 2: Puss in Boots

Puss is a cat with ambition! He is determined that his master, the poor mil...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

"Who's that trip-trapping over MY bridge?" roared the troll.A beautifully i...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: King Midas

King Midas is rich but very greedy. He wishes for everything he touches to...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: The Hare and the Tortoise

When Tortoise challenges Hare to a race, Hare is so sure he will win that h...More
Romulus and Remus

A beautifully illustrated retelling of this favourite Roman myth. Twin brot...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

"Someone's been eating my porridge!" growled Daddy Bear.A beautifully illus...More
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Leapfrog is a series of first reading books for new readers and older reluc...More
Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway

The Irish giant Finn MacCool boasts that he is the strongest giant in the w...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway

When the Irish giant Finn MacCool boasts that he is the strongest giant in ...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: Sleeping Beauty

When a wicked fairy curses the Princess, she falls asleep for a hundred yea...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: Rapunzel

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!"In this favourite fairy tale, the ...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: The Ants and the Grasshopper

Grasshopper lazes around, singing in the summer sunshine and laughing at th...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: The Emperor's New Clothes

The emperor is very vain, and he loves dressing himself in fine clothes. So...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: Odysseus and the Trojan Horse

The Greeks and the Trojans are at war. The Greeks must enter the city of Tr...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: Aladdin and the Lamp

Aladdin is very poor and very, very lazy. His mother does not know what to ...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: The Magic Porridge Pot

When a poor girl gets a magic porridge pot, she is thrilled - she will neve...More
The Elves and the Shoemaker

A beautifully illustrated retelling of this favourite traditional story. Mu...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: The Elves and the Shoemaker

A beautifully illustrated retelling of this favourite traditional story. Mu...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: Cinderella

Cinderella's life is made miserable by her mean stepsisters. Then the Princ...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The town of Hamelin has a big problem - there are rats everywhere! When a s...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: Chicken Licken

"The sky is falling in!" That's what silly young Chicken Licken thinks when...More
The Three Little Pigs

Little pig, little pig, let me in!" A beautifully illustrated retelling of...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: The Little Red Hen

Little Red Hen found some grains of wheat. Who will help her to grow them?A...More
King Midas

King Midas is rich but very greedy. He wishes for everything he touches to ...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: The Lion and the Mouse

When Mouse wakes up Lion, Lion is about to eat him up! But Mouse convinces ...More
Theseus and the Minotaur

Theseus wants to prove he is a hero. He attempts to defeat a terrible beast...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: Jack and the Beanstalk

When Jack swaps his cow for some magic beans, his life changes forever...A ...More
Jack and the Beanstalk

When Jack swaps his cow for some magic beans, his life changes forever...A ...More
Aladdin and the Lamp

Aladdin is very poor and very, very lazy. His mother does not know what to ...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: The Enormous Turnip

The farmer has grown the most enormous turnip in the world! Will he and his...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: Dick Whittington

"Turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London!"A beautifully illustrated r...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: The Frog Prince

The princess loves her golden ball. When she loses it in a well, she promis...More
Dick Whittington

"Turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London!"A beautifully illustrated r...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: Snow White

The Queen is beautiful, but very vain. When her magic mirror says that her ...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: Rumpelstiltskin

When the miller's daughter makes a promise to a funny little man, she never...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel saw a pretty cottage, covered in gingerbread and sweets.....More
Cinderella

Cinderella's life is made miserable by her mean stepsisters. Then the Princ...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: The Ugly Duckling

When the biggest egg finally hatches, Mother Duck is in for a surprise. Thi...More
Jack the Giant-Killer

"Jack the Giant-Killer" is a captivating retelling of the classic English f...More
The Gingerbread Man

"Run, run as fast as you can.You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!"A...More
George and the Dragon

When the King and his townspeople beg brave George to fight a fierce dragon...More
Sleeping Beauty

When a wicked fairy curses the Princess, she falls asleep for a hundred yea...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: The Gingerbread Man

"Run, run as fast as you can.You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!"A...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: Romulus and Remus

A beautifully illustrated retelling of this favourite Roman myth. Twin bro...More
Must Know Stories: Level 2: Jack the Giant Killer

Jack's village is in deep trouble. The giant Cormoran keeps stealing their ...More
Hopscotch: Adventures: George and The Dragon

Can the young, brave George rescue the Princess from the terrible dragon?Th...More
The Little Red Hen

Little Red Hen found some grains of wheat. Who will help her to grow them?A...More
Must Know Stories: Level 1: Rapunzel

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!"In this favourite fairy tale, the ...More