http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/templates/shelbyvillemainstreet/img/rss_logo.pnghttp://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/ http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/the-ugly-duckling-46.htm Hans Christian Andersen author of fairy tales familiar to children and adults all over the world has a somewhat rich biography of his own. His life had some of the aspects of a fairy tale: he was born the son of a poor cobbler and he died a rich and famous man, celebrated around the world, the intimate of kings and queens. While many people think of Andersen as a naive and humble storyteller, research indicates that the world would be surprised at who the real man was behind the tales: a sharply intelligent, ambitious writer with a love of high society, and alas, having a ...]]> Kids Corner http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/the-ugly-duckling-46.htm http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/hansel-and-gretel-33.htm  Once upon a time there dwelt on the outskirts of a large forest a poor woodcutter with his wife and two children; the boy was called Hansel and the girl Gretel. The poor woodcutter had always little enough to live on, and once, when there was a great famine in the land, he couldn't even provide them with daily bread. One night, as he was tossing about in bed, full of cares and worry, when he sighed and said to his wife: "What's to become of us? How are we to support our poor children, now that we have nothing more for ...]]> Kids Corner http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/hansel-and-gretel-33.htm http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/september-2009-20.htm The Elves and the Shoemaker              by the Brothers Grimm

 A Shoemaker, by no fault of his own, had become so poor that at last he had nothing left but leather for one pair of shoes. So in the evening, he cut out the shoes which he wished to begin to make the next morning, and as he ...]]> Kids Corner http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/september-2009-20.htm http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/august-2009-story-7.htm                           The Princess and the Pea
                            The Original Tale was by Hans Christian Anderson (1835) 
This story ...]]> Kids Corner http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/august-2009-story-7.htm http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/shelbyville-tn-kids-stories-3.htm Every month, I plan to offer a tale for children to read and also offer a list of books written for children of all ages to enjoy.  Having received a degree in English and currently finishing my master’s, I have discovered not only the joy of reading but the importance of how books help ...]]> Kids Corner http://www.shelbyvillemainstreet.com/articles/articles/kids-corner/shelbyville-tn-kids-stories-3.htm