The story of sleeping beauty has been told many ways and was made into an animated movie by Walt Disney. The original story by the brothers Grimm was actually titled "Little Brier Rose" which is also the name of the princess who fell asleep.

This story isn't really a story. It's a poem. What makes it's both unique and fun is that every word has just one syllable.

Why don't you read along:
The black cat sat
In the fat man’s hat;
“Oh, dear!” the fat man said.
“May the great gray bat
Catch the bad black cat
Who has left me no hat
For my head!”

The big brown bear
Tried to curl his hair
To go to the Fair so gay.
But he looked such a fright
That his aunt took flight,
And he cried till night, they say.

A pale pink pig,
In a large blond wig,
Danced a wild, wild jig
On the lea;
But a rude old goat,
In a sky-blue coat,
Said, “You’re nought but a shoat, tee hee!”

A poor old King
Sold his gay gold ring
For to buy his old wife some cream;
But the cat lapped it up
With a sip and a sup,
And his tears ran down in a stream.

A large red cow
Tried to make a bow,
But did not know how,
They say.
For her legs got mixed,
And her horns got fixed,
And her tail would get
In her way.

A boy named Sam
Had a fat pet ram,
And gave him some jam
For his tea;
But the fat pet ram
Tried to butt poor Sam,
Till he had to turn
And flee.

A girl named Jane
Had a sad, bad pain
In the place where she wore
Her belt;
She mopped and she mowed,
And she screamed aloud,
Just to show the crowd
How she felt.

A sad, thin ape
Bought some wide white tape
To trim a new cape
For his niece;
But a bold buff calf,
With a loud, rude laugh,
Bit off one whole half
For his geese.

A pert, proud hen
Laid an egg, and then
Said “Cluck!” and “cluck!” and
“cluck!”
Said the cock, “Had I known
You would take that tone,
I would have wooed none
But a duck!”

Sometimes when we look at others, we see our own imperfection magnified and think less of ourselves. However, while we we all have flaws and problems, its is how we treat others that really matters.

Everyone and everything has a purpose. In this story a Newfoundland shows his talent when it's needed most

Sometimes kids can be a little too rough with their toys, but have you ever wondered how the toys feel about being tossed around. This is a story about how one doll felt about the abuse she received from her little girl's brother.

One of the most famous stories of all time is about a boy who disobeys his mother and trades the family cow for a few beans.

Sometimes it seems like parents tell us to do things that make no sense or to eat things that taste bad. Most of the time those things that we hate doing turn out to be really good fo us. That's just what a young chicken discovers in this wonderful story of life in the barnyard.

One of the world's favorite books of children's poetry was written by Winnie the Pooh creator, A. A. Milne in 1924. Generations have enjoyed these memorable verses and now the are available for anyone to publish or read without paying.

Over three episodes, we will feature a selection of poems from this book. In this episode we hope you'll enjoy:

Market Square
Disobedience
Spring Morning
The Island
Three Three Foxes
Jonathan Joe
At the Zoo