Thumbelina Fairy Tales and Bedtime Stories for Kids in English

Fairy Tales and Stories for Kids
25 Nov 201713:38

Summary

TLDRIn a tale of magic and adventure, a childless couple's wish for a baby is granted when a witch's seed grows into a tulip revealing Thumbelina, a tiny girl. Stolen by a frog, she escapes and embarks on a journey where she encounters various creatures, including a mole and a field rat, who all wish to marry her. Eventually, she rescues a swallow and, in return, is taken to a land of fairies. There, she becomes the fairy queen, marrying a handsome fairy and living happily ever after.

Takeaways

  • 🌱 A childless couple desired a baby, and the wife sought help from an old witch.
  • 🌼 The witch gave the wife a magical seed, which, when planted, grew into a tulip-like flower containing a tiny girl named Thumbelina.
  • 🐸 An ugly frog abducted Thumbelina to marry his son, but she was saved by redfish who broke the lily stem she was on.
  • 🌿 Thumbelina was carried away on a leaf, admired by birds for her beauty, and captured by a maybug who wanted to show her off to his friends.
  • 🦗 The maybugs rejected Thumbelina for her lack of wings, and she was left alone until she found shelter in a field rat's home.
  • 🐀 The field rat offered Thumbelina a place to stay if she told stories, but also tried to marry her off to a mole.
  • 🐦 Thumbelina nursed a wounded swallow back to health, showing kindness and compassion.
  • 🌬️ The swallow, now healed, offered to take Thumbelina to a warmer land, away from the mole and the rat's dark home.
  • 🌸 In a faraway land, Thumbelina was welcomed by a fairy of the flowers, who proposed to her and made her a queen among the flowers.
  • 💖 Thumbelina's journey ended happily as she became a fairy queen, living a long and joyful life with her fairy husband.

Q & A

  • What was the couple's initial desire in the story?

    -The couple initially desired to have a baby, but it was not possible for them.

  • What did the old witch advise the wife to do to have a baby?

    -The old witch advised the wife to plant a given seed in a pot and wait patiently to see the result.

  • How did Thumbelina come into existence?

    -Thumbelina came into existence when the wife of the couple planted a seed given by the old witch, and a tulip-like flower blossomed with Thumbelina inside it.

  • What did the ugly frog intend to do with Thumbelina?

    -The ugly frog intended to take Thumbelina to be a wife for his son, as he thought she would make a great match.

  • How did the redfish help Thumbelina escape from the frogs?

    -The redfish helped Thumbelina by chewing on the stem of the lily she was on, causing it to break and allowing her to float away on the leaf.

  • What did the maybugs think of Thumbelina when they first saw her?

    -Initially, the maybugs were amazed by Thumbelina's beauty, but later they became jealous and found her ugly, eventually telling her to leave.

  • Why did the field rat offer to take Thumbelina in?

    -The field rat offered to take Thumbelina in because he liked her and was willing to provide her shelter in exchange for her telling stories every day.

  • What did Thumbelina do to help the swallow that had fallen to the ground?

    -Thumbelina covered the fallen swallow with straw and mint leaves, and gave it water to help it recover.

  • How did the swallow repay Thumbelina's kindness?

    -The swallow repaid Thumbelina's kindness by offering to take her to warmer countries when she was faced with the prospect of marrying the mole and living underground.

  • What was the final outcome for Thumbelina in the story?

    -Thumbelina became the fairy queen of the flowers after marrying the fairy of the flower she was placed in, and she lived a long and happy life with him.

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