The Fairy Tale Series Syllabus

The Fairy Tale Series

Learn life skills like homemaking, sewing, homesteading, and more with beloved fairy tale characters! Each book is annotated with the following in addition to the classic original fairy tales!

Ash-Maiden (Cinderella)

Chapter One: The Ash Maiden

  • MORNING BELLS OR WAKING THOUGHTS FOR LITTLE ONES by Frances Ridley Havergal.
    First Day: Christ’s Childhood

Chapter Two: Hard Work from Morning Till Night

  • THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY: HOUSEKEEPING by ELIZABETH HALE GILMAN (1911)
    Cleaning Schedule & Cleaning Skills

Chapter 3: The Branch

  • MORNING BELLS OR WAKING THOUGHTS FOR LITTLE ONES by Frances Ridley Havergal.
    Second Day: Our Great Example

Chapter 4: Cook

  • A LITTLE COOK-BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL by CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON (1905)
    Ways to Make Potatoes and Toasts

Chapter 5: All the Birds Beneath the Sky

  • MORNING BELLS OR WAKING THOUGHTS FOR LITTLE ONES by Frances Ridley Havergal.
    Third Day: Upholding

Chapter 6: Lentils and Peas 

  • MOTHER NATURE’S TOY SHOP by Lina Beard and Adelia B. Beard (1918)
    Green Pea Toys and Green Pea Designs

Chapter 7: Silk and Silver Slippers

  • MORNING BELLS OR WAKING THOUGHTS FOR LITTLE ONES by Frances Ridley Havergal.
    Fourth Day: What Can I Do?

Chapter 8 Light the Fires

  • THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY: HOUSEKEEPING by ELIZABETH HALE GILMAN (1911)
    How to Make and Maintain Fires

Chapter 9: The Feast Continues 

  • MORNING BELLS OR WAKING THOUGHTS FOR LITTLE ONES by Frances Ridley Havergal.
    The 5th Day: Instruments

Chapter 10: The Golden Slippers

  • MORNING BELLS OR WAKING THOUGHTS FOR LITTLE ONES by Frances Ridley Havergal.
    The 6th Day: Willing and Glad

Chapter 11: The Wedding

  • MORNING BELLS OR WAKING THOUGHTS FOR LITTLE ONES by Frances Ridley Havergal.
    The 7th Day: Faithfulness

 

Snowdrop (Snow White)

Chapter 1: Snowdrop

Chapter 2: The Seven Dwarfs

Chapter 3: Cook

  • COOKERY FOR LITTLE GIRLS by OLIVE HYDE FOSTER (1910)
    Good Things for Breakfast

Chapter 4: Laces

Chapter 5: Make the Beds

  • THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY: HOUSEKEEPING BY ELIZABETH HALE GILMAN (1911)
    Making Beds and Other Upstairs Work

Chapter 6: The Comb

Chapter 7: Do the Washing

  • THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY: HOUSEKEEPING BY ELIZABETH HALE GILMAN (1911)
    Doing the Laundry

Chapter 8 The Apple

Chapter 9 Sew: Making an Apron

  • THE HOME-MAKING SERIES: CLOTHING AND HEALTH AN ELEMENTARY TEXTBOOK OF HOME MAKING by HELEN KINNE and ANNA M. COOLEY, B.S.(1920)
    How to Sew an Apron

Chapter 10: The Prince

The Goose Girl

Chapter 1: The Royal Bride

Chapter 2: The Waiting Woman

  • WORK FOR WOMEN by GEORGE J. MANSON
    Quote from the book

Chapter 3: Ducks and Geese

  • MAKING HOME PROFITABLE by KATE V. SAINT-MAUR (1912)
    Ducks and Geese

Chapter 4: Conrad

Chapter 5: Making a Poultry House

  • MAKING A POULTRY HOUSE by M. ROBERTS CONOVER (1912)
    How to make a House for Poultry or Hens

Chapter 6: The Old King

Chapter 7 Geese

  • POULTRY A Practical Guide TO THE CHOICE, BREEDING, REARING, AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF FOWLS, TURKEYS, GUINEA-FOWLS, DUCKS, AND GEESE, FOR PROFIT AND EXHIBITION. By HUGH PIPER
    Learning about Geese

Chapter 8: The Geese and the Baby

  • TALES OF A POULTRY FARM by CLARA DILLINGHAM PIERSON
    A Short Story

King Thrushbeard 

Chapter 1: The Proud Princess

Chapter 2 How to Weave Baskets

  • The Child's Rainy Day Book by Mary White (1905)
    Basket Weaving

Chapter 3: The Drunken Hussar 

Chapter 4: How to Make Pottery Without a Wheel

  • INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATIONS FOR GIRLS by Lina Beard and Adelia B. Beard (1914)
    How to make Pottery

Chapter 5: The King

Chapter 6 How to Spin

  • INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATIONS FOR GIRLS by Lina Beard and Adelia B. Beard (1914)
    How to Spin Thread

Queen Bee

Chapter 1: The Younger Brother

  • WORK FOR WOMEN by GEORGE J. MANSON
    Quote From the Book

Chapter 2: Bee Behavior

  • BEES by E. F. PHILLIPS, Ph. D. (1911) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. FARMERS' BULLETIN 447
    Bee Behavior

Chapter 3: The Castle 

  • THE BEE-KEEPER’S MANUAL by HENRY TAYLOR
    Caring for Bees

Chapter 4: A Brief History of Bees 

  • MYSTERIES OF BEE-KEEPING EXPLAINED by M. QUINBY (1853)
    History of Bees

Chapter 5: The Queen Bee

  • THE BEE-KEEPER’S MANUAL by HENRY TAYLOR
    Robber Bees

Chapter 6: My Experience With Bees

  • MAKING HOME PROFITABLE by KATE V. SAINT-MAUR (1912)
    The Author Shares her Experience Working with Bees

Chapter 7: The Production of Honey & Wax 

  • BEES by E. F. PHILLIPS, Ph. D. (1911) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. FARMERS' BULLETIN 447 

Chapter 8: Construction of the Beehive 

  • A MANUAL: OR AN EASY METHOD OF MANAGING BEES BY JOHN M. WEEKS (1837)
    How to Make a Hive for Bees

Chapter 9: On Feeding Bees

  • A MANUAL: OR AN EASY METHOD OF MANAGING BEES BY JOHN M. WEEKS (1837)
    How to Feed and Winter your Bees

 

Mother Holle

Chapter 1: Mother Holle

Chapter 2: Bread

  • HOME ARTS FOR OLD AND YOUNG by MRS. CAROLINE L. SMITH. (1853)
    Instructions for making bread, waffles, creamy tomato soup, and breakfast cake.

Chapter 3: The Golden Girl

Chapter 4 Apple Recipes

  • A LITTLE COOK-BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL by CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON (1905)
    Celery and Apple Salad, Brown Betty, Deep Apple Pie, or Apple Tart
  • APPLES IN APPEALING WAYS (1969)
    Apples in the Main Course, Apples in Cakes and Cookies, Other Apple Recipes
  • APPLE GROWING BY M.C. BURRITT (1912)
    Planting and Growing an Orchard

Chapter 5: The Pitchy Girl 

Chapter 6: Learning and Helping in the Home 

  • THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY: HOUSEKEEPING by ELIZABETH HALE GILMAN (1911)
    Being that Person who Makes Everyone Feel at Home

The Beauty & the Beast (NEW!)

Chapter 1: The Merchant & His Family

Chapter 2: How to Budget & Keep Accounts

  • A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING BOOK FOR A LITTLE GIRL Or, MARGARET'S SATURDAY MORNINGS BY CAROLINE FRENCH BENTON (1906)
    How to Grocery Shop How to Keep Household Accounts
  • THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY HOUSEKEEPING BY ELIZABETH HALE GILMAN (1911)
    How to Budget and Keep Household Accounts

Chapter 3: The Beast

Chapter 4: How to be a Good Guest

  • GOOPS AND HOW TO BE THEM BY GELETT BURGESS (1900)

Chapter 5: How to Survive in Bad Weather

  • HOW TO CAMP OUT BY JOHN M. GOULD (1877)
    How to Keep Warm
  • CAMPING FOR BOYS BY H. W. GIBSON (1913)
    How to Forecast the Weather
  • WOODCRAFT BY E. H. KREPS (1919)
    How to Navigate in Bad Weather

Chapter 6: The Agreement

Chapter 7: How to Grow Roses

  • THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING BY MRS. ALFRED SIDGWICK AND MRS. PAYNTER (1909)

Chapter 8: The Dream

Chapter 9: How to Make Lovely Things out of Roses

    • DESSERTS AND SALADS BY GESINE LEMCKE (1920)
      Wild Rose Cake Recipe
      Rose Glaze
    • CHOCOLATE AND COCOA RECIPES BY MISS PARLOA AND HOME MADE CANDY RECIPES BY MRS. JANET MCKENZIE HILL (1780) Rose Chocolate Creams
    • THE STILL-ROOM BY MRS. CHARLES ROUNDELL AND HARRY ROBERTS
      Scent Bags/Sachets
    • A BOOK OF FRUITS & FLOWERS SHEWING THE NATURE AND USE OF THEM FOR MEAT OR MEDICINE (1653)
      How to Preserve and Candy Roses

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