This was originally posted by sappho69
If you find it easier to listen in your target language than to read, have a look at these spoken fairytales I found on YouTube (for another language, comment and I'll reply with the link)
Spanish Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0TNn ... 1rg/videos)
Italian Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKvhl ... AMEVMxjvNw)
French Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCub5dB ... 06ZJms9Ggg)
Japanese Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS3i7L ... FU_tc5gcug)
Chinese Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZh0I8 ... MOk4WM8foA)
Portuguese Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJgCC ... SqWBeH4nvA)
Romanian Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxaTNz ... mGKYdwVPXA)
German Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWT3U_ ... q9w0YMQHPw)
Greek Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9VmWb ... E4k1CevEug)
Korean Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF1S2C ... Nkqd2fAT1Q)
Polish Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChte6q ... 98FVR0vlAg)
Arabic Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCazFSc ... YoNNDfNY5g)
Hindi Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyoNs ... kuvqVPTa7g)
Dutch Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPUKI ... kOMHFS0AWQ)
Turkish Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIRQ3c ... 7WePHHZ2Zw)
Russian Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHPWu ... uai3HAjaRw)
Indonesian Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtCAx ... V8cksKQ0Ig)
Swahili Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyveHX ... PpC-KzvT4g)
Ukrainian Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeINP9 ... ra9DuGtY0g)
Vietnamese Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYx5uf ... uX6Xi_S3sw)
Bulgarian Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCATeWv ... NqdLfZ8jdw)
Amharic Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgkyNM ... ZJn-pUXfQA)
Javanese Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJPGn ... cOADHYpPig)
Igbo Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9FXQ ... NWQUIl5Rsw)
Thai Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsumlV ... XM8AAPV-jQ)
Telugu Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8VRe ... NwRRP8zwMg)
Hungarian Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqxTnE ... MO98ZWdhCw)
Filipino Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfoXIW ... dazd06MJ3A)
Urdu Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5djr ... zHQtb0-9g0)
Bengali Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi4vAM ... anI47umOxg)
Punjabi Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf0Jv8 ... B9EUyEz4hA)
Tamil Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvha2 ... EtdimqYO4A)
Persian Fairytales (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlo2G ... WqAqQwxJbg)
Turkish Fairytales https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIRQ3c ... 7WePHHZ2Zw)
If a language you are learning isn't on this list, comment below and I'll find the YouTube channel for it. I'm trying to stick to the one (you may have noticed they're all the same) but some languages are missing, and I'll do my best to find something for you.
All of the fairytales here are classics, translated from one language to another. Some may be native to French, others to Japanese, but they're all translated to your target language. All are easy to listen to. There are at least 150 different stories, ranging from 5-20 minutes.
Latin Fairytales
Latin, Three Little Pigs (
Latin, Princess and the Pauper (
The only good channel I found fairytale-wise is Dino Lingo, and it also supports other languages like Spanish and German. There are definitely some good Latin stories there, though!
Dino Lingo Latin (
Finnish Fairytales
Here is a playlist of 8 stories in Finnish (
Couldn't find a YouTube channel like the ones above, but these stories look very good!
Swedish Fairytales
Red Riding Hood (Swedish) (
Dino Lingo Swedish (
Norwegian Fairytales
Dino Lingo Norwegian (
I'm trying to look for more Norwegian videos, but there are just so little resources!
Danish Fairytales
Dino Lingo Danish (
Same with Norwegian (and the other languages put below the blue-highlighted list) I will try to find some more.
Esperanto Fairytales
All I can find in Esperanto is an hour-and-a-half long audiobook of Fabeloj. I'd expect it's a popular book, seeing as I got 4 results for it, and it's a translated version of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales.
Fabeloj, Esperanto (
Enjoy!