Thumbelina
There once was a woman who wanted so very much to have a tiny little child, but she did not know where to find one. So she went to an old witch, and she said:
"I have set my heart upon having a tiny little child. Please could you tell me where I can find one?"
"Why, that's easily done," said the witch. "Here's a grain of barley for you, but it isn't at all the sort of barley that farmers grow in their fields or that the chickens get to eat. Put it in a flower pot and you'll see what you shall see."
LINKS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumbelina
Hans Christian Andersen tales in many languages:
http://rakontoj.googlepages.com/index.html#angl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen
http://www.hcandersen-homepage.dk/
http://www.andersenfairytales.com/en/main
MORE LINKS
http://www.coreknowledge.net/bookstore/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&cPath=4&products_id=166
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Thu.shtml
http://www.puppetworld.com/Thumbelina%20Story.htm
BOOKS & ACTIVITIES
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=thumbelina&x=21&y=17
http://www.coreknowledge.org/bookstore/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=166
http://www.kids-pages.com/folders/colpages/Thumbelina/page9.htm
http://thundafunda.com/393/?level=picture&id=605
