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April 27, 2025 5 mins
The Three Little Men in the Woods is a fairy tale about a kind, hardworking girl mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsister. One winter day, the stepmother sends her into the forest to gather strawberries, hoping she will freeze. The girl shares her meager food with three little men living in a cottage and sweeps their home. Grateful, they bless her with beauty, the ability to drop gold coins when she speaks, and a royal marriage.

Later, the greedy stepsister is sent into the woods but behaves selfishly and rudely toward the little men. As punishment, they curse her with ugliness, toads falling from her mouth, and misery. Eventually, justice prevails—the kind girl becomes queen, and the cruel family faces consequences.

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