Four Horses And A Sailor
“Huh! Drive four horses! I wouldn’t sit behind you not for a thousand dollars–over them mountain roads.” So said Henry, and he ought to have…
Literature
The New Year’s Winds
The New Year’s Winds (A Hawaiian Legend) Long ago, in the waters of Hawaii, Puna the Sea Monster wreaked terror on the people of the…
The Rabbit in the Moon
The Rabbit in the Moon (A Japanese Tale) Every night the Old Man in the Moon looks down on Earth to see how his animals…
The Vision Of The Fountain
At fifteen I became a resident in a country village more than a hundred miles from home. The morning after my arrival a September morning,…
The Talking Ox
The Talking Ox (A Tale From Denmark) Long ago in Denmark, a kind farmer lived with his wife. You’ve never met such generous, sweet-natured folks.…
After the Race
After the Race by James Joyce THE cars came scudding in towards Dublin, running evenly like pellets in the groove of the Naas Road. At…
Flush Of Gold
Lon McFane was a bit grumpy, what of losing his tobacco pouch, or else he might have told me, before we got to it, something…
The Unrest-Cure
The Unrest-Cure by H.H. Munro (SAKI) On the rack in the railway carriage immediately opposite Clovis was a solidly wrought traveling bag, with a carefully…
The Wedding Knell
There is a certain church in the city of New York which I have always regarded with peculiar interest, on account of a marriage there…
At The Rainbow’s End
I It was for two reasons that Montana Kid discarded his “chaps” and Mexican spurs, and shook the dust of the Idaho ranges from his…
Brigit’s Gift Of Plenty
Now Brigit the woman who was to become St. Brigit of Ireland was born at sunrise on the first day of spring, and what a…
The Minister’s Black Veil
The Sexton stood in the porch of Milford meetinghouse, pulling busily at the bell rope. The old people of the village came stooping along the…
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