The Rooster That Wouldn’t Crow It was the driest summer on record, and all the crops were wilting away. Every farmer in the region was reeling from their losses. Desperate…
The Mandarin And The Butterfly A mandarin once lived in Kiang-ho who was so exceedingly cross and disagreeable that everyone hated him. He snarled and stormed at every person he…
The Sweet Smelling Skunk “Get out of there! Go on now, get,” said Mrs. Donnelly to the rabbits. It wasn’t that Mrs. Donnelly disliked rabbits, she just took great…
The Magic Bon Bons There lived in Boston a wise and ancient chemist by the name of Dr. Daws, who dabbled somewhat in magic. There also lived in Boston…
The Lazy Loppin Goat The grass was tall, very, very tall but it shouldn’t have been. Alfred Lambert had the worst luck with lawnmowers, you see, and no matter…
The Little Man And His Little Gun There was once a little man named Jimson, who had stopped growing when he was a boy, and never started again. So, although he was…
Kuwar And The King’s Daughter There was once a rich merchant who lived in a King’s city; and the King founded a school in order that his own children might…
The Laughing Hippopotamus On one of the upper branches of the Congo River lived an ancient and aristocratic family of hippopotamuses, which boasted a pedigree dating back beyond…
Icarus And Daedalus Among all those mortals who grew so wise that they learned the secrets of the gods, none was more cunning than Daedalus. He once built,…
The King Of The Polar Bears The King of the Polar Bears lived among the icebergs in the far North Country. He was old and monstrous big; he was wise and…
The Happy Man Many, many years ago in North Africa there lived a chief. He was very rich and had many wives and children. But he was not…
Take up a Lucrative Hobby Take up a Lucrative Hobby Hobbies are meant to be enjoyed. A hobby is a pleasant activity done to pass leisure time. It would definitely be…