The Shadow
It is in the hot lands that the sun burns, sure enough! There the people become quite a mahogany brown, ay, and in the hottest…
Arts
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle was a lazy boy. He was so lazy that he slept the whole day. His mother tried her best to get Rip…
The Story Of Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe as a young man loved to sail to distant lands. His father did not approve of Robinson as a sailor but let Robinson…
The Twelve Apostles
Three hundred years before the birth of the Lord Christ, there lived a mother who had twelve sons but was so poor and needy that…
Herodotus – The River Nile
Herodotus visited Egypt when it was ruled by the Persians, and in the second book of his histories, he describes what he found there. He…
A Tale Of The Tontlawald
Long, long ago there stood in the midst of a country covered with lakes a vast stretch of moorland called the Tontlawald, on which no…
The Twelve Brothers
There were once a king and queen who had twelve children all boys. Now, one day the king told his wife that if a daughter…
The Horned Women
A rich woman sat up late one-night carding and preparing wool, whiles all the family and servants were asleep. Suddenly a knock was given at…
The Two Frogs And The Well
It was hot. It was so terribly hot that the trees were sweating. The ponds were empty. The wells were dry. The ducks were thirsty.…
The Story Of Sleeping Beauty
A long time ago there were a king and queen who were unhappy because they were childless. But it happened that once when the queen…
The Turnip
There were once two brothers who both served as soldiers; one of them was rich, and the other poor. Then the poor one, to escape…
The Story Of Beauty And The Beast
Once upon a time as a merchant set off for market, he asked each of his three daughters what she would like as a present…
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