The Truth Of The Silent Statues Once upon a time in China, the mulberry leaves grew in abundance. The farmers were very pleased with this, for the mulberry leaves fed the…
The Peasant’s Wise Daughter There was once a poor peasant who had no land, but only a small house, and one daughter. Then said the daughter, “We ought to…
The Peasant In Heaven Once on a time a poor pious peasant died and arrived before the gate of heaven. At the same time a very rich, rich lord…
The Lion In Love There lived a lion that fell in love with the daughter of the woodcutter. The woodcutter did not want to give his daughter’s hand to…
The Ugly Duckling It was lovely summer weather in the country, and the golden corn, the green oats, and the haystacks piled up in the meadows looked beautiful.…
The Cow And The Tiger Long-time ago, there lived four cows in a jungle. They were best friends. They always grazed together and saved each other in danger. Due to…
The Lutin In The Stable Long ago, in France, there lived the lutin, a mischief-maker who appeared everywhere along the rocky shorelines, in the dark forests, in villages and towns.…
The Peasant And The Devil There was once on a time a far-sighted, crafty peasant whose tricks were much talked about. The best story is, however, how he once got…
The One-Eyed Doe A doe had the misfortune to lose one of her eyes. Due to the lost vision of one eye, she could not see any one…
The Pack Of Ragamuffins The cock once said to the hen, “It is now the time when our nuts are ripe, so let us go to the hill together…
A Hit and Run Accident A Hit and Run Accident – It was a holiday! I walked home alone after buying some food from the nearby market. It was quite…
The Owl Two or three hundred years ago, when people were far from being so crafty and cunning as they are now a day, an extraordinary event…