The Gnat And The Bull
A Gnat flew over the meadow with much buzzing for so small a creature and settled on the tip of one of the horns of…
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The Aged Mother
In a large town there was an old woman who sat in the evening alone in her room thinking how she had lost first her…
Evening Dinner With A Father
A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. Father being very old and weak while eating dropped food on his…
The Lion And The Mouse
A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her…
Father And The Donkey
Banwarilal is a simple soul who believes whatever he is told. The village boys are aware of this and exploit his simplicity for a few…
Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves
There once lived in a town of Persia two brothers, one named Cassim and the other Ali Baba. Their father divided a small inheritance equally…
Aucassin And Nicolette
Long ago, in the city of Beaucaire, in Provence, there was a young knight named Aucassin, son of the Count of Beaucaire, and a slave-girl…
Sinbad And The Old Man Of The Sea
Long ago in Baghdad, there lived the most famous sailor of the age, whose name was Sinbad. He had many adventures at sea, each one…
The Ship Of Friendship
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small,…
The Caliph, Cupid And The Clock
Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna, sat on his favorite bench in the park. The coolness of the September night quickened the life in…
The Travelers And The Plane Tree
Two men were walking along one summer day. Soon it became too hot to go any further and, seeing a large plane tree nearby, they…
The Fate Of Cadmus
Once upon a time, Europa and Cadmus, daughter and son of a king, were playing on the shores of the Aegean Sea when a great…
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