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It was late in the afternoon, and the light was waning. There was a difference in the look of the tree shadows out in the…

We had our swim before sundown, and while we were cooking our supper the oblique rays of light made a dazzling glare on the white…

On The Day of the Crucifixion by Leonid Andreyev On that terrible day, when the universal injustice was committed and Jesus Christ was crucified in…

The Dreamer by H.H. Munro (SAKI) It was the season of sales. The august establishment of Walpurgis and Nettlepink had lowered its prices for an…

Henry David Thoreau: A Child’s Biography by Henry David Thoreau Concord, Massachusetts, is one of the New England towns that everybody likes to visit. When…

The Merchant’s Lazy Son (A Persian Tale) Long ago there was a wealthy merchant who loved his only son Ahmed with all his heart. Sadly,…

The Lady of the Lake (A Welsh Tale) Long ago a lonely shepherd lived on a farm near Myddvai. One day the shepherd led his…

The Story Spirits (A Tale Told in Southeast Asia) Once upon a time, there lived a boy who loved stories. Each night before Che Low…

The Unkindest Blow by H.H. Munro (SAKI) The season of strikes seemed to have run itself to a standstill. Almost every trade and industry and…

The Student by Anton Chekhov At first, the weather was fine and still. The thrushes were calling, and in the swamps close by something alive…

The Night Moth With a Crooked Feeler by Clara Dillingham Pierson The beautiful, brilliant Butterflies of the Meadow had many cousins living in the forest,…

The Stubborn Wife (A Drollery From Finland) Long ago in Finland, a young man named Jan married a woman named Astrid. He loved her with…