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LiteratureThe Enchanted Stag There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who…
LiteratureThe Fir Tree Once upon a time, in a faraway forest, a little fir tree sprouted and began to grow. The sun beamed down upon his slender branches.…
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