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Babushka’s Christmas
Babushka’s Christmas (A Russian Christmas Tale) Long ago, an old woman named Babushka lived in a tiny cottage far from the city. One snowy evening,…
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Two Friends
Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant Besieged Paris was in the throes of famine. Even the sparrows on the roofs and the rats in the…
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The Fox and the Grapes (A Jewish Fable)
The Fox and the Grapes (A Jewish Fable) Once upon a time, Fox was walking along a lane when he passed a vineyard whose vines…
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A Lickpenny Lover
A Lickpenny Lover by O. Henry There, were 3,000 girls in the Biggest Store. Masie was one of them. She was eighteen and a saleslady…
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In A Far Country
When a man journeys into a far country, he must be prepared to forget many of the things he has learned, and to acquire such…
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The Serpent And The Forester
Once upon a time, a woodcutter named Roberto lived with his wife Sappatella deep in the forest. The only thing the old woman had ever…
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The White Old Maid
The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion. From one lattice the shadow…
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Lost Face
It was the end. Subienkow had traveled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here,…
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Four Horses And A Sailor
“Huh! Drive four horses! I wouldn’t sit behind you not for a thousand dollars–over them mountain roads.” So said Henry, and he ought to have…
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The New Year’s Winds
The New Year’s Winds (A Hawaiian Legend) Long ago, in the waters of Hawaii, Puna the Sea Monster wreaked terror on the people of the…
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The Rabbit in the Moon
The Rabbit in the Moon (A Japanese Tale) Every night the Old Man in the Moon looks down on Earth to see how his animals…
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The Vision Of The Fountain
At fifteen I became a resident in a country village more than a hundred miles from home. The morning after my arrival a September morning,…
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