The Talking Ox
Literature

The Talking Ox

The Talking Ox (A Tale From Denmark) Long ago in Denmark, a kind farmer lived with his wife. You’ve never met such generous, sweet-natured folks.…
After the Race
Literature

After the Race

After the Race by James Joyce THE cars came scudding in towards Dublin, running evenly like pellets in the groove of the Naas Road. At…
Flush Of Gold
Literature

Flush Of Gold

Lon McFane was a bit grumpy, what of losing his tobacco pouch, or else he might have told me, before we got to it, something…
The Unrest-Cure
Literature

The Unrest-Cure

The Unrest-Cure by H.H. Munro (SAKI) On the rack in the railway carriage immediately opposite Clovis was a solidly wrought traveling bag, with a carefully…
The Wedding Knell
Literature

The Wedding Knell

There is a certain church in the city of New York which I have always regarded with peculiar interest, on account of a marriage there…
At The Rainbow’s End
Literature

At The Rainbow’s End

I It was for two reasons that Montana Kid discarded his “chaps” and Mexican spurs, and shook the dust of the Idaho ranges from his…
Brigit’s Gift Of Plenty
Literature

Brigit’s Gift Of Plenty

Now Brigit the woman who was to become St. Brigit of Ireland was born at sunrise on the first day of spring, and what a…
The Minister’s Black Veil
Literature

The Minister’s Black Veil

The Sexton stood in the porch of Milford meetinghouse, pulling busily at the bell rope. The old people of the village came stooping along the…
A Wicked Woman
Literature

A Wicked Woman

It was because she had broken with Billy that Loretta had come visiting to Santa Clara. Billy could not understand. His sister had reported that…
Flower Dragon
Literature

Flower Dragon

Flower Dragon (A Chinese Folktale) Long ago in China there lived a poor widow and her only daughter. Life was very hard for them, and…
The Lily’s Quest
Literature

The Lily’s Quest

Two lovers once upon a time had planned a little summer-house in the form of an antique temple which it was their purpose to consecrate…
Hansel and Gretel
Literature

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel (A European Fairy Tale) Once upon a time a poor woodcutter and his second wife lived with the woodcutter’s children, Hansel and…
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