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At Paris, just after dark one gusty evening in the autumn of 18, I was enjoying the twofold luxury of meditation and a meerschaum, in…

Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy merchant named Jveernadhana, in a village. He ran a big business. His village was situated near a…

“Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum And said, what a…

Long, long ago, there lived a Brahmin in a small village. His name was Mitra Sharma. Once his father told him to sacrifice a goat…

At half-past eight they drove out of the town. The highroad was dry, a lovely April sun was shining warmly, but the snow was still…

Long, long ago, there lived a strange bird in a huge banyan tree. The tree stood beside a river. The strange bird had two heads,…

Long, long ago, there lived three friends in a jungle. They were-a deer, a crow, and a mouse. They used to share their meals together.…

Fyodor Lukitch Sysoev, the master of the factory school maintained at the expense of the firm of Kulikin, was getting ready for the annual dinner.…

Once upon a time, there lived a very foolish boy named Juan. In the village where he lived, there was none more foolish than this…

The original news item concerning the diamond of the goddess Kali was handed into the city editor. He smiled and held it for a moment…

There once lived in a city a young man named Juan. Though a fool, he was reputed to be a brave man. Many thought that…

I was walking in Central Park with Avery Knight, the great New York burglar, highwayman, and murderer. “But, my dear Knight,” said I, “it sounds…