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Which Deals With A Mirror And Its Fragments
One day he was in a high state of delight because he had
invented...
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About A Little Boy And A Little Girl
Many a winter's night she flies through the streets and
peeps in at...
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The Garden Of The Woman Learned In Magic
Then an old, old woman came out of the house; she was
leaning upon ...
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Prince And Princess
She has read all the newspapers in the world, and
forgotten them ag...
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The Little Robber Girl
'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried.
They ...
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The Lapp Woman And The Finn Woman
The reindeer did not dare to stop. It ran on till it
came to the bu...
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What Happened In The Snow Queen's Palace And Afterwards
The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat
at home...
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The Nightingale
Among these trees lived a nightingale, which sang so
deliciously, t...
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The Real Princess
There was once a prince, and he wanted a princess, but then she must be
a _real_ Princess. He travelled right round the world to fin...
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The Garden Of Paradise
There was once a king's son; nobody had so many or such beautiful books
as he had. He could read about everything which had ever hap...
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The Mermaid
Far out at sea the water is as blue as the bluest cornflower, and as
clear as the clearest crystal; but it is very deep, too deep fo...
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Many years ago there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new
clothes that he spent all his money on them. He cared nothin...
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The Wind's Tale
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Cinderella Or The Little Glass Slipper.
Once there was a gentleman who married for his second wife the
proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. She had by a
...
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Fanny's Telephone Order.
Little Fanny Desmond was a dear child, and, like a good many
other little children, she liked to do whatever she saw the grown
people...
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The Raindrops' New Dresses.
"We're so tired of these gray dresses!"
Cried the little drops of rain,
As they came down helter-skelter
From the Nimbus cloud fast ...
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Sir Gobble.
Bessie Curtis was in a great deal of trouble. She was spending a
year in the country while her father and mother were in Europe.
It w...
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What Is It?
What is that ugly thing I see
Which follows, follows, follows me,
Which ever way I turn or go?
What is that thing? I want to know.
...
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John's Bright Idea.
Mrs. Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman. She spent a
great deal of time visiting the poor. One morning she told her
childr...
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A Sad Thanksgiving Party.
Four hungry-looking animals
All seated in a row;
Why does not some one speak to them?
That's what I want to know.
They all of the...
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Guy And The Bee
One day a jolly bumble-bee,
In coat of black and yellow,
Got caught inside a window-pane;
The silly little fellow.
He buzzed and...
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A Mean Boy.
Harry Burton woke one night and heard a strange noise in his
closet. He got out of bed, crossed the floor in his bare feet,
and caref...
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A Naughty Pumpkin's Fate.
A queer little pumpkin, a jolly fat fellow,
Stood close to his mother so rotund and yellow.
"What a stupid old place! how I long to a...
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Something About Fires.
It was a cold day. Fred was tired of reading, tired of looking
out of the window, and so he poked the fire for a change.
"I suppose...
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The Ice-king's Reign.
The sun had gone down with promises sweet,
When, keen from the north, the wind
Came blustering along on its coursers fleet,
And left...
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Malmo, The Wounded Rat.
A poor man saw, by the roadside, a large white rat. It seemed
to be dead. Moving it gently he found it was alive, but had a
broken le...
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Mama's Happy Christmas.
It had seemed to the little Wendell children that they would have
a very sad Christmas. Mama had been very ill, and papa had been
so ...
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Cured Of Carelessness.
Mrs. Bertram sat reading a book one morning, or trying to. It was
not easy to do so, for her little boy, Roger, was out in the hall
p...
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A Visit From A Prince.
Harry was playing with his letter blocks one afternoon, when a
prince came to visit him.
Harry knew the prince very well, indeed. A...
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Stringing Cranberries.
Arthur Bancroft was feeling very cross one morning in December.
He had a bad cold, and his mother did not think it would be wise
for ...
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Christmas In California.
"To think that this is Christmas Day!"
Said Harold to his aunt,
"I know it really is, and yet,
Believe it--well, I can't!
I've had ...
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A Troublesome Call.
We were going, on Saturday, ever so far,--
My mamma and I,--to the Dollies' Bazaar,
Where fifty wax dollies,--the loveliest show,
We...
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Bertie's Corn-popper
Bertie had the desire of his heart,--a corn-popper! He had wanted
it for a long time,--three weeks, at least. Mamma brought it when
s...
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Fire! Fire!! Fire!!!
Where is it? Where is it? Why, it is in the water! Isn't tbat
funny? But you see it isn't a real fire, but only a fire-fish.*
Sweet c...
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The Dolls And The Other Dolls.
"Mamma," little Nellie asked, "is it right to give away things
that have been given to you?"
Her mamma replied that it might be qui...
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Why Did Mamma Change Her Mind?
Mamma Miller told Fay and Lonnie that they might have a party,
so they tried to get ready for it. But the party was very
different to...
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Clara's "funeral."
Clara was the most unfortunate of dollies. She had had the mumps
and whooping cough; and no sooner did she recover from the
scarlet f...
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The Chickadee-dee.
Little darling of the snow,
Careless how the winds may blow,
Happy as a bird can be,
Singing, oh, so cheerily,
Chickadee-dee! Chick...
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The Children's Party.
What a merry, merry rout!
See the wee ones dance about!
Dickie's leading off the ball;
There,--he almost had a fall.
Who's his pa...
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Brave Tomasso.
There were once two very beautiful cats named Tomasso and Lilia.
It would be very hard indeed to say which was more beautiful than
th...
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Tommy Frost Sees A Bear.
Tommy Frost was making his first visit in the country. He was
enjoying it very much. He liked to ramble about in the woods
close by t...
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Myself.
One little head so smooth and round,
With soft hair covered, golden or brown,
One little forehead smooth and white,
Two little eye-b...
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Two Strange Sights.
"Oh come into the dining-room!"
Cries Fred, "come, grandma, dear.
For something very strange indeed
Is going on in here!"
And sure ...
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A Cat's Instincts.
"Take that! and that! and that!" These words came from an angry
little girl. She was leaning over a big gray puss which she was
holdi...
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Dinah's New Year's Present.
Dinah Morris is a colored girl. She lives in the South. By South
we mean in the southern part of the United States.
Dinah is one of...
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Miss Dinah Morris,
Care of Mrs. Lawrence Delaney,
...
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New Orleans, La.
If she can read what is on the outside of
this box she can have what is inside.
And as Dinah read every word plainly and quickly,...
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Night Flowers.
There are some flowers that never see the sun. One of the most
curious is the "evening primrose." About six o'clock it suddenly
burst...
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The First Snow-storm.
Away off on a warm sunny island, little Harry Hall was born.
Flowers bloomed all the year round. The sun shone most of
the time, alth...
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Fred's Stolen Ride.
One day little Fred's motber, who bad been sick a long time, told
him she was going out with a friend to take a drive. Fred wanted
to...
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A Valentine Party.
The children had a valentine party, the very nicest party,--they
all declared, that they had ever been to in their lives. All the
cou...
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The Venturesome Rat.
He was a fine young rat and lived with his father and mother,
and brothers and sisters in a farm-cellar.
Now this young rat was not...
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The Bears' Feast.
A man had come to town with two tame bears. They were very clever
bears, and could climb posts and trees, dance and turn summersets
a...
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Patty-sayings.
"I've been reading Bible stories,"
Patty said, "and I believe
That Adam's name MEANT "Morning,'
Because his wife was 'Eve.'"
...
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Babie's Curls.
Little Bessie Boothby
Had a little sister Sue:
And a baby brother,
Whom she thought the world of, too.
Only one thing troubled
T...
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The Red Apples.
One windy day in March Kitty Miller was on her way to school,
when she spied in a store window, a great pile of lovely red
apples.
...
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Bubbles.
"Now, Tommie, what will you do while I write letters this
morning?"
"Blow soap bubbles, Mamma, please," and Tommie jumped up and
d...
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A Horse Who Wore Snow Shoes.
Mr. Brown had to go to his camp at Pine Tree Valley, which is in
the midst of the mountains in California.
His men were cutting dow...
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The Angry Bobolink.
Pretty little bobolink
In your satin coat,
Trimmed with white across the neck
Black about the throat,
Why so angry do you seem?
Wh...
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How Hiram Spent His Shrimp Money.
"I wish my mother had a ring like those the ladies wear at the
hotel," said Hiram Green to himself one day. "There isn't one of
those...
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The Ant's House.
"What a curious picture that is at the head of this story." That
is what I think I hear some of the "Little Ones" say. "What does
it ...
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The Foolish Pug.
A pompous pug once thought that he
A dashing swell would try to be,
And on his neighbors one and all,
Sat out to make a stylish call...
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The Silhouette Party
"Children," said Grandpa, one afternoon, "I am going to build a
bonfire this evening, to burn up this rubbish, so you may have a
silh...
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The Snow Birds.
It had snowed very hard. Ralph and Edward, who were visiting
Grandma in the country, had to stay in the house all day.
When they we...
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A Kind Heart.
The day Ethel Brown was seven years old she had a tea party.
Mrs. Brown had sent tiny cards of invitation to all the little
girls o...
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Towser Talks.
I am not a big dog and I don't know very much, but I know more
than I used to. The reason why I know more than I used to is
because I...
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Just As She Pleased.
"Now, children, I am tired of you; I am going down stairs for the
rest of the morning," and Polly started to leave the nursery.
"Pu...
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The Frost-king: Or, The Power Of Love.
THREE little Fairies sat in the fields eating their breakfast;
each among the leaves of her favorite flower, Daisy, Primrose,
and...
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Eva's Visit To Fairy-land.
DOWN among the grass and fragrant clover lay little Eva by the
brook-side, watching the bright waves, as they went singing by under
...
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The Flower's Lesson.
THERE grew a fragrant rose-tree where the brook flows,
With two little tender buds, and one full rose;
When the sun went do...
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Lily-bell And Thistledown.
ONCE upon a time, two little Fairies went out into the world, to
seek their fortune. Thistledown was as gay and gallant a little El...
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Little Bud.
IN a great forest, high up among the green boughs, lived Bird
Brown-Breast, and his bright-eyed little mate. They were now very
ha...
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Clover-blossom.
IN a quiet, pleasant meadow,
Beneath a summer sky,
Where green old trees their branches waved,
And winds went sing...
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Little Annie's Dream;
...
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Or,
...
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The Fairy Flower.
IN a large and pleasant garden sat little Annie all alone, and
she seemed very sad, for drops that were not dew fell fast upon the
fl...
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Ripple, The Water-spirit.
DOWN in the deep blue sea lived Ripple, a happy little Water-Spirit;
all day long she danced beneath the coral arches, made garlands...
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The Wolf And The Lamb
WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to
lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the
Lam...
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The Bat And The Weasels
A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded
to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by
n...
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The Ass And The Grasshopper
AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly
enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
demanded wh...
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The Lion And The Mouse
A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising
up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the ...
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The Charcoal-burner And The Fuller
A CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day
he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live
with ...
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The Father And His Sons
A FATHER had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling
among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his
exhorta...
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The Boy Hunting Locusts
A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust, reached
out hi...
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The Cock And The Jewel
A COCK, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a
precious stone and exclaimed: "If your owner had found thee, and
not I...
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The Kingdom Of The Lion
THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king. He
was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle
as ...
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The Wolf And The Crane
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a
large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone.
When ...
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The Fisherman Piping
A FISHERMAN skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the
seashore. Standing on a projecting rock, he played several tunes
in ...
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Hercules And The Wagoner
A CARTER was driving a wagon along a country lane, when the
wheels sank down deep into a rut. The rustic driver, stupefied
and aghas...
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Self-help Is The Best Help.
The Ants and the Grasshopper
THE ANTS were spending a fine winter's day drying grain collected
in the summertime. A Grasshopper,...
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The Traveler And His Dog
A TRAVELER about to set out on a journey saw his Dog stand at the
door stretching himself. He asked him sharply: "Why do you stand
...
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The Dog And The Shadow
A DOG, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in
his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water and took it for that
of an...
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The Mole And His Mother
A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: "I
am sure than I can see, Mother!" In the desire to prove to him
his...
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The Herdsman And The Lost Bull
A HERDSMAN tending his flock in a forest lost a Bull-calf from
the fold. After a long and fruitless search, he made a vow that,
if h...
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The Hare And The Tortoise
A HARE one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the
Tortoise, who replied, laughing: "Though you be swift as the
wind, I wi...
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The Pomegranate, Apple-tree, And Bramble
THE POMEGRANATE and Apple-Tree disputed as to which was the most
beautiful. When their strife was at its height, a Bramble from
the ...
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The Farmer And The Stork
A FARMER placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught a
number of Cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them he
trapped...
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The Farmer And The Snake
ONE WINTER a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He
had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom.
The...
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The Fawn And His Mother
A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Mother, "You are larger than a dog,
and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your horns as
a...
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The Bear And The Fox
A BEAR boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of all
animals he was the most tender in his regard for man, for he had
suc...
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The Swallow And The Crow
THE SWALLOW and the Crow had a contention about their plumage.
The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying, "Your feathers are
all v...
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The Mountain In Labor
A MOUNTAIN was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noises
were heard, and crowds of people came from all parts to see what
was th...
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The Ass, The Fox, And The Lion
THE ASS and the Fox, having entered into partnership together for
their mutual protection, went out into the forest to hunt. They
ha...
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The Tortoise And The Eagle
A TORTOISE, lazily basking in the sun, complained to the
sea-birds of her hard fate, that no one would teach her to fly.
An Eagle, ho...
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The Flies And The Honey-pot
A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been
overturned in a housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it,
a...
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The Man And The Lion
A MAN and a Lion traveled together through the forest. They soon
began to boast of their respective superiority to each other in
str...
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The Farmer And The Cranes
SOME CRANES made their feeding grounds on some plowlands newly
sown with wheat. For a long time the Farmer, brandishing an
empty sli...
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The Dog In The Manger
A DOG lay in a manger, and by his growling and snapping prevented
the oxen from eating the hay which had been placed for them.
"What ...
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The Fox And The Goat
A FOX one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of
escape. A Goat, overcome with thirst, came to the same well, and
seei...
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The Bear And The Two Travelers
TWO MEN were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on
their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and
conceal...
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The Oxen And The Axle-trees
A HEAVY WAGON was being dragged along a country lane by a team of
Oxen. The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the
O...
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The Thirsty Pigeon
A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water
painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture,
she fl...
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The Raven And The Swan
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same
beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white
color aros...
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The Goat And The Goatherd
A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock.
He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no
attent...
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The Miser
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he
buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and
went t...
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The Sick Lion
A LION, unable from old age and infirmities to provide himself
with food by force, resolved to do so by artifice. He returned
to his...
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The Horse And Groom
A GROOM used to spend whole days in currycombing and rubbing down
his Horse, but at the same time stole his oats and sold them for
hi...
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The Ass And The Lapdog
A MAN had an Ass, and a Maltese Lapdog, a very great beauty. The
Ass was left in a stable and had plenty of oats and hay to eat,
jus...
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The Lioness
A CONTROVERSY prevailed among the beasts of the field as to which
of the animals deserved the most credit for producing the
greatest ...
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The Boasting Traveler
A MAN who had traveled in foreign lands boasted very much, on
returning to his own country, of the many wonderful and heroic
feats he...
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The Cat And The Cock
A CAT caught a Cock, and pondered how he might find a reasonable
excuse for eating him. He accused him of being a nuisance to men
by...
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The Piglet, The Sheep, And The Goat
A YOUNG PIG was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep.
On one occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he grunted
and sq...
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The Boy And The Filberts
A BOY put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts. He grasped
as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out
his ...
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The Lion In Love
A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The
Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request,
hit ...
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The Laborer And The Snake
A SNAKE, having made his hole close to the porch of a cottage,
inflicted a mortal bite on the Cottager's infant son. Grieving
over h...
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The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
ONCE UPON A TIME a Wolf resolved to disguise his appearance in
order to secure food more easily. Encased in the skin of a
sheep, he ...
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The Ass And The Mule
A MULETEER set forth on a journey, driving before him an Ass and
a Mule, both well laden. The Ass, as long as he traveled along
the ...
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The Frogs Asking For A King
THE FROGS, grieved at having no established Ruler, sent
ambassadors to Jupiter entreating for a King. Perceiving their
simplicity, h...
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The Boys And The Frogs
SOME BOYS, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs in the
water and began to pelt them with stones. They killed several of
them, ...
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The Sick Stag
A SICK STAG lay down in a quiet corner of its pasture-ground.
His companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health,
and e...
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The Salt Merchant And His Ass
A PEDDLER drove his Ass to the seashore to buy salt. His road
home lay across a stream into which his Ass, making a false step,
fell...
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The Oxen And The Butchers
THE OXEN once upon a time sought to destroy the Butchers, who
practiced a trade destructive to their race. They assembled on a
certa...
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The Lion, The Mouse, And The Fox
A LION, fatigued by the heat of a summer's day, fell fast asleep
in his den. A Mouse ran over his mane and ears and woke him from
hi...
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The Vain Jackdaw
JUPITER DETERMINED, it is said, to create a sovereign over the
birds, and made proclamation that on a certain day they should
all pre...
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The Goatherd And The Wild Goats
A GOATHERD, driving his flock from their pasture at eventide,
found some Wild Goats mingled among them, and shut them up
together wit...
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The Mischievous Dog
A DOG used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and
to bite them without notice. His master suspended a bell about
his...
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The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail
A FOX caught in a trap escaped, but in so doing lost his tail.
Thereafter, feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule
to w...
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The Boy And The Nettles
A BOY was stung by a Nettle. He ran home and told his Mother,
saying, "Although it hurts me very much, I only touched it
gently." "...
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The Man And His Two Sweethearts
A MIDDLE-AGED MAN, whose hair had begun to turn gray, courted two
women at the same time. One of them was young, and the other
well ...
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The Astronomer
AN ASTRONOMER used to go out at night to observe the stars. One
evening, as he wandered through the suburbs with his whole
attention...
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The Wolves And The Sheep
"WHY SHOULD there always be this fear and slaughter between us?"
said the Wolves to the Sheep. "Those evil-disposed Dogs have
much t...
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The Old Woman And The Physician
AN OLD WOMAN having lost the use of her eyes, called in a
Physician to heal them, and made this bargain with him in the
presence of w...
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The Fighting Cocks And The Eagle
TWO GAME COCKS were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the
farmyard. One at last put the other to flight. The vanquished
Cock sku...
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The Charger And The Miller
A CHARGER, feeling the infirmities of age, was sent to work in a
mill instead of going out to battle. But when he was compelled
to g...
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The Fox And The Monkey
A MONKEY once danced in an assembly of the Beasts, and so pleased
them all by his performance that they elected him their King. A
Fo...
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The Horse And His Rider
A HORSE SOLDIER took the utmost pains with his charger. As long
as the war lasted, he looked upon him as his fellow-helper in all
em...
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The Belly And The Members
THE MEMBERS of the Body rebelled against the Belly, and said,
"Why should we be perpetually engaged in administering to your
wants, w...
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The Vine And The Goat
A VINE was luxuriant in the time of vintage with leaves and
grapes. A Goat, passing by, nibbled its young tendrils and its
leaves. ...
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Jupiter And The Monkey
JUPITER ISSUED a proclamation to all the beasts of the forest and
promised a royal reward to the one whose offspring should be
deemed...
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The Widow And Her Little Maidens
A WIDOW who was fond of cleaning had two little maidens to wait
on her. She was in the habit of waking them early in the
morning, at...
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The Shepherd's Boy And The Wolf
A SHEPHERD-BOY, who watched a flock of sheep near a village,
brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out,
"Wolf! Wolf...
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The Cat And The Birds
A CAT, hearing that the Birds in a certain aviary were ailing
dressed himself up as a physician, and, taking his cane and a bag
of in...
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The Kid And The Wolf
A KID standing on the roof of a house, out of harm's way, saw a
Wolf passing by and immediately began to taunt and revile him.
The Wo...
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The Ox And The Frog
AN OX drinking at a pool trod on a brood of young frogs and
crushed one of them to death. The Mother coming up, and missing
one of h...
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The Shepherd And The Wolf
A SHEPHERD once found the whelp of a Wolf and brought it up, and
after a while taught it to steal lambs from the neighboring
flocks....
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The Father And His Two Daughters
A MAN had two daughters, the one married to a gardener, and the
other to a tile-maker. After a time he went to the daughter who
had ...
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The Farmer And His Sons
A FATHER, being on the point of death, wished to be sure that his
sons would give the same attention to his farm as he himself had
gi...
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The Crab And Its Mother
A CRAB said to her son, "Why do you walk so one-sided, my child?
It is far more becoming to go straight forward." The young Crab
rep...
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The Heifer And The Ox
A HEIFER saw an Ox hard at work harnessed to a plow, and
tormented him with reflections on his unhappy fate in being
compelled to lab...
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The Swallow, The Serpent, And The Court Of Justice
A SWALLOW, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwelling
with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice
and...
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The Thief And His Mother
A BOY stole a lesson-book from one of his schoolfellows and took
it home to his Mother. She not only abstained from beating him,
but...
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The Old Man And Death
AN OLD MAN was employed in cutting wood in the forest, and, in
carrying the faggots to the city for sale one day, became very
wearied...
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The Fir-tree And The Bramble
A FIR-TREE said boastingly to the Bramble, "You are useful for
nothing at all; while I am everywhere used for roofs and houses."
The ...
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The Mouse, The Frog, And The Hawk
A MOUSE who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance formed
an intimate acquaintance with a Frog, who lived for the most part
i...
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The Man Bitten By A Dog
A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone
who might heal him. A friend, meeting him and learning what he
wan...
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The Two Pots
A RIVER carried down in its stream two Pots, one made of
earthenware and the other of brass. The Earthen Pot said to the
Brass Pot, ...
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The Wolf And The Sheep
A WOLF, sorely wounded and bitten by dogs, lay sick and maimed in
his lair. Being in want of food, he called to a Sheep who was
pass...
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The Aethiop
THE PURCHASER of a black servant was persuaded that the color of
his skin arose from dirt contracted through the neglect of his
forme...
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The Fisherman And His Nets
A FISHERMAN, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast
and captured a great haul of fish. He managed by a skillful
handlin...
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The Huntsman And The Fisherman
A HUNTSMAN, returning with his dogs from the field, fell in by
chance with a Fisherman who was bringing home a basket well laden
with...
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The Old Woman And The Wine-jar
AN OLD WOMAN found an empty jar which had lately been full of
prime old wine and which still retained the fragrant smell of its
forme...
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The Fox And The Crow
A CROW having stolen a bit of meat, perched in a tree and held it
in her beak. A Fox, seeing this, longed to possess the meat
himsel...
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The Two Dogs
A MAN had two dogs: a Hound, trained to assist him in his sports,
and a Housedog, taught to watch the house. When he returned home
...
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The Stag In The Ox-stall
A STAG, roundly chased by the hounds and blinded by fear to the
danger he was running into, took shelter in a farmyard and hid
himsel...
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The Hawk, The Kite, And The Pigeons
THE PIGEONS, terrified by the appearance of a Kite, called upon
the Hawk to defend them. He at once consented. When they had
admitt...
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The Widow And The Sheep
A CERTAIN poor widow had one solitary Sheep. At shearing time,
wishing to take his fleece and to avoid expense, she sheared him
hers...
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The Wild Ass And The Lion
A WILD ASS and a Lion entered into an alliance so that they might
capture the beasts of the forest with greater ease. The Lion
agree...
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The Eagle And The Arrow
AN EAGLE sat on a lofty rock, watching the movements of a Hare
whom he sought to make his prey. An archer, who saw the Eagle
from a ...
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The Sick Kite
A KITE, sick unto death, said to his mother: "O Mother! do not
mourn, but at once invoke the gods that my life may be
prolonged." S...
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The Lion And The Dolphin
A LION roaming by the seashore saw a Dolphin lift up its head out
of the waves, and suggested that they contract an alliance,
saying ...
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The Lion And The Boar
ON A SUMMER DAY, when the great heat induced a general thirst
among the beasts, a Lion and a Boar came at the same moment to a
small ...
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The One-eyed Doe
A DOE blind in one eye was accustomed to graze as near to the
edge of the cliff as she possibly could, in the hope of securing
her gr...
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The Shepherd And The Sea
A SHEPHERD, keeping watch over his sheep near the shore, saw the
Sea very calm and smooth, and longed to make a voyage with a view
to...
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The Ass, The Cock, And The Lion
AN ASS and a Cock were in a straw-yard together when a Lion,
desperate from hunger, approached the spot. He was about to
spring upon...
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The Mice And The Weasels
THE WEASELS and the Mice waged a perpetual war with each other,
in which much blood was shed. The Weasels were always the
victors. ...
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The Mice In Council
THE MICE summoned a council to decide how they might best devise
means of warning themselves of the approach of their great enemy
the...
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The Wolf And The Housedog
A WOLF, meeting a big well-fed Mastiff with a wooden collar about
his neck asked him who it was that fed him so well and yet
compelle...
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The Rivers And The Sea
THE RIVERS joined together to complain to the Sea, saying, "Why
is it that when we flow into your tides so potable and sweet, you
wor...
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The Playful Ass
AN ASS climbed up to the roof of a building, and frisking about
there, broke in the tiling. The owner went up after him and
quickly ...
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The Three Tradesmen
A GREAT CITY was besieged, and its inhabitants were called
together to consider the best means of protecting it from the
enemy. A Br...
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The Master And His Dogs
A CERTAIN MAN, detained by a storm in his country house, first of
all killed his sheep, and then his goats, for the maintenance of
hi...
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The Wolf And The Shepherds
A WOLF, passing by, saw some Shepherds in a hut eating a haunch
of mutton for their dinner. Approaching them, he said, "What a
clamo...
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The Dolphins, The Whales, And The Sprat
THE DOLPHINS and Whales waged a fierce war with each other. When
the battle was at its height, a Sprat lifted its head out of the
wa...
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The Ass Carrying The Image
AN ASS once carried through the streets of a city a famous wooden
Image, to be placed in one of its Temples. As he passed along,
the...
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The Two Travelers And The Axe
TWO MEN were journeying together. One of them picked up an axe
that lay upon the path, and said, "I have found an axe." "Nay, my
fr...
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The Old Lion
A LION, worn out with years and powerless from disease, lay on
the ground at the point of death. A Boar rushed upon him, and
avenged...
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The Old Hound
A HOUND, who in the days of his youth and strength had never
yielded to any beast of the forest, encountered in his old age a
boar in...
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The Bee And Jupiter
A BEE from Mount Hymettus, the queen of the hive, ascended to
Olympus to present Jupiter some honey fresh from her combs.
Jupiter, de...
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The Milk-woman And Her Pail
A FARMER'S daughter was carrying her Pail of milk from the field
to the farmhouse, when she fell a-musing. "The money for which
this...
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The Seaside Travelers
SOME TRAVELERS, journeying along the seashore, climbed to the
summit of a tall cliff, and looking over the sea, saw in the
distance w...
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The Brazier And His Dog
A BRAZIER had a little Dog, which was a great favorite with his
master, and his constant companion. While he hammered away at
his me...
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The Ass And His Shadow
A TRAVELER hired an Ass to convey him to a distant place. The
day being intensely hot, and the sun shining in its strength, the
Trav...
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The Ass And His Masters
AN ASS, belonging to an herb-seller who gave him too little food
and too much work made a petition to Jupiter to be released from
his...
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The Oak And The Reeds
A VERY LARGE OAK was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a
stream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: "I
wonder ...
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The Fisherman And The Little Fish
A FISHERMAN who lived on the produce of his nets, one day caught
a single small Fish as the result of his day's labor. The Fish,
pan...
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The Hunter And The Woodman
A HUNTER, not very bold, was searching for the tracks of a Lion.
He asked a man felling oaks in the forest if he had seen any
marks o...
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The Wild Boar And The Fox
A WILD BOAR stood under a tree and rubbed his tusks against the
trunk. A Fox passing by asked him why he thus sharpened his
teeth wh...
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The Lion In A Farmyard
A LION entered a farmyard. The Farmer, wishing to catch him,
shut the gate. When the Lion found that he could not escape, he
flew u...
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Mercury And The Sculptor
MERCURY ONCE DETERMINED to learn in what esteem he was held among
mortals. For this purpose he assumed the character of a man and
vi...
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The Swan And The Goose
A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan. He
fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its
song...
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The Swollen Fox
A VERY HUNGRY FOX, seeing some bread and meat left by shepherds
in the hollow of an oak, crept into the hole and made a hearty
meal. ...
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The Fox And The Woodcutter
A FOX, running before the hounds, came across a Woodcutter
felling an oak and begged him to show him a safe hiding-place.
The Woodcut...
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The Birdcatcher, The Partridge, And The Cock
A BIRDCATCHER was about to sit down to a dinner of herbs when a
friend unexpectedly came in. The bird-trap was quite empty, as
he ha...
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The Monkey And The Fishermen
A MONKEY perched upon a lofty tree saw some Fishermen casting
their nets into a river, and narrowly watched their proceedings.
The Fi...
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The Flea And The Wrestler
A FLEA settled upon the bare foot of a Wrestler and bit him,
causing the man to call loudly upon Hercules for help. When the
Flea a ...
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The Two Frogs
TWO FROGS dwelt in the same pool. When the pool dried up under
the summer's heat, they left it and set out together for another
home...
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The Cat And The Mice
A CERTAIN HOUSE was overrun with Mice. A Cat, discovering this,
made her way into it and began to catch and eat them one by one.
Fea...
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The Lion, The Bear, And The Fox
A LION and a Bear seized a Kid at the same moment, and fought
fiercely for its possession. When they had fearfully lacerated
each ot...
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The Doe And The Lion
A DOE hard pressed by hunters sought refuge in a cave belonging
to a Lion. The Lion concealed himself on seeing her approach,
but wh...
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The Farmer And The Fox
A FARMER, who bore a grudge against a Fox for robbing his poultry
yard, caught him at last, and being determined to take an ample
rev...
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The Seagull And The Kite
A SEAGULL having bolted down too large a fish, burst its deep
gullet-bag and lay down on the shore to die. A Kite saw him and
exclai...
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The Philosopher, The Ants, And Mercury
A PHILOSOPHER witnessed from the shore the shipwreck of a vessel,
of which the crew and passengers were all drowned. He inveighed
ag...
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The Mouse And The Bull
A BULL was bitten by a Mouse and, angered by the wound, tried to
capture him. But the Mouse reached his hole in safety. Though
the ...
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The Lion And The Hare
A LION came across a Hare, who was fast asleep. He was just in
the act of seizing her, when a fine young Hart trotted by, and he
lef...
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The Peasant And The Eagle
A PEASANT found an Eagle captured in a trap, and much admiring
the bird, set him free. The Eagle did not prove ungrateful to
his del...
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The Image Of Mercury And The Carpenter
A VERY POOR MAN, a Carpenter by trade, had a wooden image of
Mercury, before which he made offerings day by day, and begged
the idol ...
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The Bull And The Goat
A BULL, escaping from a Lion, hid in a cave which some shepherds
had recently occupied. As soon as he entered, a He-Goat left in
the...
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The Dancing Monkeys
A PRINCE had some Monkeys trained to dance. Being naturally
great mimics of men's actions, they showed themselves most apt
pupils, a...
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The Fox And The Leopard
THE FOX and the Leopard disputed which was the more beautiful of
the two. The Leopard exhibited one by one the various spots
which d...
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The Monkeys And Their Mother
THE MONKEY, it is said, has two young ones at each birth. The
Mother fondles one and nurtures it with the greatest affection
and car...
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The Oaks And Jupiter
THE OAKS presented a complaint to Jupiter, saying, "We bear for
no purpose the burden of life, as of all the trees that grow we
are t...
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The Hare And The Hound
A HOUND started a Hare from his lair, but after a long run, gave
up the chase. A goat-herd seeing him stop, mocked him, saying
"The ...
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The Traveler And Fortune
A TRAVELER wearied from a long journey lay down, overcome with
fatigue, on the very brink of a deep well. Just as he was about
to fa...
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The Bald Knight
A BALD KNIGHT, who wore a wig, went out to hunt. A sudden puff
of wind blew off his hat and wig, at which a loud laugh rang
forth fr...
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The Shepherd And The Dog
A SHEPHERD penning his sheep in the fold for the night was about
to shut up a wolf with them, when his Dog perceiving the wolf
said, ...
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The Lamp
A LAMP, soaked with too much oil and flaring brightly, boasted
that it gave more light than the sun. Then a sudden puff of wind
aros...
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The Lion, The Fox, And The Ass
THE LION, the Fox and the Ass entered into an agreement to assist
each other in the chase. Having secured a large booty, the Lion
on...
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The Bull, The Lioness, And The Wild-boar Hunter
A BULL finding a lion's cub asleep gored him to death with his
horns. The Lioness came up, and bitterly lamented the death of
her wh...
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The Oak And The Woodcutters
THE WOODCUTTER cut down a Mountain Oak and split it in pieces,
making wedges of its own branches for dividing the trunk. The
Oak sai...
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The Hen And The Golden Eggs
A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every
day. They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of
gold in ...
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The Ass And The Frogs
AN ASS, carrying a load of wood, passed through a pond. As he
was crossing through the water he lost his footing, stumbled and
fell,...
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The Crow And The Raven
A CROW was jealous of the Raven, because he was considered a bird
of good omen and always attracted the attention of men, who noted
b...
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The Trees And The Axe
A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a
handle for his axe. The Trees consented to his request and gave
him a ...
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The Crab And The Fox
A CRAB, forsaking the seashore, chose a neighboring green meadow
as its feeding ground. A Fox came across him, and being very
hungry...
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The Woman And Her Hen
A WOMAN possessed a Hen that gave her an egg every day. She
often pondered how she might obtain two eggs daily instead of
one, and a...
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The Ass And The Old Shepherd
A SHEPHERD, watching his Ass feeding in a meadow, was alarmed all
of a sudden by the cries of the enemy. He appealed to the Ass to
f...
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The Kites And The Swans
TEE KITES of olden times, as well as the Swans, had the privilege
of song. But having heard the neigh of the horse, they were so
enc...
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The Wolves And The Sheepdogs
THE WOLVES thus addressed the Sheepdogs: "Why should you, who are
like us in so many things, not be entirely of one mind with us,
an...
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The Hares And The Foxes
THE HARES waged war with the Eagles, and called upon the Foxes to
help them. They replied, "We would willingly have helped you, if
w...
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The Bowman And Lion
A VERY SKILLFUL BOWMAN went to the mountains in search of game,
but all the beasts of the forest fled at his approach. The Lion
alon...
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The Camel
WHEN MAN first saw the Camel, he was so frightened at his vast
size that he ran away. After a time, perceiving the meekness and
gent...
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The Wasp And The Snake
A WASP seated himself upon the head of a Snake and, striking him
unceasingly with his stings, wounded him to death. The Snake,
being...
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The Dog And The Hare
A HOUND having started a Hare on the hillside pursued her for
some distance, at one time biting her with his teeth as if he
would tak...
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The Bull And The Calf
A BULL was striving with all his might to squeeze himself through
a narrow passage which led to his stall. A young Calf came up,
and...
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The Stag, The Wolf, And The Sheep
A STAG asked a Sheep to lend him a measure of wheat, and said
that the Wolf would be his surety. The Sheep, fearing some fraud
was i...
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The Peacock And The Crane
A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed
by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, "I am
robed,...
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The Fox And The Hedgehog
A FOX swimming across a rapid river was carried by the force of
the current into a very deep ravine, where he lay for a long time
ver...
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The Eagle, The Cat, And The Wild Sow
AN EAGLE made her nest at the top of a lofty oak; a Cat, having
found a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the trunk; and
a Wi...
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The Thief And The Innkeeper
A THIEF hired a room in a tavern and stayed a while in the hope
of stealing something which should enable him to pay his
reckoning. ...
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The Mule
A MULE, frolicsome from lack of work and from too much corn,
galloped about in a very extravagant manner, and said to himself:
"My fa...
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The Hart And The Vine
A HART, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the large
leaves of a Vine. The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot the
place ...
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The Serpent And The Eagle
A SERPENT and an Eagle were struggling with each other in deadly
conflict. The Serpent had the advantage, and was about to
strangle ...
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The Crow And The Pitcher
A CROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find
water, flew to it with delight. When he reached it, he
discovered to ...
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The Two Frogs
TWO FROGS were neighbors. One inhabited a deep pond, far removed
from public view; the other lived in a gully containing little
wate...
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The Wolf And The Fox
AT ONE TIME a very large and strong Wolf was born among the
wolves, who exceeded all his fellow-wolves in strength, size, and
swiftne...
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The Walnut-tree
A WALNUT TREE standing by the roadside bore an abundant crop of
fruit. For the sake of the nuts, the passers-by broke its
branches w...
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The Gnat And The Lion
A GNAT came and said to a Lion, "I do not in the least fear you,
nor are you stronger than I am. For in what does your strength
cons...
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The Monkey And The Dolphin
A SAILOR, bound on a long voyage, took with him a Monkey to amuse
him while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast of Greece, a
vi...
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The Jackdaw And The Doves
A JACKDAW, seeing some Doves in a cote abundantly provided with
food, painted himself white and joined them in order to share
their p...
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The Horse And The Stag
AT ONE TIME the Horse had the plain entirely to himself. Then a
Stag intruded into his domain and shared his pasture. The Horse,
de...
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The Kid And The Wolf
A KID, returning without protection from the pasture, was pursued
by a Wolf. Seeing he could not escape, he turned round, and
said: ...
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The Prophet
A WIZARD, sitting in the marketplace, was telling the fortunes of
the passers-by when a person ran up in great haste, and
announced t...
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The Fox And The Monkey
A FOX and a Monkey were traveling together on the same road. As
they journeyed, they passed through a cemetery full of monuments.
"A...
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The Thief And The Housedog
A THIEF came in the night to break into a house. He brought with
him several slices of meat in order to pacify the Housedog, so
that...
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The Man, The Horse, The Ox, And The Dog
A HORSE, Ox, and Dog, driven to great straits by the cold, sought
shelter and protection from Man. He received them kindly,
lighted ...
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The Apes And The Two Travelers
TWO MEN, one who always spoke the truth and the other who told
nothing but lies, were traveling together and by chance came to
the la...
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The Wolf And The Shepherd
A WOLF followed a flock of sheep for a long time and did not
attempt to injure one of them. The Shepherd at first stood on
his guard...
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The Hares And The Lions
THE HARES harangued the assembly, and argued that all should be
equal. The Lions made this reply: "Your words, O Hares! are
good; b...
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The Lark And Her Young Ones
A LARK had made her nest in the early spring on the young green
wheat. The brood had almost grown to their full strength and
attaine...
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The Fox And The Lion
WHEN A FOX who had never yet seen a Lion, fell in with him by
chance for the first time in the forest, he was so frightened
that he n...
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The Weasel And The Mice
A WEASEL, inactive from age and infirmities, was not able to
catch mice as he once did. He therefore rolled himself in flour
and lay...
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The Boy Bathing
A BOY bathing in a river was in danger of being drowned. He
called out to a passing traveler for help, but instead of holding
out a ...
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Counsel Without Help Is Useless.
The Ass and the Wolf
AN ASS feeding in a meadow saw a Wolf approaching to seize him,
and immediately pretended to be lame. The W...
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The Seller Of Images
A CERTAIN MAN made a wooden image of Mercury and offered it for
sale. When no one appeared willing to buy it, in order to
attract pu...
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The Fox And The Grapes
A FAMISHED FOX saw some clusters of ripe black grapes hanging
from a trellised vine. She resorted to all her tricks to get at
them, ...
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The Man And His Wife
A MAN had a Wife who made herself hated by all the members of his
household. Wishing to find out if she had the same effect on the
p...
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The Peacock And Juno
THE PEACOCK made complaint to Juno that, while the nightingale
pleased every ear with his song, he himself no sooner opened his
mouth...
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The Hawk And The Nightingale
A NIGHTINGALE, sitting aloft upon an oak and singing according to
his wont, was seen by a Hawk who, being in need of food, swooped
do...
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The Dog, The Cock, And The Fox
A DOG and a Cock being great friends, agreed to travel together.
At nightfall they took shelter in a thick wood. The Cock flying
up,...
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The Wolf And The Goat
A WOLF saw a Goat feeding at the summit of a steep precipice,
where he had no chance of reaching her. He called to her and
earnestly...
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The Lion And The Bull
A LION, greatly desiring to capture a Bull, and yet afraid to
attack him on account of his great size, resorted to a trick to
ensure ...
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The Goat And The Ass
A MAN once kept a Goat and an Ass. The Goat, envying the Ass on
account of his greater abundance of food, said, "How shamefully
you ...
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The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse
A COUNTRY MOUSE invited a Town Mouse, an intimate friend, to pay
him a visit and partake of his country fare. As they were on the
ba...
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The Wolf, The Fox, And The Ape
A WOLF accused a Fox of theft, but the Fox entirely denied the
charge. An Ape undertook to adjudge the matter between them.
When eac...
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The Fly And The Draught-mule
A FLY sat on the axle-tree of a chariot, and addressing the
Draught-Mule said, "How slow you are! Why do you not go faster?
See if I ...
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The Fishermen
SOME FISHERMEN were out trawling their nets. Perceiving them to
be very heavy, they danced about for joy and supposed that they
had ...
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The Lion And The Three Bulls
THREE BULLS for a long time pastured together. A Lion lay in
ambush in the hope of making them his prey, but was afraid to
attack th...
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The Fowler And The Viper
A FOWLER, taking his bird-lime and his twigs, went out to catch
birds. Seeing a thrush sitting upon a tree, he wished to take
it, an...
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The Horse And The Ass
A HORSE, proud of his fine trappings, met an Ass on the highway.
The Ass, being heavily laden, moved slowly out of the way.
"Hardly,"...
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The Fox And The Mask
A FOX entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all
his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a
human he...
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The Geese And The Cranes
THE GEESE and the Cranes were feeding in the same meadow, when a
birdcatcher came to ensnare them in his nets. The Cranes, being
lig...
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The Blind Man And The Whelp
A BLIND MAN was accustomed to distinguishing different animals by
touching them with his hands. The whelp of a Wolf was brought
him,...
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The Dogs And The Fox
SOME DOGS, finding the skin of a lion, began to tear it in pieces
with their teeth. A Fox, seeing them, said, "If this lion were
ali...
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The Cobbler Turned Doctor
A COBBLER unable to make a living by his trade and made desperate
by poverty, began to practice medicine in a town in which he was
no...
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The Wolf And The Horse
A WOLF coming out of a field of oats met a Horse and thus
addressed him: "I would advise you to go into that field. It is
full of f...
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The Brother And The Sister
A FATHER had one son and one daughter, the former remarkable for
his good looks, the latter for her extraordinary ugliness. While
th...
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The Wasps, The Partridges, And The Farmer
THE WASPS and the Partridges, overcome with thirst, came to a
Farmer and besought him to give them some water to drink. They
promise...
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The Crow And Mercury
A CROW caught in a snare prayed to Apollo to release him, making
a vow to offer some frankincense at his shrine. But when rescued
fr...
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The North Wind And The Sun
THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most
powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who
could fir...
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The Two Men Who Were Enemies
TWO MEN, deadly enemies to each other, were sailing in the same
vessel. Determined to keep as far apart as possible, the one
seated ...
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The Gamecocks And The Partridge
A MAN had two Gamecocks in his poultry-yard. One day by chance
he found a tame Partridge for sale. He purchased it and brought
it h...
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The Quack Frog
A FROG once upon a time came forth from his home in the marsh and
proclaimed to all the beasts that he was a learned physician,
skill...
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The Lion, The Wolf, And The Fox
A LION, growing old, lay sick in his cave. All the beasts came
to visit their king, except the Fox. The Wolf therefore,
thinking th...
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The Dog's House
IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as
possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a
house. Howev...
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The Wolf And The Lion
ROAMING BY the mountainside at sundown, a Wolf saw his own shadow
become greatly extended and magnified, and he said to himself,
"Why...
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The Birds, The Beasts, And The Bat
THE BIRDS waged war with the Beasts, and each were by turns the
conquerors. A Bat, fearing the uncertain issues of the fight,
always...
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The Spendthrift And The Swallow
A YOUNG MAN, a great spendthrift, had run through all his
patrimony and had but one good cloak left. One day he happened
to see a Sw...
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The Fox And The Lion
A FOX saw a Lion confined in a cage, and standing near him,
bitterly reviled him. The Lion said to the Fox, "It is not thou
who revi...
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The Owl And The Birds
AN OWL, in her wisdom, counseled the Birds that when the acorn
first began to sprout, to pull it all up out of the ground and
not all...
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The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
A TRUMPETER, bravely leading on the soldiers, was captured by the
enemy. He cried out to his captors, "Pray spare me, and do not
tak...
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The Ass In The Lion's Skin
AN ASS, having put on the Lion's skin, roamed about in the forest
and amused himself by frightening all the foolish animals he met
in...
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The Sparrow And The Hare
A HARE pounced upon by an eagle sobbed very much and uttered
cries like a child. A Sparrow upbraided her and said, "Where now
is thy...
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The Flea And The Ox
A FLEA thus questioned an Ox: "What ails you, that being so huge
and strong, you submit to the wrongs you receive from men and
slave...
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The Goods And The Ills
ALL the Goods were once driven out by the Ills from that common
share which they each had in the affairs of mankind; for the Ills
by ...
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The Dove And The Crow
A DOVE shut up in a cage was boasting of the large number of
young ones which she had hatched. A Crow hearing her, said: "My
good f...
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Mercury And The Workmen
A WORKMAN, felling wood by the side of a river, let his axe drop
- by accident into a deep pool. Being thus deprived of the means
of...
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The Eagle And The Jackdaw
AN EAGLE, flying down from his perch on a lofty rock, seized upon
a lamb and carried him aloft in his talons. A Jackdaw, who
witness...
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The Fox And The Crane
A FOX invited a Crane to supper and provided nothing for his
entertainment but some soup made of pulse, which was poured out
into a b...
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Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, And Momus
ACCORDING to an ancient legend, the first man was made by
Jupiter, the first bull by Neptune, and the first house by
Minerva. On the...
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The Eagle And The Fox
AN EAGLE and a Fox formed an intimate friendship and decided to
live near each other. The Eagle built her nest in the branches
of a ...
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The Man And The Satyr
A MAN and a Satyr once drank together in token of a bond of
alliance being formed between them. One very cold wintry day, as
they ta...
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The Ass And His Purchaser
A MAN wished to purchase an Ass, and agreed with its owner that
he should try out the animal before he bought him. He took the
Ass h...
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The Two Bags
EVERY MAN, according to an ancient legend, is born into the world
with two bags suspended from his neck all bag in front full of
hi...
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The Stag At The Pool
A STAG overpowered by heat came to a spring to drink. Seeing his
own shadow reflected in the water, he greatly admired the size
and ...
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The Jackdaw And The Fox
A HALF-FAMISHED JACKDAW seated himself on a fig-tree, which had
produced some fruit entirely out of season, and waited in the
hope th...
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The Lark Burying Her Father
THE LARK (according to an ancient legend) was created before the
earth itself, and when her father died, as there was no earth,
she c...
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The Gnat And The Bull
A GNAT settled on the horn of a Bull, and sat there a long time.
Just as he was about to fly off, he made a buzzing noise, and
inquir...
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The Bitch And Her Whelps
A BITCH, ready to whelp, earnestly begged a shepherd for a place
where she might litter. When her request was granted, she
besought ...
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The Dogs And The Hides
SOME DOGS famished with hunger saw a number of cowhides steeping
in a river. Not being able to reach them, they agreed to drink
up t...
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The Shepherd And The Sheep
A SHEPHERD driving his Sheep to a wood, saw an oak of unusual
size full of acorns, and spreading his cloak under the branches,
he cli...
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The Grasshopper And The Owl
AN OWL, accustomed to feed at night and to sleep during the day,
was greatly disturbed by the noise of a Grasshopper and earnestly
be...
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The Monkey And The Camel
THE BEASTS of the forest gave a splendid entertainment at which
the Monkey stood up and danced. Having vastly delighted the
assembly...
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The Peasant And The Apple-tree
A PEASANT had in his garden an Apple-Tree which bore no fruit but
only served as a harbor for the sparrows and grasshoppers. He
reso...
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The Two Soldiers And The Robber
TWO SOLDIERS traveling together were set upon by a Robber. The
one fled away; the other stood his ground and defended himself
with h...
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The Trees Under The Protection Of The Gods
THE GODS, according to an ancient legend, made choice of certain
trees to be under their special protection. Jupiter chose the
oak, ...
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The Mother And The Wolf
A FAMISHED WOLF was prowling about in the morning in search of
food. As he passed the door of a cottage built in the forest, he
hear...
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The Ass And The Horse
AN ASS besought a Horse to spare him a small portion of his feed.
"Yes," said the Horse; "if any remains out of what I am now
eating ...
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Truth And The Traveler
A WAYFARING MAN, traveling in the desert, met a woman standing
alone and terribly dejected. He inquired of her, "Who art thou?"
"My ...
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The Manslayer
A MAN committed a murder, and was pursued by the relations of the
man whom he murdered. On his reaching the river Nile he saw a
Lion...
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The Lion And The Fox
A FOX entered into partnership with a Lion on the pretense of
becoming his servant. Each undertook his proper duty in
accordance wit...
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The Lion And The Eagle
AN EAGLE stayed his flight and entreated a Lion to make an
alliance with him to their mutual advantage. The Lion replied,
"I have no...
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The Hen And The Swallow
A HEN finding the eggs of a viper and carefully keeping them
warm, nourished them into life. A Swallow, observing what she
had done,...
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The Buffoon And The Countryman
A RICH NOBLEMAN once opened the theaters without charge to the
people, and gave a public notice that he would handsomely reward
any p...
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The Crow And The Serpent
A CROW in great want of food saw a Serpent asleep in a sunny
nook, and flying down, greedily seized him. The Serpent, turning
about,...
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The Hunter And The Horseman
A CERTAIN HUNTER, having snared a hare, placed it upon his
shoulders and set out homewards. On his way he met a man on
horseback who...
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The King's Son And The Painted Lion
A KING, whose only son was fond of martial exercises, had a dream
in which he was warned that his son would be killed by a lion.
Afra...
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The Cat And Venus
A CAT fell in love with a handsome young man, and entreated Venus
to change her into the form of a woman. Venus consented to her
req...
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The She-goats And Their Beards
THE SHE-GOATS having obtained a beard by request to Jupiter, the
He-Goats were sorely displeased and made complaint that the
females ...
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The Miller, His Son, And Their Ass
A MILLER and his son were driving their Ass to a neighboring fair
to sell him. They had not gone far when they met with a troop of
w...
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The Crow And The Sheep
A TROUBLESOME CROW seated herself on the back of a Sheep. The
Sheep, much against his will, carried her backward and forward
for a l...
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The Fox And The Bramble
A FOX was mounting a hedge when he lost his footing and caught
hold of a Bramble to save himself. Having pricked and grievously
tom ...
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The Wolf And The Lion
A WOLF, having stolen a lamb from a fold, was carrying him off to
his lair. A Lion met him in the path, and seizing the lamb, took
i...
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The Dog And The Oyster
A DOG, used to eating eggs, saw an Oyster and, opening his mouth
to its widest extent, swallowed it down with the utmost relish,
supp...
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The Ant And The Dove
AN ANT went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and
being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of
drowni...
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The Partridge And The Fowler
A FOWLER caught a Partridge and was about to kill it. The
Partridge earnestly begged him to spare his life, saying, "Pray,
master, p...
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The Flea And The Man
A MAN, very much annoyed with a Flea, caught him at last, and
said, "Who are you who dare to feed on my limbs, and to cost me
so much...
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The Thieves And The Cock
SOME THIEVES broke into a house and found nothing but a Cock,
whom they stole, and got off as fast as they could. Upon
arriving at h...
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The Dog And The Cook
A RICH MAN gave a great feast, to which he invited many friends
and acquaintances. His Dog availed himself of the occasion to
invite...
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The Hares And The Frogs
THE HARES, oppressed by their own exceeding timidity and weary of
the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord
det...
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The Lion, Jupiter, And The Elephant
THE LION wearied Jupiter with his frequent complaints. "It is
true, O Jupiter!" he said, "that I am gigantic in strength,
handsome ...
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The Lamb And The Wolf
A WOLF pursued a Lamb, which fled for refuge to a certain Temple.
The Wolf called out to him and said, "The Priest will slay you in
s...
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The Rich Man And The Tanner
A RICH MAN lived near a Tanner, and not being able to bear the
unpleasant smell of the tan-yard, he pressed his neighbor to go
away. ...
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The Shipwrecked Man And The Sea
A SHIPWRECKED MAN, having been cast upon a certain shore, slept
after his buffetings with the deep. After a while he awoke, and
look...
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The Mules And The Robbers
TWO MULES well-laden with packs were trudging along. One carried
panniers filled with money, the other sacks weighted with grain.
Th...
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The Viper And The File
A LION, entering the workshop of a smith, sought from the tools
the means of satisfying his hunger. He more particularly
addressed h...
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The Camel And Jupiter
THE CAMEL, when he saw the Bull adorned with horns, envied him
and wished that he himself could obtain the same honors. He went
to J...
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The Panther And The Shepherds
A PANTHER, by some mischance, fell into a pit. The Shepherds
discovered him, and some threw sticks at him and pelted him with
stones...
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The Ass And The Charger
AN ASS congratulated a Horse on being so ungrudgingly and
carefully provided for, while he himself had scarcely enough to
eat and not...
|
The Eagle And His Captor
AN EAGLE was once captured by a man, who immediately clipped his
wings and put him into his poultry-yard with the other birds, at
whi...
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The Bald Man And The Fly
A FLY bit the bare head of a Bald Man who, endeavoring to destroy
it, gave himself a heavy slap. Escaping, the Fly said mockingly,
"...
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The Olive-tree And The Fig-tree
THE OLIVE-TREE ridiculed the Fig-Tree because, while she was
green all the year round, the Fig-Tree changed its leaves with
the seaso...
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The Eagle And The Kite
AN EAGLE, overwhelmed with sorrow, sat upon the branches of a
tree in company with a Kite. "Why," said the Kite, "do I see you
with ...
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The Ass And His Driver
AN ASS, being driven along a high road, suddenly started off and
bolted to the brink of a deep precipice. While he was in the act
of...
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The Thrush And The Fowler
A THRUSH was feeding on a myrtle-tree and did not move from it
because its berries were so delicious. A Fowler observed her
staying ...
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The Rose And The Amaranth
AN AMARANTH planted in a garden near a Rose-Tree, thus addressed
it: "What a lovely flower is the Rose, a favorite alike with Gods
a...
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The Frogs' Complaint Against The Sun
ONCE UPON A TIME, when the Sun announced his intention to take a
wife, the Frogs lifted up their voices in clamor to the sky.
Jupiter...
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The Cock And The Pearl
A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the
hens when suddenly he espied something shinning amid the straw.
"Ho! h...
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The Wolf And The Lamb
Once upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside,
when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just beginning to
dr...
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The Dog And The Shadow
It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was
carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way
home he ha...
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The Lion's Share
The Lion went once a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal,
and the Wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last they
surprised...
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The Wolf And The Crane
A Wolf had been gorging on an animal he had killed, when
suddenly a small bone in the meat stuck in his throat and he could
not swa...
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The Man And The Serpent
A Countryman's son by accident trod upon a Serpent's tail,
which turned and bit him so that he died. The father in a rage
got his ...
|
The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse
Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a
visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this
co...
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The Fox And The Crow
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its
beak and settle on a branch of a tree. "That's for me, as I am a
Fox,"...
|
The Sick Lion
A Lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto death
at the mouth of his cave, gasping for breath. The animals, his
subj...
|
The Ass And The Lapdog
A Farmer one day came to the stables to see to his beasts of
burden: among them was his favourite Ass, that was always well fed
and...
|
The Lion And The Mouse
Once when a Lion was asleep a little Mouse began running up
and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge
paw ...
|
The Swallow And The Other Birds
It happened that a Countryman was sowing some hemp seeds in a
field where a Swallow and some other birds were hopping about
picking...
|
The Frogs Desiring A King
The Frogs were living as happy as could be in a marshy swamp
that just suited them; they went splashing about caring for nobody
and...
|
The Mountains In Labour
One day the Countrymen noticed that the Mountains were in
labour; smoke came out of their summits, the earth was quaking at
their f...
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The Hares And The Frogs
The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did not
know where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal approach
th...
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The Wolf And The Kid
A Kid was perched up on the top of a house, and looking down
saw a Wolf passing under him. Immediately he began to revile and
atta...
|
The Woodman And The Serpent
One wintry day a Woodman was tramping home from his work when
he saw something black lying on the snow. When he came closer he
saw...
|
The Bald Man And The Fly
There was once a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot
summer's day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate,
and s...
|
The Fox And The Stork
At one time the Fox and the Stork were on visiting terms and
seemed very good friends. So the Fox invited the Stork to dinner,
and...
|
The Fox And The Mask
A Fox had by some means got into the store-room of a theatre.
Suddenly he observed a face glaring down on him and began to be
very ...
|
The Jay And The Peacock
A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, found
there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when
t...
|
The Frog And The Ox
"Oh Father," said a little Frog to the big one sitting by the
side of a pool, "I have seen such a terrible monster! It was as
big ...
|
Androcles
A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled
to the forest. As he was wandering about there he came upon a
Lion l...
|
The Bat, The Birds, And The Beasts
A great conflict was about to come off between the Birds and
the Beasts. When the two armies were collected together the Bat
hesit...
|
The Hart And The Hunter
The Hart was once drinking from a pool and admiring the noble
figure he made there. "Ah," said he, "where can you see such
noble h...
|
The Serpent And The File
A Serpent in the course of its wanderings came into an
armourer's shop. As he glided over the floor he felt his skin
pricked by a ...
|
The Man And The Wood
A Man came into a Wood one day with an axe in his hand, and
begged all the Trees to give him a small branch which he wanted
for a p...
|
The Dog And The Wolf
A gaunt Wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to
meet a House-dog who was passing by. "Ah, Cousin," said the Dog.
"I k...
|
The Belly And The Members
One fine day it occurred to the Members of the Body that they
were doing all the work and the Belly was having all the food. So
th...
|
The Hart In The Ox-stall
A Hart hotly pursued by the hounds fled for refuge into an
ox-stall, and buried itself in a truss of hay, leaving nothing to
be see...
|
The Fox And The Grapes
One hot summer's day a Fox was strolling through an orchard
till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which
had bee...
|
The Horse, Hunter, And Stag
A quarrel had arisen between the Horse and the Stag, so the
Horse came to a Hunter to ask his help to take revenge on the
Stag. Th...
|
The Peacock And Juno
A Peacock once placed a petition before Juno desiring to have
the voice of a nightingale in addition to his other attractions;
but ...
|
The Fox And The Lion
When first the Fox saw the Lion he was terribly frightened,
and ran away and hid himself in the wood. Next time however he
came ne...
|
The Lion And The Statue
A Man and a Lion were discussing the relative strength of men
and lions in general. The Man contended that he and his fellows
were...
|
The Ant And The Grasshopper
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about,
chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by,
bearin...
|
The Tree And The Reed
"Well, little one," said a Tree to a Reed that was growing at
its foot, "why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground,
and r...
|
The Fox And The Cat
A Fox was boasting to a Cat of its clever devices for escaping
its enemies. "I have a whole bag of tricks," he said, "which
contai...
|
The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to
the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found
th...
|
The Dog In The Manger
A Dog looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into the Manger
of an Ox and lay there cosily upon the straw. But soon the Ox,
retu...
|
The Man And The Wooden God
In the old days men used to worship stocks and stones and
idols, and prayed to them to give them luck. It happened that a
Man had ...
|
The Fisher
A Fisher once took his bagpipes to the bank of a river, and
played upon them with the hope of making the fish rise; but never
a one...
|
The Shepherd's Boy
There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at
the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely
for hi...
|
The Young Thief And His Mother
A young Man had been caught in a daring act of theft and had
been condemned to be executed for it. He expressed his desire to
see ...
|
The Man And His Two Wives
In the old days, when men were allowed to have many wives, a
middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and one that was young;
each...
|
The Nurse And The Wolf
"Be quiet now," said an old Nurse to a child sitting on her
lap. "If you make that noise again I will throw you to the Wolf."
No...
|
The Tortoise And The Birds
A Tortoise desired to change its place of residence, so he
asked an Eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a rich
reward...
|
The Two Crabs
One fine day two Crabs came out from their home to take a
stroll on the sand. "Child," said the mother, "you are walking
very ungr...
|
The Ass In The Lion's Skin
An Ass once found a Lion's skin which the hunters had left out
in the sun to dry. He put it on and went towards his native
village...
|
The Two Fellows And The Bear
Two Fellows were travelling together through a wood, when a
Bear rushed out upon them. One of the travellers happened to be
in fro...
|
The Two Pots
Two Pots had been left on the bank of a river, one of brass,
and one of earthenware. When the tide rose they both floated off
down...
|
The Four Oxen And The Lion
A Lion used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used to
dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came
nea...
|
The Fisher And The Little Fish
It happened that a Fisher, after fishing all day, caught only
a little fish. "Pray, let me go, master," said the Fish. "I am
much...
|
Avaricious And Envious
Two neighbours came before Jupiter and prayed him to grant
their hearts' desire. Now the one was full of avarice, and the
other ea...
|
The Crow And The Pitcher
A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had
once been full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the
mouth...
|
The Man And The Satyr
A Man had lost his way in a wood one bitter winter's night.
As he was roaming about, a Satyr came up to him, and finding that
he ha...
|
The Goose With The Golden Eggs
One day a countryman going to the nest of his Goose found
there an egg all yellow and glittering. When he took it up it was
as hea...
|
The Labourer And The Nightingale
A Labourer lay listening to a Nightingale's song throughout
the summer night. So pleased was he with it that the next night
he set...
|
The Fox, The Cock, And The Dog
One moonlight night a Fox was prowling about a farmer's
hen-coop, and saw a Cock roosting high up beyond his reach. "Good
news, go...
|
The Wind And The Sun
The Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger.
Suddenly they saw a traveller coming down the road, and the Sun
said: "...
|
Hercules And The Waggoner
A Waggoner was once driving a heavy load along a very muddy
way. At last he came to a part of the road where the wheels sank
half-...
|
The Man, The Boy, And The Donkey
A Man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market.
As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them
and ...
|
The Miser And His Gold
Once upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his gold
at the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to go
and ...
|
The Fox And The Mosquitoes
A Fox after crossing a river got its tail entangled in a bush,
and could not move. A number of Mosquitoes seeing its plight
settle...
|
The Fox Without A Tail
It happened that a Fox caught its tail in a trap, and in
struggling to release himself lost all of it but the stump. At
first he w...
|
The One-eyed Doe
A Doe had had the misfortune to lose one of her eyes, and
could not see any one approaching her on that side. So to avoid
any dang...
|
Belling The Cat
Long ago, the mice had a general council to consider what
measures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat.
Some said...
|
The Hare And The Tortoise
The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other
animals. "I have never yet been beaten," said he, "when I put
forth my fu...
|
The Old Man And Death
An old labourer, bent double with age and toil, was gathering
sticks in a forest. At last he grew so tired and hopeless that he
th...
|
The Hare With Many Friends
A Hare was very popular with the other beasts who all claimed
to be her friends. But one day she heard the hounds approaching
and ...
|
The Lion In Love
A Lion once fell in love with a beautiful maiden and proposed
marriage to her parents. The old people did not know what to say.
Th...
|
The Bundle Of Sticks
An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him
to give them some parting advice. He ordered his servants to
bring i...
|
The Lion, The Fox, And The Beasts
The Lion once gave out that he was sick unto death and
summoned the animals to come and hear his last Will and Testament.
So the Go...
|
The Ass's Brains
The Lion and the Fox went hunting together. The Lion, on the
advice of the Fox, sent a message to the Ass, proposing to make an
al...
|
The Eagle And The Arrow
An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard
the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death. Slowly
it flu...
|
The Milkmaid And Her Pail
Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a
Pail on her head. As she went along she began calculating what
she w...
|
The Cat-maiden
The gods were once disputing whether it was possible for a
living being to change its nature. Jupiter said "Yes," but Venus
said "...
|
The Horse And The Ass
A Horse and an Ass were travelling together, the Horse
prancing along in its fine trappings, the Ass carrying with
difficulty the h...
|
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
A Trumpeter during a battle ventured too near the enemy and
was captured by them. They were about to proceed to put him to
death w...
|
The Buffoon And The Countryman
At a country fair there was a Buffoon who made all the people
laugh by imitating the cries of various animals. He finished off
by ...
|
The Old Woman And The Wine-jar
You must know that sometimes old women like a glass of wine.
One of this sort once found a Wine-jar lying in the road, and
eagerly ...
|
The History Of Tom Thumb
It is said that in the days of the famed Prince Arthur, who was king of
Britain, in the year 516, there lived a great magician, called Me...
|
The Cat And The Mouse
The cat and the mouse
Played in the malt-house:
The cat bit the mouse's tail off. "Pray, puss, give me my tail."
"No," says...
|
Fire! Fire! Burn Stick!
And old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked
sixpence. "What," said she, "shall I do with this little sixpence?
...
|
The Girl Monkey And The String Of Pearls
One day the king went for a long walk in the woods. When he came back
to his own garden, he sent for his family to come down to the ...
|
The Three Fishes
Once upon a time three Fishes lived in a far-away river. They were
named Thoughtful, Very-Thoughtful, and Thoughtless.
One day th...
|
The Tricky Wolf And The Rats
Once upon a time a Big Rat lived in the forest, and many hundreds of
other Rats called him their Chief.
A Tricky Wolf saw this tr...
|
The Woodpecker, Turtle, And Deer
Once upon a time a Deer lived in a forest near a lake. Not far from
the same lake, a Woodpecker had a nest in the top of a tree; and...
|
The Golden Goose
Once upon a time there was a Goose who had beautiful golden feathers.
Not far away from this Goose lived a poor, a very poor woman, ...
|
The Stupid Monkeys
Once upon a time a king gave a holiday to all the people in one of his
cities.
The king's gardener thought to himself: "All my fr...
|
The Cunning Wolf
Once upon a time the people in a certain town went out into the woods
for a holiday. They took baskets full of good things to eat. B...
|
The Penny-wise Monkey
Once upon a time the king of a large and rich country gathered
together his army to take a faraway little country. The king and his
...
|
The Red-bud Tree
Once upon a time four young princes heard a story about a certain
wonderful tree, called the Red-Bud Tree. No one of them had ever s...
|
The Woodpecker And The Lion
One day while a Lion was eating his dinner a bone stuck in his throat.
It hurt so that he could not finish his dinner. He walked up ...
|
The Otters And The Wolf
One day a Wolf said to her mate, "A longing has come upon me to eat
fresh fish."
"I will go and get some for you," said he and he...
|
How The Monkey Saved His Troop
A mango-tree grew on the bank of a great river. The fruit fell from
some of the branches of this tree into the river, and from other...
|
The Hawks And Their Friends
A family of Hawks lived on an island in a lake not far from the great
forest. On the northern shore of this lake lived a Lion, King ...
|
The Brave Little Bowman
Once upon a time there was a little man with a crooked back who was
called the wise little bowman because he used his bow and arrow ...
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The Foolhardy Wolf
A lion bounded forth from his lair one day, looking north, west,
south, and east. He saw a Buffalo and went to kill him.
The Lion...
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The Stolen Plow
At one time there were two traders who were great friends. One of them
lived in a small village, and one lived in a large town near-...
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The Lion In Bad Company
One day a young Lion came suddenly upon a Wolf. The Wolf was not able
to get away, so he said to the Lion: "Please, Great Lion, coul...
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The Wise Goat And The Wolf
Once upon a time, many, many wild Goats lived in a cave in the side of
a hill. A Wolf lived with his mate not far from this cave. Li...
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Prince Wicked And The Grateful Animals
Once upon a time a king had a son named Prince Wicked. He was fierce
and cruel, and he spoke to nobody without abuse, or blows. Like...
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Beauty And Brownie
Two Deer named Beauty and Brownie lived with their father and mother
and great herds of Deer in a forest. One day their father calle...
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Nature In Travail.
"I say, professor?"
"Very well, Waldo; proceed."
"Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken
loose from its ...
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Professor Featherwit Taking Notes.
"To the house!" cried the professor, raising his voice to
overcome yonder sullen roar, which was now beginning to come
their way. "T...
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Riding The Tornado.
Whether it was that the air-ship itself had increased its speed
during those few moments of dense obscurity, or whether the madly
whi...
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The Professor's Little Experiment.
Again those involuntary riders of the tornado were tossed
violently to and fro in their seemingly frail ship, while the
balloon itsel...
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The Professor's Unknown Land.
There was neither time nor opportunity for taking notes, for that
long rope straightened out in the fraction of a second, throwing
al...
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A Brace Of Unwelcome Visitors.
Instinctively the brothers drew nearer each other, as though for
mutual protection, each one letting hand drop to belt where a
revolv...
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The Professor's Great Anticipations.
A stretch and a yawn, which in Waldo's case ended in a prolonged
howl, which would not have disgraced either of their four-footed
vis...
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A Duel To The Death.
Professor Featherwit nodded assent, and, after a brief chuckle,
Waldo resumed:
"You can take all those big fellows with the jaw-bre...
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Grappling A Queer Fish.
At nearly the same moment both Bruno and Waldo caught a glimpse
of water, shining clear and distinct amidst that sombre setting;
but ...
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Rescued And Rescuers.
Despite their very natural excitement, caused by this peril and
its
foiling, Professor Featherwit retained nearly all his customary
...
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Another Surprise For The Professor.
The stranger laughed aloud at this, then seemed surprised that
aught of mirth could be awakened where grief and despair had so
long r...
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The Story Of A Broken Life.
This was the idea that occurred to both uncle and nephews, but
they had seen and heard enough to excuse all that, and Professor
Feath...
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The Lost City Of The Aztecs.
Uncle Phaeton was more than willing to do the honours of his pet
invention, and this afforded a most happy diversion, although the
de...
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A Marvellous Vision.
But the night was considerably older ere any one of that
quartette lost himself in slumber, for all had been too
thoroughly wrought u...
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Astounding, Yet True.
The professor gave a great start at this almost reluctant
suggestion, shrinking back with a look which fell not far short
of being ho...
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Can It Be True?
That announcement came with all the force of a bolt from the
blue, and even the professor dropped his glasses with a gasp of
amazemen...
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An Enigma For The Brothers.
In place of the indulgent smile for which he was playing, Waldo
received a frown, and directly thereafter the professor spoke in
tone...
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Something Like A White Elephant.
Only a lad, slight-limbed and slenderly framed to the eye, yet
for all that gifted with a gallant heart, else he surely must
have bee...
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The Children Of The Sun God.
No difficulty whatever was experienced in reaching that retreat,
and milder prisoner never knew a guard than Ixtli proved himself
to ...
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The Professor And The Aztec.
Fortunately for all concerned, there proved to be no serious
difficulty attached to that same holding. So far as outward
semblance w...
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Discussing Ways And Means.
In good measure prepared for some such result, in case their
expectations should prove true, friendly hands at once closed
upon the e...
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A Daring Undertaking.
Still, that point was of too vital importance to justify hasty
decision, and the professor did not make his surrender complete
until ...
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A Flight Underground.
That sudden appearance and flight of another man took Ixtli even
more by surprise than it did Bruno, for he never even suspected
such...
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The Sun Children's Peril.
Not until the two young men passed beneath those heavy curtains
did either one of the Sun Children really give thought to their
own p...
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Waldo Goes Fishing.
It was with stronger forebodings than he dared acknowledge even
to himself, that Professor Featherwit watched the two young men
out o...
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Down Among The Dead.
Ixtli spoke with a degree of earnestness which left no room for
doubt, even if the young man's own keen sense of hearing had not
give...
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Penetrating Grim Secrets.
Bruno caught an imperfect view of moving figures at no great
distance ahead, but ere he could fairly decide just what they
might be, ...
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Brought Before The Gods.
Once again Aztotl, the Red Heron, was bowing humbly before the
Children of the Sun God, but now there was stern grief impressed
upon ...
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Beneath The Sacrificial Stone.
Contrary to the expectations of Ixtli escape by way of the War
God's temple was barred throughout the remainder of that eventful
nigh...
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Against Overwhelming Odds.
This double appearance--for Ixtli kept fair pace with his
hot-headed white brother--caused no little stir, and added
considerable to ...
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Defending The Sun Children.
Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the
fall of his ally, the high priest. In spite of the great odds
agai...
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Tommy Enjoys Himself
Tommy Fox was having a delightful time. If you could have come upon
him in the woods you would have been astonished at his antics. H...
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Johnnie Green Goes Hunting
When Tommy Fox discovered old Mother Grouse crouched beneath the
evergreen tree he grew hungrier than ever. And he decided that he
...
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Tommy Fox Learns To Hunt
Tommy Fox was hunting crickets in the field near his mother's house.
Being a young fox, not much more than half-grown, Tommy knew ve...
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Mother Grouse's Children
The very next day after his first lesson in hunting, when his mother
had brought home the live woodchuck, Tommy Fox went off into th...
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Tommy Fox Is Hungry
Tommy Fox kept a sharp look-out to see what he could capture to eat.
But he could discover nothing at all. To be sure, there were bi...
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Mr. Gray Squirrel's Mistake
Mr. Gray Squirrel certainly was mistaken, when he thought that Tommy
Fox was dead and came down out of the chestnut tree to look at ...
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Tommy Chases Mr. Woodchuck
Tommy Fox went up into Farmer Green's back-pasture, which, lay even
nearer Blue Mountain than the field where Tommy and his mother l...
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Something Makes Tommy Very Proud
Tommy Fox could think of nothing but Mr. Woodchuck. He thought there
could be no use in going back to the hole beneath the big oak i...
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Tommy Fox In Trouble
A few days after Tommy Fox caught old Mr. Woodchuck, something
happened that set him thinking. Perhaps I should say _"a few nights"_...
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Mrs. Fox Outwits Dog Spot
Poor Tommy Fox! How he wished that he had obeyed his mother, and kept
away from Farmer Green's hen-house! Now Farmer Green's dog Spo...
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Tommy Grows Too Careless
By the time summer was nearly over, Tommy Fox was much bigger than he
had been in the spring. So many things had happened, and he ha...
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Old Mr. Crow Is Pleased
There was a very good reason why Mrs. Fox did not come home that day
when the dog Spot chased Tommy Fox into his house. She had hear...
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Johnnie Green And His New Pet
Tommy Fox was in a terrible fix. He was caught fast by the foot in a
trap; and if that isn't being in a fix, I should like to know w...
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Tommy Fox Makes A Strange Friend
There was one thing, especially, that surprised Tommy Fox. And I think
it surprised the dog Spot even more. Tommy and Spot became fr...
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Johnnie Green Feels Sad
Yes--there was trouble when Farmer Green discovered that Tommy Fox had
been stealing his hens. He fastened the end of Tommy's chain ...
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Tommy Becomes Boastful
When Johnnie Green turned Tommy Fox loose, out in the meadow, in the
moonlight, Tommy hurried across the fields as fast as he could ...
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Paying A Call On A Friend
Mr. Crow had dared Tommy Fox to go down to pay a call on his friend
dog Spot, at Farmer Green's place. And Tommy was trotting along ...
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The World Turns White
After he outwitted the strange dog, Tommy Fox became more of a
braggart than ever. He thought that he knew just about all there was
...
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Tommy Fox Learns A New Trick
Now, there was a road that ran through the valley, along the bank of
Swift River. And when Mrs. Fox reached it, with Tommy close beh...
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The Drummer Of The Woods
Tommy Fox stopped short and listened. It was early spring, and the
snow was still deep on the sides of Blue Mountain.
_Thump--thu...
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The Biggest Surprise Of All
It was a pretty big surprise for Tommy Fox, when Mr. Grouse sprang out
of the snow, right beneath his feet. But it was nothing at al...
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A Word To Grown Ups
To you;--parents, guardians, teachers and all others upon whom
devolves the supremely important responsibility of directing the earl...
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The Tale Of Jolly Robin
Of course, there is a time when Jolly Robin is only a nestling. Then
one day, after he tumbles out of the apple tree and falls squawki...
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The Tale Of Betsy Butterfly
Betsy Butterfly is the owner of a pair of such beautifully colored
wings and her sweet disposition matches them so perfectly that it i...
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Buster Bumblebee
Buster's intentions are all very good, but he is so awkward and stupid
that he constantly stumbles into trouble, thereby causing his
...
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The Tale Of Freddie Firefly
Freddie Firefly is most anxious to lighten the cares of his friends in
Pleasant Valley for he is a most unselfish fellow and enjoys no...
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The Tale Of Daddy Long-legs
Daddy is a person of such unusual appearance with, his eight scrawny
legs in contrast to ordinary people's two, and everything about h...
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The Tale Of Kiddie Katydid
Kiddy Katydid and his relatives were in possession of a secret that
none of the Pleasant Valley folk can solve, though they waste much...
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The Tale Of Old Mr. Crow
Mr. Crow has a very solemn look--unless you regard him closely. But it
is a very sly, knowing look, if you take pains to stare boldly ...
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The Tale Of Solomon Owl
All the folks down in Pleasant Valley know Solomon Owl. Well, It's
this way. If you hear Solomon Owl on a dark night when his "Wha-Wha...
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The Story Of Little Black Sambo
Prefix
There is very little to say about the story of LITTLE BLACK
SAMBO. Once upon a time there was an English lady in India,
wh...
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The Story Of Little Black Mingo
Once upon a time there was a little black girl, and her name
was Little Black Mingo.
She had no father and mother, so she h...
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Piping Down The Valleys Wild
Piping down the valleys wild,
Piping songs of pleasant glee,
On a cloud I saw a child,
And he laughing said to me:--
"Pipe ...
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The Lamb
Little lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee,
Gave thee life and bade thee feed
By the stream and o'er the mead;
...
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Laughing Song
When the green wood laughs with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
When the air does laugh with our merry ...
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The Wind
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I
But when the leaves hang trembling
The wind is passing by.
Who has seen the wind?
...
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The City Mouse And The Garden Mouse
The city mouse lives in a house;--
The garden mouse lives in a bower,
He's friendly with the frogs and toads,
And sees the pre...
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Lullaby
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Flowers are closed and lambs are sleeping;
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Stars are up, the moon is peeping;
L...
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The Sisters
Sing me a song--
What shall I sing?--
Three merry sisters
Dancing in a ring,
Light and fleet upon their feet
As birds upon...
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The Wind
I saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around I heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the...
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Windy Nights
Whenever the moon and stars are set,
Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the dark and wet,
A man goes riding by.
Lat...
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The Whole Duty Of Children
A child should always say what's true
And speak when he is spoken to,
And behave mannerly at table;
At least as far as he is able....
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My Bed Is A Boat
My bed is like a little boat;
Nurse helps me in when I embark;
She girds me in my sailor's coat
And starts me in the dark.
...
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The Land Of Counterpane
When I was sick and lay abed,
I had two pillows at my head,
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day.
And som...
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The Land Of Storybooks
At evening when the lamp is lit,
Around the fire my parents sit;
They sit at home and talk and sing,
And do not play at anything.
...
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If I Were A Sunbeam
"If I were a sunbeam,
I know what I'd do;
I would seek white lilies,
Rainy woodlands through.
I would steal among them,
So...
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The Rivulet
Run, little rivulet, run!
Summer is fairly begun.
Bear to the meadow the hymn of the pines,
And the echo that rings where the ...
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The Brown Thrush
There's a merry brown thrush sitting up in the tree.
He's singing to me! He's singing to me!
And what does he say, little girl, lit...
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Meddlesome Matty
One ugly trick has often spoiled
The sweetest and the best:
Matilda, though a pleasant child,
One grievous fault possessed,
W...
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The Violet
Down in a green and shady bed
A modest violet grew,
Its stalk was bent, it hung its head,
As if to hide from view.
And yet ...
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The Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazi...
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The Way To Be Happy
How pleasant it is at the end of the day,
No follies to have to repent,
But reflect on the past and be able to say,
My time has ...
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Against Idleness And Mischief
How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
From every opening flower!
How skillfu...
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A Morning Song
My God, who makes the sun to know
His proper hour to rise,
And to give light to all below,
Doth send him round the skies.
W...
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A Cradle Hymn
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber!
Holy angels guard thybed!
Heavenly blessings without number
Gently falling on thy head.
...
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Jabberwocky
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimbel in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe...
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You Are Old, Father William
"You are old, father William," the young man said
"And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your hea...
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The Walrus And The Carpenter
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might;
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright--
And ...
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Edward Lear
There was an Old Man of the West,
Who never could get any rest;
So they set him to spin on his nose and his chin.
Which cured that...
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The Owl And The Pussy-cat
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat:
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a...
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The Jumblies
They went to sea in a sieve, they did;
In a sieve they went to sea:
In spite of all their friends could say,
On a winter's morn,...
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Bonny Barbara Allan
It was in and about the Martinmas time,
When the green leaves were a-falling,
That Sir John Graeme, in the West Country,
Fell ...
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Sir Patrick Spence
The king sits in Dunferling toune,
Drinking the blude-reid wine;
"O whar will I get a guid sailór
To sail this schip of mine?"...
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Robin Hood And Allin A Dale
Come listen to me, you gallants so free,
All you that loves mirth for to hear,
And I will tell you of a bold outlaw,
That live...
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Kinmont Willie
O! have ye na heard o' the fause Sakelde?
O! have ye na heard o' the keen Lord Scroope?
How they hae taen bauld Kinmont Willie
...
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The Wreck Of The Hesperus
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
It was the schooner _Hesperus_,
That sailed the wintry sea;
And the skipper had taken his little ...
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La Belle Dame Sans Merci
John Keats
Ah, what can ail thee, wretched wight,
Alone and palely loitering?
The sedge is wither'd from the lake,
And no b...
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Lord Ullin's Daughter
Thomas Campbell
A chieftain to the Highlands bound,
Cries, "Boatman, do not tarry!
And I'll give thee a silver pound
To row...
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Young Lochinvar
Sir Walter Scott
Oh young Lochinvar is come out of the west,
Through all the wide Border his steed was the best;
And save his go...
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How They Brought The Good News From Ghent To Aix
Robert Browning
I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he;
I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three;
"Good speed!"...
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The Revenge A Ballad Of The Fleet
Alfred Tennyson
I
At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay,
And a pinnace, like a flutter'd bird, came flying from fa...
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Our Country America
Samuel Francis Smith
My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty;
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of th...
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My Native Land
Sir Walter Scott
Breathes there the man, with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
"This is my own, my native land!"
W...
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Columbus
Joaquin Miller
Behind him lay the gray Azores,
Behind the Gates of Hercules;
Before him not the ghost of shores,
Before him...
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The Landing Of The Pilgrim Fathers In New England
Felicia Browne Hemans
Look now abroad! Another race has fill'd
Those populous borders--wide the wood recedes,
And towns shoot ...
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Concord Hymn
Ralph Waldo Emerson
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled.
Here once the embattl...
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Old Ironsides
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That ...
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O Captain! My Captain!
Walt Whitman
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has wether'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The...
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To Lucasta, On Going To The Wars
Richard Lovelace
Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind,
That from the nunnery
Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind,
To war and arm...
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She Walks In Beauty
George Gordon Byron
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and ...
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A Red, Red Rose
Robert Burns
O, my luve is like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June.
O, my luve is like the melodie
That's sweetly...
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The Greenwood Tree
William Shakespeare
Under the greenwood tree
Who loves to lie with me,
And turn his merry note
Unto the sweet bird's throat--
...
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A Wet Sheet And A Flowing Sea
Allan Cunningham
A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast
And fills the white and rustling sail,
And bends the g...
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Lyrics
The world of waters is our home.
And merry men are we.
There's tempest in yon horned moon,
And lightning in yon cloud;
And hark...
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I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A hos...
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The Rhodora On Being Asked, Whence Is The Flower?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In May, when sea-winds pierced our solitudes,
I found the fresh Rhodora in the woods,
Spreading its leafless...
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To The Fringed Gentian
William Cullen Bryant
Thou blossom bright with autumn dew,
And colored with the heaven's own blue,
That openest when the quiet l...
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The Eagle
Alfred Tennyson
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands....
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On The Grasshopper And Cricket
John Keats
The poetry of earth is never dead:
When all the birds are faint with the hot sun,
And hide in cooling trees, a vo...
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To A Waterfowl
William Cullen Bryant
Whither, midst falling dew,
While glow the heavens with the last steps of days,
Far, through their rosy ...
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The Chambered Nautilus
Oliver Wendell Holmes
This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign,
Sails the unshadowed main,--
The venturous bark that fl...
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The Bugle Song
Alfred Tennyson
The splendor falls on castle walls
And snowy summits old in story;
The long light shakes across th...
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The Noble Nature
Ben Jonson
It is not growing like a tree
In bulk, doth make men better be,
Or standing long an oak, three hundred year,
To fall...
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The Character Of A Happy Life
Sir Henry Wotton
How happy is he born and taught,
That serveth not another's will;
Whose armor is his honest thought,
And s...
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Say Not, The Struggle Nought Availeth
Arthur Hugh Clough
Say not, the struggle nought availeth,
The labor and the wounds are vain,
The enemy faints not, nor faileth...
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For A' That An' A' That
Robert Burns
Is there for honest poverty
That hings his head, an' a' that?
The coward slave, we pass him by,--
We dare be p...
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Invictus
William Ernest Henly
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For ...
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Opportunity
Edward Rowland Sill
This I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream:--
There spread a cloud of dust along a plain;
And underneath the cl...
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A Psalm Of Life
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!--
For the soul is dead that slumbers,...
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The Dog And The Shadow
A Dog, crossing a little rivulet with a piece of meat in his mouth,
saw his own shadow represented in the clear mirror of the limpid...
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The Fox And The Grapes
A Fox, very hungry, chanced to come into a vineyard, where there
hung branches of charming ripe grapes; but nailed up to a trellis s...
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The Hare And The Tortoise
A Hare laughed at a Tortoise upon account of his slowness, and
vainly boasted her own great speed in running. "Let us make a
match,...
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The Shepherd's Boy
A certain Shepherd's Boy kept his sheep upon a common, and in
sport and wantonness would often cry out, "The wolf! the wolf!"
By th...
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The Husbandman And The Stork
The Husbandman set a net in his fields to take the cranes and geese
which came to feed upon the new-sown barley. He succeeded in
ta...
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The Wind And The Sun
A dispute once arose betwixt the North Wind and the Sun about
the superiority of their power; and they agreed to try their strength
...
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The Tortoise And The Geese
the Geese, and Other Fables of Bidpai,_ retold by Maude Barrows
Button.]
A Tortoise and two Geese lived together in a pond for m...
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The Partridge And The Crow
A Crow flying across a road saw a Partridge strutting along the
ground.
"What a beautiful gait that Partridge has!" said the Crow...
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The Fox And The Grapes
A fox, almost with hunger dying,
Some grapes upon a trellis spying,
To all appearance ripe, clad in
Their tempting russet skin,
...
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The Wolf And The Stork
The wolves are prone to play the glutton.
One, at a certain feast, 'tis said,
So stuffed himself with lamb and mutton,
He seem...
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The Old Woman And Her Pig
Joseph Jacobs
An old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little
crooked sixpence. "What," said she, "shall I do with th...
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The Story Of The Three Little Pigs
There was once an old sow with three little pigs, and as she
had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their
fortune. T...
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Hans In Luck
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Hans had served his master seven years, and at last said to him,
"Master, my time is up; I should like to...
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The Valiant Little Tailor
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
One summer's morning a little tailor was sitting on his table by
the window; he was in good spirits, and ...
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Cinderella Or The Little Glass Slipper
Once upon a time there was a gentleman who married, for his
second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that ever was
seen. She...
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The History Of Dick Whittington And His Cat
Old Chapbook
In the reign of the famous King Edward the Third, there was
a little boy called Dick Whittington, whose father and m...
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The Ugly Duckling
Hans Christian Andersen
It was glorious out in the country. It was summer, and the cornfields
were yellow, and the oats were gree...
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The Flax
Hans Christian Andersen
The Flax was in full bloom. Its pretty blue blossoms were as soft
as the wings of a moth, and still more ...
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Blue Beard
Charles Perrault
Once upon a time there was a man who had fine houses, both in
town and country, a deal of silver and gold plate,...
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Jack And The Beanstalk
Joseph Jacobs
There was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son
named Jack, and a cow named Milky-white. And all they h...
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The Elves
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
A shoemaker, by no fault of his own, had become so poor that
at last he had nothing left but leather for ...
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The Frog-prince
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
One fine evening a young princess went into a wood and sat down
by the side of a cool spring of water. Sh...
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The Quern At The Bottom Of The Sea
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Once upon a time in the old, old days there were two brothers, one
of whom was rich and the other poor....
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Brother Rabbit And Brother Bull-frog
Joel Chandler Harris
The day that the little boy got permission to go to mill with Uncle
Remus was to be long remembered. It wa...
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Brownie And The Cook
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
There was once a little Brownie who lived--where do you
think he lived?--In a coal cellar.
Now a coal...
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How The Agricultural System Of The Black Brothers Was Interfered
In a secluded and mountainous part of Stiria there was in old
time a valley of the most surprising and luxuriant fertility. It was...
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Of The Proceedings Of The Three Brothers After The Visit Of Southwest
Southwest Wind, Esquire, was as good as his word. After the
momentous visit above related, he entered the Treasure Valley no
mo...
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How Mr. Hans Set Off On An Expedition To The Golden River
The King of the Golden River had hardly made the extraordinary
exit related in the last chapter before Hans and Schwartz came
roa...
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Stone.
...
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How Mr. Schwartz Set Off On An Expedition To The Golden River
Poor little Gluck waited very anxiously alone in the house for
Hans' return. Finding he did not come back, he was terribly frighte...
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How Little Gluck Set Off On An Expedition To The Golden River
When Gluck found that Schwartz did not come back, he was very
sorry, and did not know what to do. He had no money, and he was
obl...
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Brothers.
...
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The Gorgon's Head
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Perseus was the son of Danaë, who was the daughter of a king. And when
Perseus was a very little boy, some ...
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How Theseus Lifted The Stone
Once upon a time there was a princess in Troezene, Aithra, the
daughter of Pittheus the king. She had one fair son, named Theseus, the...
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How Theseus Slew The Devourers Of Men
So Theseus stood there alone, with his mind full of many hopes.
And first he thought of going down to the harbor and hiring a swif...
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How Theseus Slew The Minotaur
And at last they came to Crete, and to Cnossus, beneath the peaks
of Ida, and to the palace of Minos the great king, to whom Zeus
h...
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How Theseus Fell By His Pride
But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband. Some say
that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cyclades; an...
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Thor Goes A-fishing
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Midway between Niflheim and Muspelheim lay Midgard, the home
of men, its round disk everywhere encircled ...
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The Dream
Upon a summer's afternoon it happened that Baldur the Bright
and Bold, beloved of men and Æsir, found himself alone in his
palace o...
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The Peacestead
When Odin came back to Asgard, Hermod took the bridle from
his father's hand and told him that the rest of the Aesir were gone
to t...
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Baldur Dead
One after another they turned and left the Peacestead, those
friends and brothers of the slain. One after another they turned
and w...
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Helheim
When at last the ship Ringhorn had floated out so far to sea that
it looked like a dull red lamp on the horizon, Frigga turned round...
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Weeping
"Well, Hermod, what did she say?" asked the AEsir from the
top of the hill as they saw him coming; "make haste and tell us
what she...
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The Hero Story
I told you, my dear Hugh, that Edward I of England had reduced Scotland
almost entirely to the condition of a conquered coun...
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The Tempest
Charles and Mary Lamb
There was a certain island in the sea, the only inhabitants of
which were an old man, whose name was Pros...
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The Purple Jar
Maria Edgeworth
Rosamond, a little girl of about seven years old, was walking with
her mother in the streets of London. As she ...
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Difference And Agreement; Or, Sunday Morning
Dr. John Aiken and Mrs. Anna Letitia Barbauld
It was Sunday morning. All the bells were ringing for church,
and the streets wer...
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Eyes, And No Eyes; Or, The Art Of Seeing
Dr. John Aiken and Mrs. Anna Letitia Barbauld
"Well, Robert, where have you been walking this afternoon?"
said Mr. Andrews to o...
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Rab And His Friends
John Brown
Four-and-thirty years ago, Bob Ainslie and I were coming up Infirmary
Street from the High School, our heads togethe...
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The Busy Blue Jay
Olive Thorne Miller
One of the most interesting birds who ever lived in my Bird Room was a
blue jay named Jakie. He was f...
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A Cry In The Night
William J. Long
This is the rest of the story, just as I saw it, of the little fawns
that I found under the mossy log by the br...
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The Story Of Joseph
And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the
land of Canaan. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, ...
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The Story Of Samson
And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child
grew, and the Lord blessed him. And the Spirit of the Lord beg...
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Some Psalms Of David
1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the sea...
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Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the
still waters.
...
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Christ's Sermon On The Mount
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was
set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, an...
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Paul's Discourse On Charity
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not
charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And...
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Some Psalms Of David
...
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Psalm 1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of th...
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Psalm 19
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his
handiwork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night...
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Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the
still waters.
...
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Christ's Sermon On The Mount
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was
set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, an...
|
Paul's Discourse On Charity
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not
charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And...
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Mappo And The Cocoanut
Once upon a time, not so very many years ago, there lived in a tree, in
a big woods, a little monkey boy. It was in a far-off countr...
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Mappo Plays A Trick
Mappo, who had started to climb down to the ground, to get the cocoanut
he had lost, stopped short when he heard his brother Jacko c...
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Mappo In A Net
Mappo crouched down on the ground, trying to hide under a green bush of
the jungle. In his paw he held the empty cocoanut shell with...
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Mappo In A Box
Poor Mappo was not a merry monkey just then. Usually he was a jolly
little fellow, laughing and chattering in his own way, and playi...
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Mappo On The Ship
Mappo, who had taken his paws down from his eyes long enough to look at
the striped tiger, now blind-folded himself, with his paws a...
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Mappo Meets Tum Tum
Mappo did not know what a ship was, nor how it floated over the ocean
from one country to another, blown by the wind or pushed by st...
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Mappo In The Circus
"Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs
in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant. "You two an...
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Mappo And His Tricks
Mappo, the merry monkey, gave one look at the big dog rushing at him,
and then, with a chatter of fright, sprang right up on the sho...
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Mappo Runs Away
Mappo was so surprised, as he felt himself fairly flying through the
paper hoop, that he did not know exactly what was happening.
...
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Mappo And Squinty
Mappo, as soon as he got outside the traveling circus cage on wheels,
looked all about him to see if any one were watching him. But ...
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Mappo And The Organ-man
Some monkeys, if they had been caught by a boy, in the woods, would have
bit and scratched and fought to get away. But Mappo was bot...
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Mappo And The Baby
"Come back here! Come back! My monkey! He is running away!" cried the
hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo. Mappo looked behind, ...
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Squinty And The Dog
Squinty was a little pig. You could tell he was a pig just as soon as
you looked at him, because he had the cutest little curly tail, ...
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Squinty Runs Away
Between the barking of Don, the dog, and the squealing of Squinty, the
comical pig, who was being led along by his ear, there was so m...
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Squinty Is Lost
This was the second time Squinty had run out of the pen and into the
farmer's garden. The first time he had been caught and brought ba...
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Squinty Gets Home
The rows of corn, in the field where Squinty the comical pig was lost,
were like the streets of a city. They were very straight and ev...
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Squinty And The Boy.
Did you ever have a little brother or sister who ran away from home, and
was very glad to run back, or be brought back again, by a pol...
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Squinty On A Journey
"Mamma, did you hear what they were saying about Squinty?" asked
Wuff-Wuff, as the boy and the two men walked away from the pig pen.
...
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Squinty Learns A Trick
Squinty, the comical pig, tried to look out through the slats of the
box, in which he was being taken away, to see in which direction ...
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Squinty In The Woods
Bob, the boy who had bought Squinty, the comical pig, laughed and
clapped his hands. His two sisters, who were playing with their doll...
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Squinty's Balloon Ride
This was the third time Squinty had run away. But not once did he intend
to do any wrong; you see he knew no better. He just found h...
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Squinty And The Squirrel
Up, up, and up some more went Squinty, the comical pig. At first the
fast motion in the balloon made him a little dizzy, just as it mi...
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Squinty And The Merry Monkey
"Where do you live, Squinty?" asked Slicko, the jumping squirrel, as she
skipped from one tree branch to another, and so reached the g...
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The Story Of The Amber Beads
Do you know Mother Nature? She it is to whom God has given the care of
the earth, and all that grows in or upon it, just as he has g...
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The New Life
It is May,--almost the end of May, indeed, and the Mayflowers have
finished their blooming for this year. It is growing too warm for...
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The Talk Of The Trees That Stand In The Village Street
How still it is! Nobody in the village street, the children all at
school, and the very dogs sleeping lazily in the sunshine. Only a...
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How The Indian Corn Grows
The children came in from the field with their hands full of the soft,
pale-green corn-silk. Annie had rolled hers into a bird's-nes...
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Water-lilies
The stream that crept down from the hills, three miles away, has worn a
smooth bed for itself in the gravel; has watered the farmer'...
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The Carrying Trade
Who wants to engage in the carrying trade? Come, Lottie and Lula and
Nina and Mary, all bring your maps, and we will play merchants,...
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Chapter I. The Star-fish Takes A Summer Journey.
Once there was a little star-fish, and he had five fingers and five
eyes, one at the end of each finger,--so that he might be said t...
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Chapter Ii. Coraltown On Roncador Bank.
Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there? If you
want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or ...
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Little Sunshine.
And now let us look at Coraltown once more. It is the first day of June
of 1865. The sun is low in the West, and lights up the ...
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What The Frost Giants Did To Nannie's Run
...
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The Frost Giants
Do you believe in giants? No, do you say? Well, listen to my story,
which is a really true one, and then answer my question.
Many...
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Nannie's Run
Can you imagine a beautiful oval-shaped bay, almost encircled by a long
arm of sand stretching out from the mainland? In its deep wa...
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The Indians
What will Nannie do now? Here in our New-England towns it would seem
hard enough to have one's house swept away before one's eyes; b...
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How Quercus Alba Went To Explore The Under-world: What Came Of It
Quercus Alba lay on the ground, looking up at the sky. He lay in a
little brown, rustic cradle which would be pretty for any baby, b...
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The Under-world
"How dark it is here, and how difficult for one to make his way through
the thick atmosphere!" so thought little Alba, as he pushed ...
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Quercus Alba's New Sight Of The Upper-world
It was a soft, helpless, little baby hand. Its folded fingers lay
listlessly in the fairy's gentle grasp. "Now we will go up," she s...
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A Peep Into One Of God's Storehouses
Once there was a father who thought he would build for his children a
beautiful home, putting into it every thing they could need or...
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The Hidden Light
There were plenty of gold-green beetles in the forest. Their violet-
colored cousins also held royal state there; and scarlet or yel...
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Sixty-two Little Tadpoles
Look at this mass of white jelly floating in a bowl of pond water. It is
clear and delicate, formed of little globes the size of pea...
|
Golden-rod And Asters
Do you know that flowers, as well as people, live in families? Come into
the garden, and I will show you how. Here is a red rose: th...
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The Wise Men's Visit.
The birth of Jesus Christ was announced by two remarkable events: the
coming of wise men from the East, and the appearance of angels...
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The Angel's Tidings.
It was night. In the fields near Bethlehem a company of shepherds kept
watch over their flocks. Probably they were holy men, and oft...
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Jesus In The Temple.
When Jesus was twelve years of age, His parents took Him with them to
Jerusalem to the feast of the Passover. Great numbers journeye...
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The Wonderful Draught Of Fishes
One day, as the crowds pressed round Him to hear the Word of God,
Jesus came to the Lake of Gennesaret and saw two boats drawn up on...
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The House Built Upon The Sand.
What a foolish man the builder of the house shown in our picture must
have been! Of course, when the wind blew and the waves dashed ...
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Healing The Centurion's Servant.
Jesus entered into Capernaum, a city by the Sea of Galilee, and while
He was there a certain Centurion, or captain in the Roman army...
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Anointing The Feet Of Jesus.
On one occasion, a proud Pharisee, whose name was Simon, invited Jesus
to eat with him. But the invitation was a cold one. There was...
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The Rich Fool.
There was a certain rich man who owned much land. And his fields and
vineyards were so productive that when the time of harvest came...
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The Unfruitful Tree.
A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came and
sought fruit thereon, but found none. Then he called to the ga...
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Sowing The Seed.
A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell by the
wayside and was trodden down, and birds came and devoured it. And...
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The Enemy Sowing Tares.
A certain man sowed good seed in his field, but in the night, whilst
men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and ...
|
The Parable Of The Leaven.
Christ said that the kingdom of heaven could be likened unto leaven
(or yeast), which a woman took and hid in three measures of flou...
|
Seeking For Hidden Treasure.
The people of Canaan, both in ancient and modern days, have made a
practice of hiding their treasures. This they have done to secure...
|
The Pearl Of Great Price.
Very similar to the parable of the Hidden Treasure is this one of the
merchant seeking goodly pearls.
"The kingdom of heaven is l...
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The Parable Of The Net.
These fishermen have just returned to shore with their net full of
fish. Now this is not a casting-net, which is thrown out from the...
|
The Man Possessed By Devils.
One day Jesus came with His disciples in a boat to the country of the
Gadarenes, near Galilee. They landed near the tombs, that is, ...
|
Curing The Incurable.
Jesus went into Capernaum, followed by a great crowd of people, and
among them was a woman who for twelve years had suffered from a
...
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Jairus' Daughter.
Jairus was one of the rulers of the Jewish church, or synagogue, and
he had a daughter who had been very ill and was now at the poin...
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The Two Blind Men.
When Jesus had left the house of the ruler Jairus, there followed Him
two blind men. They called out to Him, "Thou Son of David, hav...
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Feeding Five Thousand.
One day Jesus went on board a ship and sailed to another part of the
coast, where He and His disciples might have rest. For the peop...
|
Christ Walking On The Sea.
When the people had seen the miracle that Christ did in feeding so
many with so few loaves, they felt sure that He was one of the ol...
|
The Woman Of Canaan.
Jesus came unto the borders of Tyre and Sidon, where the people were
not Jews, but Gentiles. And there came to Him a woman of Canaan...
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Peter And The Tribute-money.
It was a part of the Jewish law that all strangers passing among the
Jews should pay to the priests of the Temple an offering to the...
|
The Good Samaritan.
As Jesus was talking to His disciples, a certain lawyer stood up and
asked, "Who is my neighbour?" And Jesus answered by telling the...
|
Importunity Rewarded.
One day Jesus was asked by His disciples to teach them to pray. So
Jesus taught them the prayer we all know so well, beginning with ...
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The Unmerciful Servant.
A certain King took account of his servants and began to reckon what
they owed him. And there was brought to him one that owed him n...
|
The Good Shepherd.
In one of His beautiful parables, Jesus compares Himself to a
shepherd. "I am the good shepherd," says He, "the good shepherd giveth...
|
The Lost Piece Of Money.
Jesus had been preaching to a crowd of publicans and sinners. The
publicans of those days were the collectors of taxes for the Roman...
|
The Prodigal Son.
A certain man had two sons, and the younger of them said to his
father, "Father, give me the portion of thy wealth that would fall t...
|
Peter's Wife's Mother Cured.
After Jesus had left the Centurion He went to the house of his
disciple Peter, and there He saw Peter's wife's mother, laid on a bed...
|
The Unjust Steward.
See where the steward, worldly wise,
With wicked cunning in his eyes,
Shows his lord's debtors how to cheat
His ma...
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The Rich Man And The Beggar.
There was a certain rich man who was clothed in rich silks and fine
linen, and feasted on costly food each day. There was also a poo...
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"avenge Me Of My Adversary."
In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared
for man. And in the same city there was a widow that had an ene...
|
The Pharisee And The Tax-gatherer.
The tax-gatherers in those days were called Publicans. They were
reputed to be very unjust, exacting from people more than the law
...
|
The Labourers In The Vineyard.
"Go, work within my vineyard's bound,
At eve your 'penny'[1] shall be found:"
So spake the vineyard's lord, and they
...
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The Barren Fig-tree.
In the morning, when Jesus had left Bethany and was coming towards
Jerusalem, He was hungry. Seeing a fig-tree afar off, covered wit...
|
The Wicked Husbandmen.
One day when the priests and elders of the Temple were asking
questions of Jesus, He told them this parable.
There was a certain ...
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The Wedding Garment.
There was a certain King who gave a great feast upon the occasion of
his son's wedding. And he sent out his servants to bring in tho...
|
The Foolish Virgins.
In certain parts of the East it is the custom for a man when he is
married to bring home his bride at night, and for his relatives a...
|
The Parable Of The Talents
One day Jesus told His disciples this parable or story.
A certain nobleman was called away to a far country to be appointed
king ...
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Man With The Withered Hand.
One Sabbath-day Jesus went into the synagogue, and there He saw a man
that had a withered hand. By some means the muscles had lost t...
|
Jesus Ascends To Heaven.
Jesus had been cruelly put to death. His hands, which had been placed
on the heads of little children when He blessed them, had been...
|
The Philippian Jailer.
Paul and Silas were in prison. They had done no wrong, but wicked men
had taken them before the magistrates; and the magistrates had...
|
Timothy And His Mother Eunice.
Timothy was a youthful and earnest disciple of Jesus Christ, whom Paul
loved dearly. Paul had found him during one of his missionary...
|
Christ Blessing The Children.
Jesus had left Galilee, and was journeying toward Jerusalem, where He
was to be put to death. He was in the country beyond Jorda...
|
Adam And Eve.
In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth He also made the
sun, moon, and stars; trees, flowers, and all vegetable life; an...
|
Cain And Abel.
What a sad story the Bible tells us in the fourth chapter of Genesis!
Cain and Abel were brothers, the sons of Adam and Eve. How the...
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The Flood.
About fifteen hundred years had passed since Cain slew Abel, during
which time man had become more and more wicked. At length God sa...
|
The Tower Of Babel.
Babel means confusion. Was it not a strange name to give a tower? How
did it get this?
After Noah left the ark, God made a promis...
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Lot's Flight From Sodom.
In Palestine, the land in which Jesus dwelt when He was upon earth,
there is an inland sea, called the Dead Sea. Its waters are very...
|
Abraham And Isaac.
Abraham feared God and obeyed His commandments; and God promised to
bless Abraham very greatly. He gave him riches in cattle, and si...
|
The Story Of Rebekah.
When Abraham had grown old, he desired that his son, Isaac, should
take a wife. But he did not wish him to choose one from among the...
|
Joseph And His Brethren.
How wonderful is the way in which God works for those who fear Him!
The history of Joseph teaches us this truth.
Joseph had one y...
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The Finding Of Moses.
Pharoah, becoming alarmed at the increasing power and numbers of the
Israelites in Egypt, ordered that every male child who might be...
|
The Flight From Egypt.
When Moses was forty years old he had to flee from Egypt. He went to
Midian, where he dwelt for forty years; at the end of which tim...
|
Moses Striking The Rock.
After the Israelites left Egypt they crossed the Red Sea, whose waters
divided so that they passed through on dry land. Then they tr...
|
The Ten Commandments.
The Israelites journeyed onward and encamped before Mount Sinai. There
God talked with Moses, and instructed him to remind the peopl...
|
Bezaleel And Aholiab.
After God had given the Ten Commandments, He called Moses up into the
mountain; where he remained forty days and forty nights. Durin...
|
The Brazen Serpent.
Jesus Christ says that "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up." What did Jesus
...
|
The Passage Of The Jordan.
Having wandered for forty years in the wilderness, the Israelites drew
near to the river Jordan, at a place opposite Jericho. Moses ...
|
The Captain Of The Lord's Host.
News of the miraculous way in which the Israelites had been brought
across the Jordan spread rapidly among the Canaanites, and when ...
|
How Jericho Was Captured.
When men in olden times attacked a city, they tried to batter down the
walls with heavy beams of wood, having heads of iron, called ...
|
Achan's Sin.
God commanded the Israelites to destroy Jericho; and all the gold,
silver, and other riches found there were to be devoted to the Lo...
|
The Altar On Mount Ebal.
Before Moses died he called the Israelites together, and urged them to
faithfully serve God; also directing that when they entered C...
|
The Cities Of Refuge.
Revenge is contrary to the teaching of Jesus Christ, "If thine enemy
hunger, feed him," says the Saviour; but among the Israelites a...
|
Joshua's Exhortation.
Exhortation seems a hard word, but it simply means to strongly urge to
good deeds, and this is what our artist shows Joshua to be do...
|
Gideon And The Fleece.
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites turned away from God, and
served idols. Therefore the evils came upon them of which they h...
|
The Defeat Of The Midianites.
Large numbers of the Israelites gathered around Gideon, prepared to
fight against the Midianites, who were encamped in a valley, "li...
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The Death Of Samson.
Samson's birth was foretold by an angel. He was to grow up a Nazarite,
forbidden to drink strong drink, neither was his head to be s...
|
Ruth And Naomi.
Naomi was the wife of a Jew named Elimelech, who left his own city of
Bethlehem to go into the land of Moab, because there was a fam...
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Boaz And Ruth.
When Naomi returned to Bethlehem she was poor. The poor were allowed
at harvest time to follow the reapers; gleaning or gathering up...
|
Hannah Praying Before The Lord.
The Tabernacle, which had been set up by the Israelites in the
wilderness, was after the conquest of Canaan erected at Shiloh, a cit...
|
Eli And Samuel.
Elkanah went up to Shiloh yearly to offer sacrifice: and when Samuel
was old enough, Hannah went with her husband and took her littl...
|
Death Of Eli And His Sons.
In the morning Samuel feared to tell Eli what the Lord had shown him;
but Eli bade him do so, saying to Samuel, "God do so to thee, ...
|
Playing On The Harp Before Saul.
We are not told much in the Bible concerning the early life of David.
He was born in Bethlehem. We have seen who his father was, but...
|
David And Goliath.
How attentively David looks at the stones in his hand. His sling is on
his arm, and his bag by his side. What is he about to do with...
|
Nathan Reproving The King.
David was now King. He had great riches and honour, and a palace had
been built for him. He had brought the ark from Kirjath-jearim,...
|
David And Araunah.
After David had reigned may years, he numbered the people of Israel.
This was wrong; and God sent a pestilence which destroyed seven...
|
Elijah Fed By Ravens.
God was displeased with King Ahab, and sent His prophet, Elijah the
Tishbite, to say unto him, "As the Lord God of Israel liveth the...
|
Ploughing In Canaan.
In Scripture frequent mention is made of the husbandman and his work.
Ploughing the land, sowing the seed, reaping the harvest, and
...
|
The Shunammite's Son.
Many interesting stories are told in the Bible, few of which are more
touching than that of Elisha the prophet, and the Shunammite w...
|
The Little Captive Maid.
Naaman was a great general in the army of the King of Syria, who
esteemed him highly, because it was Naaman that led the Syrians whe...
|
Jonah At Nineveh.
Jonah was commanded to go to Nineveh, and cry out that the city should
be destroyed on account of the wickedness of its inhabitants....
|
Hezekiah And Sennacherib.
Sennacherib, the King of Assyria, invaded the land of Judah, and
threatened to lay siege to Jerusalem. Then Hezekiah took counsel wi...
|
The Brave Hebrew Boys.
Brave boys and girls! We all wish to be brave, do we not? Then we must
learn to say "No," when tempted to do wrong.
These Hebrew ...
|
Daniel And The Lions.
When Darius came to the throne, upon the death of Belshazzar, he set
over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes. Over these he ap...
|
Esther Before The King.
Ahasuerus reigned over the vast empire of Persia, and Esther, the
adopted daughter of a Jew named Mordecai, was Queen. None in the
...
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David And Jonathan.
Jonathan was the son of Saul, the king. He loved David greatly, and
regretted that his father, through jealousy, sought David's life...
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Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,
Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown,
Rapping at the window, crying through...
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Five Little White Heads
Five little white heads peeped out of the mould,
When the dew was damp and the night was cold;
And they crowded the...
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Bird Thoughts
I lived first in a little house,
And lived there very well;
I thought the world was small and round,
...
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How We Came To Have Pink Roses
Once, ever and ever so long ago, we didn't have any pink roses. All the
roses in the world were white. There weren't any red ones at a...
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Raggylug
Once there was a little furry rabbit, who lived with his mother deep down
in a nest under the long grass. His name was Raggylug, and h...
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The Golden Cobwebs
friend, at the kindly instance of a common friend of both; the narrator
had heard it at home from the lips of a father of story-lovin...
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Why The Morning-glory Climbs
Once the Morning-Glory was flat on the ground. She grew that way, and she
had never climbed at all. Up in the top of a tree near her l...
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The Story Of Little Tavwots
This is the story an Indian woman told a little white boy who lived with
his father and mother near the Indians' country; and Tavwots ...
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The Pig Brother
There was once a child who was untidy. He left his books on the floor, and
his muddy shoes on the table; he put his fingers in the jam...
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The Cake
A child quarrelled with his brother one day about a cake.
"It is my cake!" said the child.
"No, it is mine!" said his brother...
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The Pied Piper Of Hamelin Town
Once I made a pleasure trip to a country called Germany; and I went to a
funny little town, where all the streets ran uphill. At the t...
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Why The Evergreen Trees Keep Their Leaves In Winter
One day, a long, long time ago, it was very cold; winter was coming. And
all the birds flew away to the warm south, to wait for the sp...
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The Star Dollars
There was once a little girl who was very, very poor. Her father and
mother had died, and at last she had no little room to stay in, a...
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The Lion And The Gnat
Far away in Central Africa, that vast land where dense forests and wild
beasts abound, the shades of night were once more descendi...
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Nose!"
So at last the Gnat flew out from the Lion's nostril and went back to his
waving grass-blade, while the Lion slunk away into the depth...
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The Cat And The Parrot
Once there was a cat, and a parrot. And they had agreed to ask each other
to dinner, turn and turn about: first the cat should ask t...
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The Rat Princess
Once upon a time, there was a Rat Princess, who lived with her father, the
Rat King, and her mother, the Rat Queen, in a ricefield...
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The Frog And The Ox
Once a little Frog sat by a big Frog, by the side of a pool. "Oh, father,"
said he, "I have just seen the biggest animal in the world;...
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The Fire-bringer
There was a Boy of the tribe who was swift of foot and keen of eye, and he
and the Coyote ranged the wood together. They saw the m...
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The Burning Of The Ricefields
Once there was a good old man who lived up on a mountain, far away in
Japan. All round his little house the mountain was flat, and...
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The Story Of Wylie
This is a story about a dog,--not the kind of dog you often see in the
street here; not a fat, wrinkly pugdog, nor a smooth-skinne...
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Little Daylight
Once there was a beautiful palace, which had a great wood at one side. The
king and his courtiers hunted in the wood near the pala...
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The Sailor Man
Once upon a time, two children came to the house of a sailor man, who
lived beside the salt sea; and they found the sailor man sit...
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The Story Of Jairus's Daughter
Once, while Jesus was journeying about, He passed near a town where a man
named Jairus lived. This man was a ruler in the synagogu...
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Arthur And The Sword
Once there was a great king in Britain named Uther, and when he died the
other kings and princes disputed over the kingdom, each...
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Tarpeia
There was once a girl named Tarpeia, whose father was guard of the outer
gate of the citadel of Rome. It was a time of war,--the Sabin...
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The Buckwheat
Down by the river were fields of barley and rye and golden oats. Wheat
grew there, too, and the heaviest and richest ears bent low...
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The Judgment Of Midas
The Greek God Pan, the god of the open air, was a great musician. He
played on a pipe of reeds. And the sound of his reed-pipe was...
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Why The Sea Is Salt
Once there were two brothers. One was rich, and one was poor; the rich one
was rather mean. When the Poor Brother used to come to ask ...
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Billy Beg And His Bull
Once upon a time, there was a king and a queen, and they had one son,
whose name was Billy. And Billy had a bull he was very fond of, ...
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The Little Hero Of Haarlem
A long way off, across the ocean, there is a little country where the
ground is lower than the level of the sea, instead of higher, as...
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The Last Lesson
Little Franz didn't want to go to school, that morning. He would much
rather have played truant. The air was so warm and stil...
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The Story Of Christmas
There was once a nation which was very powerful, very fortunate, and very
proud. Its lands were fruitful; its armies were victorious i...
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The Child-mind; And How To Satisfy It
"It is the grown people who make the nursery stories," wrote Stevenson,
"all the children do is jealously to preserve the text." And...
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Two Little Riddles In Rhyme
There's a garden that I ken,
Full of little gentlemen;
Little caps of blue they wear,
And green ribbons, very ...
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The Little Yellow Tulip
Once there was a little yellow Tulip, and she lived down in a little
dark house under the ground. One day she was sitting there, all...
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The Cock-a-doo-dle-doo
A very little boy made this story up "out of his head," and told it to
his papa. I think you littlest ones will like it; I do.
On...
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The Cloud
One hot summer morning a little Cloud rose out of the sea and floated
lightly and happily across the blue sky. Far below lay the ear...
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The Little Red Hen
The little Red Hen was in the farmyard with her chickens, when she found
a grain of wheat.
"Who will plant this wheat?" she said....
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The Gingerbread Man
Once upon a time there was a little old woman and a little old man, and
they lived all alone in a little old house. They hadn't any ...
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The Little Jackals And The Lion
Once there was a great big jungle; and in the jungle there was a great
big Lion; and the Lion was king of the jungle. Whenever he wa...
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The Country Mouse And The City Mouse
Once a little mouse who lived in the country invited a little mouse
from the city to visit him. When the little City Mouse sat down ...
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Little Jack Rollaround
Once upon a time there was a wee little boy who slept in a tiny
trundle-bed near his mother's great bed. The trundle-bed had castors...
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How Brother Rabbit Fooled The Whale And The Elephant
One day little Brother Rabbit was running along on the sand, lippety,
lippety, when he saw the Whale and the Elephant talking togeth...
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The Little Half-chick
There was once upon a time a Spanish Hen, who hatched out some nice
little chickens. She was much pleased with their looks as they c...
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The Blackberry-bush
A little boy sat at his mother's knees, by the long western window,
looking out into the garden. It was autumn, and the wind was sad...
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The Fairies
Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little men.
Wee folk,...
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The Adventures Of The Little Field Mouse
Once upon a time, there was a little brown Field Mouse; and one day he
was out in the fields to see what he could find. He was runni...
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Another Little Red Hen
Once upon a time there was a little Red Hen, who lived on a farm all by
herself. An old Fox, crafty and sly, had a den in the rocks,...
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The Story Of The Little Rid Hin
There was once't upon a time
A little small Rid Hin,
Off in the good ould country
Where yees ha' nivir bin...
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The Story Of Epaminondas And His Auntie
Epaminondas used to go to see his Auntie 'most every day, and she nearly
always gave him something to take home to his Mammy.
One...
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The Boy Who Cried "wolf!"
There was once a shepherd-boy who kept his flock at a little distance
from the village. Once he thought he would play a trick on the...
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The Frog King
Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs? The Frogs in a
certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had alwa...
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The Sun And The Wind
The Sun and the Wind once had a quarrel as to which was the stronger.
Each believed himself to be the more powerful. While they were...
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The Little Jackal And The Alligator
The little Jackal was very fond of shell-fish. He used to go down by the
river and hunt along the edges for crabs and such things. A...
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The Larks In The Cornfield
There was once a family of little Larks who lived with their mother in a
nest in a cornfield. When the corn was ripe the mother Lark...
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A True Story About A Girl
Once there were four little girls who lived in a big, bare house, in the
country. They were very poor, but they had the happiest tim...
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My Kingdom
The little Louisa I told you about, who wrote verses and stories in her
diary, used to like to play that she was a princess, and tha...
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Piccola
Poor, sweet Piccola! Did you hear
What happened to Piccola, children dear?
'Tis seldom Fortune such favour grants
...
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The Little Fir Tree
When I was a very little girl some one, probably my mother, read to me
Hans Christian Andersen's story of the Little Fir Tree. It ha...
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How Moses Was Saved
Thousands of years ago, many years before David lived, there was a very
wise and good man of his people who was a friend and adviser...
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The Ten Fairies
Once upon a time there was a dear little girl, whose name was Elsa.
Elsa's father and mother worked very hard and became rich. But t...
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The Elves And The Shoemaker
Once upon a time there was an honest shoemaker, who was very poor. He
worked as hard as he could, and still he could not earn enough...
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Who Killed The Otter's Babies?
Once the Otter came to the Mouse-deer and said, "Friend Mouse-deer, will
you please take care of my babies while I go to the river, ...
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The Brahmin, The Tiger, And The Jackal
Do you know what a Brahmin is? A Brahmin is a very good and gentle kind
of man who lives in India, and who treats all the beasts as ...
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The Little Jackal And The Camel
All these stories about the little Jackal that I have told you, show how
clever the little Jackal was. But you know--if you don't, y...
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The Gulls Of Salt Lake
The story I am going to tell you is about something that really
happened, many years ago.
A brave little company of pioneers from...
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The Nightingale
A long, long time ago, as long ago as when there were fairies, there
lived an emperor in China, who had a most beautiful palace, all...
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Margery's Garden
There was once a little girl named Margery, who had always lived in the
city. The flat where her mother and father lived was at the ...
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Miss Margery Brown,
...
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Primrose Cottage,
...
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21 Narcissus Road,
...
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Colchester.
From Seeds and Plants Company, Reading.
Margery could hardly wait to open it. It was filled with little
packages, all with pri...
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The Little Cotyledons
This is another story about Margery's garden.
The next morning after the garden was planted, Margery was up and out at
six o'cloc...
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The Talkative Tortoise
Once upon a time, a Tortoise lived in a pond with two Ducks, who were
her very good friends. She enjoyed the company of the Ducks, b...
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Robert Of Sicily
An old legend says that there was once a king named Robert of Sicily,
who was brother to the Great Pope of Rome and to the Emperor o...
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The Jealous Courtiers
I wonder if you have ever heard the anecdote about the artist of
Duesseldorf and the jealous courtiers. This is it. It seems there w...
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Prince Cherry
There was once an old king, so wise and kind and true that the most
powerful good fairy of his land visited him and asked him to name ...
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The Gold In The Orchard
There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard. He was very
industrious, and the farm always prospered under his care. But he ...
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Margaret Of New Orleans
If you ever go to the beautiful city of New Orleans, somebody will be
sure to take you down into the old business part of the city, ...
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The Dagda's Harp
You know, dears, in the old countries there are many fine stories about
things which happened so very long ago that nobody knows exa...
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The Tailor And The Three Beasts
There was once a tailor in Galway, and he started out on a journey to go
to the king's court at Dublin.
He had not gone far when ...
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How The Sea Became Salt
This story was told long ago by our Northern forefathers who brought it
with them in their dragon ships when they crossed the North ...
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The Castle Of Fortune
One lovely summer morning, just as the sun rose, two travellers started
on a journey. They were both strong young men, but one was a...
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David And Goliath
A long time ago, there was a boy named David, who lived in a country in
the Far East. He was good to look upon, for he had fair hair...
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The Shepherd's Song
David had many fierce battles to fight for King Saul against the enemies
of Israel, and he won them all. Then, later, he had to figh...
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The Hidden Servants
This is a legend about a hermit who lived long ago. He lived high up on
the mountainside in a tiny cave; his food was roots and acor...
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Little Gottlieb
Across the North Sea, in a country called Germany, lived a little boy
named Gottlieb. His father had died when he was but a baby, an...
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How The Fir Tree Became The Christmas Tree
When you stand round the Christmas tree and look longingly at the toys
hanging from the prickly branches, it does not occur to you t...
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The Diamond And The Dewdrop
A costly Diamond, that had once sparkled in a lady's ring, lay in a
field amid tall grasses and oxeye daisies.
Just above it, was...
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Christmas At Fezziwig's Warehouse
"Yo Ho! my boys," said Fezziwig. "No more work to-night! Christmas Eve,
Dick! Christmas, Ebenezer! Let's have the shutters up!" c...
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The Fir-tree
Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir-tree. The place he had was a
very good one; the sun shone on him; as to fresh air, there ...
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The Christmas Masquerade
On Christmas Eve the Mayor's stately mansion presented a beautiful
appearance. There were rows of different coloured wax candles b...
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The Shepherds And The Angels
And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and
keeping watch by night over their flock. And an angel of th...
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The Telltale Tile
It begins with a bit of gossip of a neighbour who had come in to see
Miss Bennett, and was telling her about a family who had late...
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Little Girl's Christmas Winnifred E. Lincoln
It was Christmas Eve, and Little Girl had just hung up her stocking by
the fireplace--right where it would be all ready for Santa when...
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"a Christmas Matinee"
It was the day before Christmas in the year 189-. Snow was falling
heavily in the streets of Boston, but the crowd of shoppers see...
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Toinette And The Elves
The winter's sun was nearing the horizon's edge. Each moment the tree
shadows grew longer in the forest; each moment the crimson l...
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The Voyage Of The Wee Red Cap
It was the night of St. Stephen, and Teig sat alone by his fire with
naught in his cupboard but a pinch of tea and a bare mixing o...
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A Story Of The Christ-child
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, on the night before Christmas,
a little child was wandering all alone through the streets...
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Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas
Jimmy Scarecrow led a sad life in the winter. Jimmy's greatest grief
was his lack of occupation. He liked to be useful, and in win...
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The Birds' Christmas
Founded on fact.
"Chickadee-dee-dee-dee! Chickadee-dee-dee-dee! Chicka--" "Cheerup,
cheerup, chee-chee! Cheerup, cheerup, chee-...
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The Little Sister's Vacation
It was to be a glorious Christmas at Doctor Brower's. All "the
children"--little Peggy and her mother always spoke of the grown-up...
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Little Wolff's Wooden Shoes
Once upon a time--so long ago that everybody has forgotten the date--in
a city in the north of Europe--with such a hard name that ...
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Christmas In The Alley
"I declare for 't, to-morrow is Christmas Day an' I clean forgot all
about it," said old Ann, the washerwoman, pausing in her work...
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A Christmas Star
"Come now, my dear little stars," said Mother Moon, "and I will tell
you the Christmas story."
Every morning for a week before ...
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The Queerest Christmas
Betty stood at her door, gazing drearily down the long, empty corridor
in which the breakfast gong echoed mournfully. All the usua...
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Old Father Christmas
"The custom of Christmas-trees came from Germany. I can remember when
they were first introduced into England, and what wonderful ...
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A Christmas Carol
Master Peter, and the two ubiquitous young Cratchits went to fetch the
goose, with which they soon returned in high procession.
...
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The Legend Of Babouscka
It was the night the dear Christ-Child came to Bethlehem. In a country
far away from Him, an old, old woman named Babouscka sat in h...
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Christmas In The Barn
Only two more days and Christmas would be here! It had been snowing
hard, and Johnny was standing at the window, looking at the so...
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The Philanthropist's Christmas
"Did you see this committee yesterday, Mr. Mathews?" asked the
philanthropist.
His secretary looked up.
"Yes, sir."
"You ...
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The First Christmas-tree
Two little children were sitting by the fire one cold winter's night.
All at once they heard a timid knock at the door and one ran...
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The First New England Christmas
It was a warm and pleasant Saturday--that twenty-third of December,
1620. The winter wind had blown itself away in the storm of th...
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The Cratchits' Christmas Dinner
Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present stood in the city streets on
Christmas morning, where (for the weather was severe) the pe...
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Christmas In Seventeen Seventy-six
"On Christmas day in Seventy-six,
Our gallant troops with bayonets fixed,
To Trenton marched away."
Children, have any of you ...
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Christmas Under The Snow
It was just before Christmas, and Mr. Barnes was starting for the
nearest village. The family were out at the door to see him star...
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Mr. Bluff's Experiences Of Holidays
"I hate holidays," said Bachelor Bluff to me, with some little
irritation, on a Christmas a few years ago. Then he paused an insta...
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Master Sandy's Snapdragon
There was just enough of December in the air and of May in the sky to
make the Yuletide of the year of grace 1611 a time of pleasu...
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A Christmas Fairy
It was getting very near to Christmas time, and all the boys at Miss
Ware's school were talking about going home for the holidays....
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The Greatest Of These
The outside door swung open suddenly, letting a cloud of steam into the
small, hot kitchen. Charlie Moore, a milk pail in one hand...
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Little Gretchen And The Wooden Shoe
The following story is one of many which has drifted down to us from
the story-loving nurseries and hearthstones of Germany. I can...
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Christmas On Big Rattle
Archer sat by the rude hearth of his Big Rattle camp, brooding in a
sort of tired contentment over the spitting fagots of var and ...
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How Perseus And His Mother Came To Seriphos
Once upon a time there were two princes who were twins. Their
names were Acrisius and Proetus, and they lived in the pleasant
va...
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How Perseus Vowed A Rash Vow
Fifteen years were past and gone, and the babe was now grown to be
a tall lad and a sailor, and went many voyages after merchandis...
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How Perseus Slew The Gorgon
So Perseus started on his journey, going dry-shod over land and
sea; and his heart was high and joyful, for the winged sandals bor...
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How Perseus Came To The Aethiops
So Perseus flitted onward to the north-east, over many a league of
sea, till he came to the rolling sand-hills and the dreary Lybi...
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How Perseus Came Home Again
And when a year was ended Perseus hired Phoenicians from Tyre, and
cut down cedars, and built himself a noble galley; and painted ...
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How The Centaur Trained The Heroes On Pelion
I have told you of a hero who fought with wild beasts and with wild
men; but now I have a tale of heroes who sailed away into a di...
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How Jason Lost His Sandal In Anauros
And ten years came and went, and Jason was grown to be a mighty
man. Some of his fellows were gone, and some were growing up by
...
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How They Built The Ship 'argo' In Iolcos
So the heralds went out, and cried to all the heroes of the Minuai,
'Who dare come to the adventure of the golden fleece?'
And ...
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How The Argonauts Sailed To Colchis
And what happened next, my children, whether it be true or not,
stands written in ancient songs, which you shall read for
yoursel...
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How The Argonauts Were Driven Into The Unknown Sea
So they fled away in haste to the westward; but Aietes manned his
fleet and followed them. And Lynceus the quick-eyed saw him
co...
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What Was The End Of The Heroes
And now I wish that I could end my story pleasantly; but it is no
fault of mine that I cannot. The old songs end it sadly, and I
...
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How Theseus Lifted The Stone
Once upon a time there was a princess in Troezene, Aithra, the
daughter of Pittheus the king. She had one fair son, named
Theseu...
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How Theseus Slew The Devourers Of Men
So Theseus stood there alone, with his mind full of many hopes.
And first he thought of going down to the harbour and hiring a
sw...
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How Theseus Slew The Minotaur
And at last they came to Crete, and to Cnossus, beneath the peaks
of Ida, and to the palace of Minos the great king, to whom Zeus
...
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How Theseus Fell By His Pride
But that fair Ariadne never came to Athens with her husband. Some
say that Theseus left her sleeping on Naxos among the Cy...
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The Night Before Christmas.
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings wer...
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The Night After Christmas.
'Twas the night after Christmas, and all through the house
Not a creature was stirring--excepting a mouse.
The stockings were...
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Santa Claus Does Not Forget.
Bertie was a very good boy. He was kind, obedient, truthful, and
unselfish. He had, however, one great fault,--he always forgot.
...
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M. A. Haley
...
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The Fairy Christmas.
It was Christmas Day, and Toddy and Tita were alone. Papa and mamma
had gone out West to see their big boy who was ill. They had pro...
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Etheldred B. Barry.
...
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The Ball Game.
Did you ever know a boy
Make believe he had a toy?
That's the way
Babies play;
Babies who are young and s...
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Christmas Day.
"Boys," said Mrs. Howard one morning, looking up from a letter she was
reading, "I have had a letter from your grandmamma. She write...
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Anna Morrison.
...
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The Dolls' Christmas Party.
It was the week before Christmas, and the dolls In the toy-shop played
together all night. The biggest one was from Paris.
One ni...
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Viola Roseborough
...
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Grandma's Christmas Gifts.
Grandma Burns sat knitting busily in the sun one bright morning the
week before Christmas. The snow lay deep, and the hard crust gli...
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Mama's Happy Christmas.
It had seemed to the little Wendell children that they would have
a very sad Christmas. Mama had been very ill, and papa had been so...
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Miriam T. Barnard.
...
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The Christmas Carol Of The Birds.
Do you know, when we are having such good times at Christmas, what
sweet music they have in Norway, that cold country across the sea...
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Mrs. G. Hall.
...
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A Turkey For One.
Lura's Uncle Roy is in Japan. He used to take Christmas dinner at
Lura's home. Now he could only write her papa to say a box of gift...
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Lavinia S. Goodwin.
...
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Little Christmas Carollers.
We are a band of carollers,
We march through frost and snow,
But care not for the weather
As on our way we go.
At...
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L.a. France
...
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What Happened Christmas Eve.
It was Christmas Eve and the frost fairies were busy getting ready
for Christmas Day. First of all they spread the loveliest white s...
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Oliver Herfold.
...
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Susy's Christmas Present.
"Tell us a story, nursie; please do", begged two little golden-haired
girls, as they snuggled on the soft rug before the fire. "Did ...
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Santa Claus's Letter.
Christmas was coming. Jamie and Ted had already begun to write long
letters to Santa Claus. But one thing was rather queer: both boy...
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Claus."
...
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A Ragged Christmas Feast.
On Christmas day there is a great feast in Dublin. This, you know, is
the chief city of Ireland. The feast is made for the children....
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Little Red Riding Hood
There was once a sweet little maid who lived with her father and
mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of the village. At th...
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The Goose-girl
There was once an old Queen who had a very beautiful daughter. The
time came when the maiden was to go into a distant country to be
...
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Babes In The Wood
Once upon a time there lived two little children whose parents were
ill unto death. They begged their brother to care for the two li...
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The Sleeping Beauty
Once upon a time there was a king and queen who for a very long time
had no children, and when at length a little daughter was born ...
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The Baker
I'd like to be a baker, and come when morning breaks,
Calling out, "Beeay-ko!" (that's the sound he makes)--
Riding in a rattle-c...
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The Dawn Dance
What do you think I saw to-day when I arose at dawn?
Blue Wrens and Yellow-tails dancing on the lawn!
Bobbing here, and bowing there,...
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Cuppacumalonga
'Rover, rover, cattle-drover, where go you to-day?'
I go to Cuppacumalonga, fifty miles away;
Over plains where Summer rains have ...
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The Swagman
Oh, he was old and he was spare;
His bushy whiskers and his hair
Were all fussed up and very grey
He said he'd come a long, long way...
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The Ant Explorer
Once a little sugar ant made up his mind to roam--
To fare away far away, far away from home.
He had eaten all his breakfast, and he ...
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Riding Song
Flippity-flop! Flippity-flop!
Here comes the butcher to bring us a chop
Cantering, cantering down the wide street
On his litt...
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The Funny Hatter
Harry was a funny man, Harry was a hatter;
He ate his lunch at breakfast time and said it didn't matter.
He made a pot of melon jam a...
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The Postman
I'd like to be a postman, and walk along the street,
Calling out, "Good Morning, Sir," to gentlemen I meet,
Ringing every door-bell a...
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The Traveller
As I rode in to Burrumbeet,
I met a man with funny feet;
And, when I paused to ask him why
His feet were strange, he rolled his eye
...
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Our Street
In our street, the main street
Running thro' the town,
You see a lot of busy folk
Going up and down:
Bag men and basket men...
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The Little Red House
Very few grown-up people understand houses. Only children understand
them properly, and, if I understand them just a little, it is bec...
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The Pieman
I'd like to be a pieman, and ring a little bell,
Calling out, "Hot pies! Hot pies to sell!"
Apple-pies and Meat-pies, Cherry-pies as ...
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The Triantiwontigongolope
There's a very funny insect that you do not often spy,
And it isn't quite a spider, and it isn't quite a fly;
It is something like a ...
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The Circus
Hey, there! Hoop-la! the circus is in town!
Have you seen the elephant? Have you seen the clown?
Have you seen the dappled horse ga...
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You And I
They say the eagle is a bird
That sees some splendid sights
When he soars high into the sky
Upon his dizzy flights:
He sees the gro...
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Going To School
Did you see them pass to-day, Billy, Kate and Robin,
All astride upon the back of old grey Dobbin?
Jigging, jogging off to school, do...
|
Bird Song
I am friendly with the sparrow
Though his mind is rather narrow
And his manners--well, the less we say the better.
But as day beg...
|
The Music Of Your Voice
A vase upon the mantelpiece,
A ship upon the sea,
A goat upon a mountain-top
Are much the same to me;
But when you mention me...
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The Boy Who Rode Into The Sunset
Once upon a time--it was not so very long ago, either--a little boy,
named Neville, lived with his people in a house which was almost ...
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The Tram-man
I'd like to be a Tram-man, and ride about all day,
Calling out, "Fares, please!" in quite a 'ficious way,
With pockets full of pennie...
|
The Axe-man
High on the hills, where the tall trees grow,
There lives an axeman that I know.
From his little hut by a ferny creek,
Day after day...
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The Drovers
Out across the spinifex, out across the sand,
Out across the saltbush to Never Never land
That's the way the drovers go, jogging d...
|
The Long Road Home
When I go back from Billy's place I always have to roam
The mazy road, the crazy road that leads the long way home.
Ma always says, "...
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The Band
Hey, there! Listen awhile! Listen awhile, and come.
Down in the street there are marching feet, and I hear the beat of a drum.
Bim!...
|
Bessie And The Bunyip
Bessie met a bunyip down along the track,
In his hand a billy and a swag upon his back.
And you will hardly believe it, but ...
|
Good Enough
I do not think there ever was,
Or ever will, or ever could be,
A little girl or little boy
As good as she or as he should be.
...
|
The Porter
I'd like to be a porter, and always on the run,
Calling out, "Stand aside!" and asking leave of none.
Shoving trucks on people's toes...
|
Growing Up
Little Tommy Tadpole began to weep and wail,
For little Tommy Tadpole had lost his little tail;
And his mother didn't know him as ...
|
The Unsociable Wallaby
Willie spied a wallaby hopping through the fern--
Here a jump, here a thump, there a sudden turn.
Willie called the wallaby, beggi...
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The Song Of The Sulky Stockman
Come, let us sing with a right good ring
(Sing hey for lifting lay, sing hey!)
Of any old, sunny old, silly old thing.
(Sing h...
|
Our Cow
Down by the sliprails stands our cow
Chewing, chewing, chewing,
She does not care what folks out there
In the great, big world...
|
The Teacher
I'd like to be a teacher, and have a clever brain,
Calling out, "Attention, please!" and "Must I speak in vain?"
I'd be quite strict ...
|
The Spotted Heifers
Mr Jeremiah Jeffers
Owned a pair of spotted heifers
These he sold for two pounds ten
To Mr Robert Raymond Wren
Who reared them in...
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Tea Talk
'Excuse me if I sit on you,' the cup said to the saucer.
'I fear I've been here all the afternoon.'
'Spare excuses,' said the sauc...
|
The Looking-glass
When I look into the looking glass
I'm always sure to see--
No matter how I dodge about--
Me, looking out at me.
I often wo...
|
Woolloomooloo
Here's a ridiculous riddle for you:
How many o's are there in Woolloomooloo?
Two for the W, two for the m,
Four for the l's, an...
|
The Barber
I'd like to be a barber, and learn to shave and clip,
Calling out, "Next please!" and pocketing my tip.
All day I'd hear my scissors ...
|
Farmer Jack
Old farmer Jack gazed on his wheat,
And feared the frost would nip it.
Said he, "it's nearly seven feet--
I must begin to stri...
|
Old Black Jacko
Old Black Jacko
Smokes tobacco
In his little pipe of clay.
Puff, puff, puff,
He never has enough
Though he smokes it all ...
|
Bird Song
I detest the Carrion Crow!
(He's a raven, don't you know?)
He's a greedy glutton, also, and a ghoul,
And his sanctimonious caw
R...
|
The Sailor
I'd like to be a sailor--a sailor bold and bluff--
Calling out, "Ship ahoy!" in manly tones and gruff.
I'd learn to box the compass, ...
|
The Famine
Cackle and lay, cackle and lay!
How many eggs did you get to-day?
None in the manger, and none in the shed,
None in the box where th...
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The Feast
Cackle and lay, cackle and lay!
How many eggs did you get to-day?
Two in the manger, and four in the shed,
Six in the box where the ...
|
Upon The Road To Rockabout
Upon the road to Rockabout
I came upon some sheep--
A large and woolly flock about
As wide as it was deep.
I was about to turn ab...
|
A Change Of Air
Now, a man in Oodnadatta
He grew fat, and he grew fatter,
Though he hardly had a thing to eat for dinner;
While a man in Boobooro...
|
Polly Dibbs
Mrs Dibbs--Polly Dibbs,
Standing at a tub,
Washing other people's clothes--
Rub-Rub-Rub.
Poor, old, skinny arms
White wit...
|
Lullaby
You are much too big to dandle,
And I will not leave the candle.
Go to sleep.
You are growing naughty, rather,
And I'll have to ...
|
The Publisher
I'd like to be a publisher, And publish massive tomes
Written in a massive style by blokes with massive domes--
Science books, and hi...
|
Good Night
And so, Good Night. I'm rather tired.
I hardly thought I'd be required
To draw a lot of pictures, too,
When I arranged to write...
|
The Box Tunnel
The 10:15 train glided from Paddington May 7, 1847. In the left
compartment of a certain first-class carriage were four pa...
|
Minions Of The Moon
Our story is of the time when George III was king, and our scene of
action lies only at an old farm-house six miles or so fr...
|
The Four-fifteen Express
The events which I am about to relate took place between nine and
ten years ago. Sebastopol had fallen in the early spring, ...
|
The Wrong Black Bag
It was the eve of Good Friday. Within the modest parlour of No. 13
Primrose Terrace a little man, wearing a gray felt hat ...
|
The Three Strangers
Among the few features of agricultural England which retain an
appearance but little modified by the lapse of centuries may ...
|
There Is No Fun Untill I Cum.
The other man, nothing loath, raised the mug to his lips, and drank
on and on and on, till a curious blueness overspread the countenan...
|
Mr. Lismore And The Widow
Late in the autumn, not many years since, a public meeting was held
at the Mansion House, London, under the direction of the...
|
"mary Callender."
Ernest looked up from the letter. "What can this possibly mean?"
he wondered.
But he was too sensible a man to be content with wond...
|
The Philosopher In The Apple Orchard
It was a charmingly mild and balmy day. The sun shone beyond the
orchard, and the shade was cool inside. A light breeze st...
|
The Story Of The Three Little Pigs
...
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The Sleeping Beauty In The Wood
Once there was a royal couple who grieved excessively because they had
no children. When at last, after long waiting, the queen pres...
|
Hop-o'-my-thumb
There once lived in a village a faggot-maker and his wife, who had
seven children, all boys; the eldest was no more than ten years o...
|
Cinderella
There was once an honest gentle man who took for his second wife a
lady, the proudest and most disagreeable in the whole country. ...
|
Adventures Of John Dietrich
There once lived in Rambin, a town near the Baltic Sea, an honest,
industrious man named James Dietrich. He had several children, al...
|
Beauty And The Beast
There was once a very rich merchant, who had six children, three boys
and three girls. As he was himself a man of great sense, he sp...
|
Little One Eye Little Two Eyes And Little Three Eyes
There was a woman who had three daughters, the eldest of whom was
called Little One Eye, because she had only one eye in the middle ...
|
Jack The Giant-killer
In the reign of the famous King Arthur, there lived, near the Land's
End of England, in the county of Cornwall, a worthy farmer, who...
|
Tom Thumb
In the days of King Arthur, Merlin, the most learned enchanter of his
time, was on a journey; and being very weary, stopped one day ...
|
Rumpelstilzchen
There was once a miller who was very poor, but he had a beautiful
daughter. Now, it happened that he came to speak to the king, and,...
|
Fortunatus
In the city of Famagosta, in the island of Cyprus, there lived a very
rich gentleman. His name was Theodorus: he married a lady who ...
|
The Bremen Town Musicians
There was a man who owned a donkey, which had carried his sacks to the
mill industriously for many years, but whose strength had com...
|
Riquet With The Tuft
Once upon a time a queen had a little son, who was so ugly and
ill-made, that for a long time the poor little baby was thought hardl...
|
House Island
There lived in Norway, not far from the city of Drontheim, a rich and
prosperous gentleman. He had an only daughter, called Aslog, t...
|
Snow-white And Rose-red
A poor widow lived alone in a little cottage, in front of which was a
garden, where stood two little rose-trees: one bore white rose...
|
Jack And The Bean-stalk
In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman, whose cottage
was in a remote country village, many miles from London. She had...
|
Graciosa And Percinet
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen, who had an only
daughter. Her incomparable beauty, sweetness, and intelligence caused...
|
The Iron Stove
In the days when magic was still of some avail, a king's son was
enchanted by an old witch, and compelled to spend his life sitting
...
|
The Invisible Prince
There was a king and queen who were dotingly fond of their only son,
notwithstanding that he was equally deformed in mind and person...
|
The Woodcutter's Daughter
There was once a poor woodcutter, very miserable, though prudent and
industrious; he had a wife and three grown-up sons, yet their u...
|
Brother And Sister
A brother took his sister by the hand and said, Since our mother is
dead we have no more happy hours: our stepmother beats us every ...
|
Little Red-riding-hood
Once there was a little village maiden, the prettiest ever seen. Her
mother was foolishly fond of her, and her grandmother likewise....
|
Puss In Boots
A Miller, dying, divided all his property between his three children.
This was a very simple matter, as he had nothing to leave but ...
|
The Wolf And The Seven Young Goslings
There was once an old goose who had seven young goslings, and loved
them as only a mother can love her children. One day she was goi...
|
The Fair One With Golden Locks
There was once a king's daughter so beautiful that they named her the
Fair One with Golden Locks. These golden locks were the most
...
|
The Butterfly
In the time of the illustrious Merinous, it was indeed a pleasure to
be a king; the laws were just, the people obedient, and peace w...
|
The Frog-prince
In times of yore, when wishes were both heard and granted, lived a
king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest was so
...
|
The White Cat
There was once a king who had three sons, all handsome, brave and
noble of heart. Nevertheless, some wicked courtiers made their fat...
|
Prince Cherry
Long ago there lived a monarch, who was such a very honest man that
his subjects entitled him the Good King. One day, when he was ou...
|
Little Snowdrop
Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, when the flakes of snow
fell like feathers from the sky, a queen sat at a window set in a...
|
The Blue Bird
A powerful and wealthy king, having lost his wife, was so
inconsolable, that he shut himself up for eight entire days, in a
little ...
|
The Yellow Dwarf
There was once a queen, who had been the mother of several children,
but all were dead, except one daughter, of whom she was excessi...
|
The Six Swans
Once upon a time, a king, hunting in a great forest, chased a wild
boar so eagerly, that none of his people could follow him. When
...
|
The Prince With The Nose
There was once a king who was passionately in love with a beautiful
princess, but she could not be married because a magician had
e...
|
The Hind Of The Forest
A beautiful queen, whose subjects adored her, and whose husband
thought her the best woman in the world, had but one sorrow, which w...
|
The Juniper-tree
One or two thousand years ago, there was a rich man, who had a
beautiful and pious wife; they loved one another dearly, but they had...
|
Clever Alice
Once upon a time there was a man who had a daughter, who was called
Clever Alice; and when she was grown up, her father said, We mus...
|
The Laughing Prince
There was once a farmer who had three sons and one little daughter. The
eldest son was a studious boy who learned so much out of boo...
|
Beauty And The Horns
There was once a rich man who when he was dying called his son to his
bedside and said:
Danilo, my son, I am leaving you my riche...
|
The Pigeon's Bride
There was once a King who had an only daughter. She was as lovely as a
princess ought to be and by the time she reached a marriageab...
|
The Little Lame Fox
There was once a wealthy farmer who had three sons. The oldest was a
selfish overbearing fellow. The second was a weak chap who alwa...
|
The Enchanted Peafowl
Have you ever heard the story of the Peafowl who became a Queen and of
the Tsar's Youngest Son who married her? Well, here it is:
...
|
The Dragon's Strength
There was once a King who had three sons. One day the oldest son went
hunting and when night fell his huntsmen came riding home with...
|
The Little Singing Frog
There was once a poor laborer and his wife who had no children. Every
day the woman would sigh and say:
If only we had a child!
...
|
The Nightingale In The Mosque
There was once a Sultan who was so pious and devout that he spent many
hours every day in prayer.
For the glory of Allah, he thou...
|
The Girl In The Chest
There was once a horrible Vampire who took the form of a handsome young
man and went to the house of an old woman who had three daug...
|
The Wonderful Hair
There was once a poor man who had so many children that he was at his
wit's end how to feed them all and clothe them.
Unless some...
|
The Best Wish
There were once three brothers whose only possession was a pear tree.
They took turns guarding it. That is to say while two of them ...
|
The Vilas' Spring
There was once a rich man who had two sons. The older son was
overbearing, greedy, and covetous. He was dishonest, too, and thought
...
|
Lord And Master
There was once a young shepherd, an honest industrious fellow, who
passed most of his time in the hills looking after his master's f...
|
The Silver Tracks
There were once three brothers who lived in the same village. One of
them was very rich. He had houses and fields and barns. He had ...
|
Stan Bolovan
Once upon a time, something happened. If it hadn't happened, it wouldn't be told.
At the edge of the village, where the peasants' ...
|
The Wonderful Bird
Once upon a time, something happened. If it had not happened, it would not be told.
There was a good, pious emperor, who had three...
|
The Twins With The Golden Star
Once upon a time something happened. If it hadn't happened, it wouldn't be told.
There was an emperor, who ruled over a whole worl...
|
Youth Without Age And Life Without Death
Once upon a time something happened whose like never occurred before—if it had not happened it would not be told—since the flea had o...
|
The Little Purse With Two Half-pennies
There was once an old man and an old woman. The old woman had a hen and the old man had a rooster; the old woman's hen laid two eggs ...
|
Mogarzea And His Son
There was once a young lad who had neither father nor mother. Every thing his parents had left him was in the care of guardians, and ...
|
Cunning Ileane
Once upon a time something happened. If it had not happened, it would not be told.
There was once an emperor who had three daughte...
|
The Princess And The Fisherman
Once upon a time something happened. If it had not happened, it would not be told.
There was once a fisherman, neither very well o...
|
Little Wild-rose
Once upon a time something extraordinary happened. If it had not happened it would not be told. It was when the wolves lay down to re...
|
The Voice Of Death
Once upon a time something happened. If it had not happened, it would not be told.
There was once a man who prayed daily to God to...
|
The Old Woman And The Old Man
Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman, who had not a single child in their old age, and it was very hard for them, b...
|
The Pea Emperor
Once upon a time something wonderful happened. If it hadn't happened, it wouldn't be told.
There was once a good for nothing fello...
|
The Morning Star And The Evening Star
Once upon a time something extraordinary happened. If it had not happened it would not be told.
There was once an emperor and empr...
|
The Two Step-sisters
Once upon a time there was an old widower, who had one daughter; he married again and took for his wife a widow, who also had a daugh...
|
The Poor Boy
Once upon a time something happened. If it hadn't happened, it wouldn't be told.
There was once a poor widow, so poor that even th...
|
Mother's Darling Jack
Once upon a time something happened. If it had not happened it would not be told.
There was once a man who had a child. This child...
|
Tellerchen
Once upon a time something very extraordinary happened. If it had not happened, it would not be told.
There was once a husband and...
|
The Fairy Aurora
Once upon a time something happened. If it hadn't happened, it wouldn't be told.
There was once a great and mighty emperor, whose ...
|
Little Snow-white
Once upon a time in the middle of winter, when the flakes of snow were
falling like feathers from the clouds, a Queen sat at her...
|
The Ugly Duckling
It was beautiful in the country. It was summertime. The wheat was
yellow, the oats were green, the hay was stacked up in the green
...
|
Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin was the only son of a poor widow who lived in China; but instead
of helping his mother to earn their living, he let her d...
|
The Sleeping Beauty
Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen who had no children. They
longed very much for a child; and when at last they had a...
|
Puss-in-boots
There was once a Miller, who, at his death, had nothing to leave to his
three sons except his mill, his ass, and his cat. The eld...
|
Adventures Of Tom Thumb
A long time ago, a woodcutter lived with his wife in a small cottage not
far from a great forest. They had seven children--all bo...
|
The Three Bears
There were once three bears who lived together in a little house in the
middle of a wood. One of them was a Little, Small, Wee Be...
|
The Little Match Girl
It was dreadfully cold, it was snowing fast, and almost dark; the
evening--the last evening of the Old Year--was drawing in. But col...
|
Beauty And The Beast
There was once a Merchant who had three daughters, the youngest of whom
was so beautiful that everybody called her Beauty. This m...
|
The Story Of Cinderella
There was once a rich man, whose wife died, leaving him with one little
girl. After some years, hoping to give his child a mother...
|
Jack The Giant Killer
In the reign of King Arthur there lived in the County of Cornwall a
worthy farmer, who had an only son, named Jack. Jack was stro...
|
Jack And The Beanstalk
Jack was an idle, lazy boy who would do no work to support his widowed
mother; and at last they both came to such poverty that th...
|
Dick Whittington And His Cat
In the reign of King Edward the Third there was a poor orphan boy, named
Dick Whittington, living in a country village a long way...
|
The Story Of Blue Beard
Many years ago there was a rich man who had a singular blue beard, which
made him very ugly. Being left a widower, he wished to m...
|
Little Red Riding-hood
Once upon a time there lived a little girl, who was so sweet and pretty
and good that everybody loved her. Her old grandmother, w...
|
Sindbad The Sailor The First Voyage
My father died while I was young and left me a fortune. Having no one to
restrain me, I fell into bad ways, by which I not only wasted...
|
Sindbad The Sailor The Second Voyage
Becoming weary of a quiet life in Balsora, and having bought trading
goods, I again went to sea with some merchants. After touching...
|
Sindbad The Sailor The Third Voyage
I soon resolved upon a third voyage, and once more took ship at Balsora.
After we had been at sea a few weeks, we were overtaken by a ...
|
Sindbad The Sailor My Fourth Voyage
My desire of seeing foreign countries rendered my pleasures at home
unsatisfactory. I therefore arranged my affairs, commenced a vo...
|
Sindbad The Sailor The Fifth Voyage
Having forgotten my former perils, I built a ship at my own expense,
loaded it with a rich cargo, and, taking with me other merchan...
|
Sindbad The Sailor The Sixth Voyage
At the expiration of another year, I prepared for a sixth voyage. This
proved very long and unfortunate, for the pilot lost his cou...
|
Sindbad The Sailor The Seventh And Last Voyage
The Caliph Haroun Alrashid one day sent for me, and told me I must bear
a present to the King of Serindib. I ventured to protest on...
|
Hansel And Gretel
Once upon a time there dwelt near a large wood a poor wood-cutter, with
his wife and two children by his former marriage, a littl...
|
The Goose Girl
Once upon a time there lived an old Queen, whose husband had been dead
some years, and left her with one child, a beautiful daughter...
|
The Eatyoup
Dicky Duck was a very wise young fellow. He swam about the pond alone
long before his brothers left their mother, and such worms a...
|
The Tell-tale Goblin
Once upon a time there was a Little Fairy who loved to wander by the
river, and as the Fairy Queen does not like her subjects to go...
|
Dame Cricket's Story
"Come, children, it is time to get up," said Dame Cricket to her ten
little crickets.
"Hurry, now, and take your bath and put on...
|
The Playroom Wedding
Paper Doll had been the maid of honor, but she did not at all approve
of the match. "It will never be a happy marriage," she told ...
|
Morning-glory
Once upon a time there was a very little Morning-glory that grew on the
end of a high vine, and one day when the wind was blowing a...
|
The Peacock Butterflies
Plain little Miss Butterfly sat on a bush one day, when along came Mr.
Peacock, with his tail full spread.
"Oh--oh!" sighed litt...
|
The Revenge Of The Gnomes
The Fairies decided to give a party one night, and invited the Goblins,
but they did not ask the Gnomes, because they did not think...
|
The Little China Shepherdess
On the parlor mantel of a farmhouse stood little China Shepherdess. In
one hand she held a gilt crook and with the other she shade...
|
How The Buttercup Grew Yellow
Long, long ago it is told that the flowers were all white and that each
received its color by some magic power.
The little Daisy...
|
Was It The Field Fairy?
Jack and his sister Nina were two little orphans who had to beg from
door to door for their food and a place to sleep.
One day a...
|
The Frogs And The Fairies
In a pond in a dell lived a big family of frogs, and one day when the
sun was shining all the young bullfrogs came up out of the wa...
|
Jack The Preacher
One morning in very early springtime the big Evergreen Trees began to
talk about the part they took in telling all the woodland flo...
|
Mr Crow Goes And Tells
Mr. Coon and Mr. Possum lived near each other in the woods, and one day
they decided to give a supper the first bright moonlight ni...
|
Discontented Dewdrop
One morning a little Dewdrop was resting on the petal of a wild rose
that grew beside a river.
The sun shining on it made it gli...
|
Inquisitive Mr Possum
It was Mr. Owl who gave the wood folk the warning by calling out one
night, "To whom it may concern!" At least the wood people kne...
|
What The Flowers Told Martha
Martha was visiting her grandmother, who lived in the country. At the
back of the farmhouse was a very large porch, and in the fro...
|
When Jack Frost Was Young
Not that he is old now, for Jack is a snappy, bright fellow, and will
never really grow old--that is, in anything but experience.
...
|
The Revenge Of The Fireflies
The Fireflies and the Goblins had always been good friends, just as
they were with the Fairies, until one night when the Goblins he...
|
Sallie Hicks's Forefinger
Sallie Hicks was a little girl who was good most of the time, but she
had one bad habit, and that was caused by her forefinger on h...
|
The Rain Elves
The Rain Elf children had been shut up in their houses for ever so
long, for it had been hot and the Rain Elves do not like very ho...
|
Mr Fox's Housewarming
Mr. Fox had been so much disturbed by Mr. Dog and his master that he
decided to try living somewhere besides on the ground floor of...
|
Little Pitcher-man
On a pantry shelf there once lived a funny squatty-looking pitcher-man.
His cap was brown and that was the top of the pitcher. His...
|
The Windflower's Story
One day a little Windflower growing in a garden heard the Rosebush say
to the Pansies, "What a quiet little creature the Windflower...
|
Pussy Willow's Furs
Miss Pussy Willow put on her furs one day in March and stepped out into
the sunshine; but, while the sun was warm, March's breath w...
|
Orianna
Bunny White, one night when the Fairies were holding a revel, peeped
out of his window to see the frolic, for Bunny and the Fairies...
|
Old North Wind
Old North Wind lived away up in the North Pole Land in the winter, and
there her children, the Icebergs, grew.
Old North Wind wa...
|
Mr Fox Cuts The Cottontails
Mr. Fox decided that the only way to get all the wood animals to have a
good opinion of him was to give a big dinner, for he had so...
|
Little Never-upset
Little Never-upset was a roly-poly fellow, with weights in his little
body so placed that no matter how he was treated or tumbled a...
|
The Spotted Fawn
When Nimble's mother first looked at him she couldn't believe she would
ever be able to raise him. He was such a tiny, frail, spotte...
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Learning Things
Nimble's mother hadn't liked Mr. Grouse's remark about Foxes. Somehow
she couldn't put Foxes out of her mind. And not once did she m...
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An Interrupted Nap
Nimble, the fawn, stole away into the woods while his mother was
sleeping. And when he went he took great pains not to disturb her.
...
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Planning A Picnic
While he was only a fawn Nimble became very fond of water lilies. But he
didn't carry them as a bouquet, nor wear one in his buttonh...
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Nimble's Mistake
One morning Nimble's mother said to him, "To-night, just as the moon
rises, we'll start for Farmer Green's garden patch."
He knew...
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An Unexpected Party
Nimble's mother's plans went all awry. She had expected to give her son
a treat by taking him quietly to Farmer Green's carrot patch...
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The Strange Light
Weeks went by; and still Nimble's mother said no more about visiting
Farmer Green's carrot patch. Nimble himself did not dare to men...
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Mrs Deer Explains
For the first time in his life Nimble felt quite grown up. He forgot
that he had not yet lived a whole summer. He had made a suggest...
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A Spike Horn
Nimble didn't mind losing his spots, when he grew older. He had
something else that gave him much more pleasure than they ever had. ...
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At The Carrot Patch
During his first summer Nimble never reached Farmer Green's carrot patch
once. His mother had planned to take him there. But on acco...
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Cuffy And The Cave
Nimble did not spend all his spare moments with the other Spike Horns.
Once in a while he met Cuffy Bear prowling about near the foo...
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Cuffy Is Missing
Far up on the dark mountainside, in the driving snow, Nimble waited in
front of the cave where Cuffy Bear had vanished. And all the ...
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Cuffy Bear Wakens
The winter after Nimble lost his spike horns was a mild one. The
snowfall was light. And Nimble was able to roam up and down Pleasan...
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Antlers
Although Nimble had lost his horns he managed to go through the winter
without missing them as much as he had expected. And in time ...
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A Mock Battle
When Nimble had three-points on each of his antlers, in his fourth
summer, he felt that he was at last grown up. He was now a
"thre...
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Mr Crow Looks On
Nimble and his friend Dodger the Deer picked themselves up off the
ground where they had fallen after their collision in the air. Th...
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What Brownie Wanted
Nimble Deer had stopped at Brownie Beaver's pond to get a drink. Just as
he raised his head from the water he spied Brownie a little...
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The Muley Cow
Nimble Deer was a famous jumper. And so was the Muley Cow. In Farmer
Green's herd there was no other that could match her.
Living...
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The Jumping Contest
Having had Mr. Crow's permission, the Muley Cow went on stretching her
legs as much as she pleased. She jumped the pasture fence; an...
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Solving A Problem
Jimmy Rabbit was going to give a party. Up and down Pleasant Valley and
all about Blue Mountain the field and forest people were tal...
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An Untold Secret
All the field and forest people soon knew that at last Jimmy Rabbit had
invited Nimble Deer to his party. And everybody was pleased-...
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The New Hat-rack
The night of Jimmy Rabbit's party arrived at last. The time was an hour
after sunset. The place was Farmer Green's back pasture. And...
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How Nimble Helped
Billy Woodchuck and Fatty Coon had come early to Jimmy Rabbit's party.
And Jimmy had told them to hang their hats and coats upon his...
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Uncle Jerry Chuck
Soon Jimmy Rabbit's friends arrived at his party in throngs. And soon
Nimble Deer's antlers bristled with hats and coats of many kin...
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The Royal Oak
There is in Shropshire a fine oak-tree which the country people there
call the "Royal Oak". They say it is the great-grandson, or pe...
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
Prince Charlie was the grandson of King James II, who was driven away
from the throne of England because he was a selfish man and a ...
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Nelson And Hardy
Lord Nelson was one of the greatest seamen that ever lived. He commanded
the British fleet at the battle of Trafalgar, when the navi...
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Watt And The Kettle
There was once a little Scotch boy named James Watt. He was not a strong
child, and could not always run and play with other boys, b...
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Queen Victoria And Her Soldiers
Queen Victoria was always proud of her brave soldiers. In time of war,
she gave orders that news of them was to be sent to her every...
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The Relief Of Lucknow
During the time of the terrible Indian Mutiny, when most of the native
troops rose against their British rulers, and vowed to kill e...
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Grace Darling
On a small rocky island, off the north coast of England, there is a
lighthouse. A man named William Darling was once keeper of this
...
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David Livingstone
At one time many people believed that the middle of Africa was a sandy
desert, where nothing could live but camels and ostriches. Bu...
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The Battle Of Waterloo
Fields of waving corn, green woods, fruitful orchards, a pretty
farmhouse and a few cottages--such was the plain of Waterloo. And th...
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The Charge Of The Light Brigade
Forward the Light!
Such was the order given during a great battle to the leader of a band
of six hundred British soldiers. Forwar...
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The Coronation Of King Edward Vii
Never had a country a more popular king than King Edward VII, nor a more
gracious queen than Queen Alexandra, and never was a happie...
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War
Over the broad, fair valley,
Filling the heart with fear,
Comes the sound of tramping horses,
And the news of danger n...
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A Brave Queen
Long ago, when this country was a wild land, there lived a beautiful and
brave queen named Boadicea.
Her husband, the king, was d...
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King Alfred And The Cakes
Once, when good King Alfred of England was forced to flee from his
strong foes the Danes, he hid himself in a wood. In this wood, th...
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Not Angles But Angels
In old days the people of England were not all free, as they are now.
Sometimes young men, and women, and little children were sold ...
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Hereward The Wake
When William of Normandy came over the sea, and took the crown of
England, many English people would not call him king. The young lo...
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Canute
There was once a king of England, named Canute, who was a brave and
clever man. But he had many lords in his court who were very foo...
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The Brave Men Of Calais
Many years ago, King Edward III of England took the town of Calais from
the French king. He could not take it by force, for the wall...
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Wat Tyler
In our days, all people in our land, except prisoners, are free to go
where they will, and to do what work they please. In olden tim...
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Bruce And The Spider
Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, sad and weary, lay upon the floor of a
lonely cave among the hills. His mind was full of anxious tho...
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Richard And Blondel
In a gloomy prison, in a foreign land, lay Richard I, King of England.
He had been with some other kings to a great war in the Holy ...
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The White Ship
The night was dark, and a stormy wind was blowing, when the White Ship
set sail from the shore of France. Prince William of England ...
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Joan Of Arc
In a village in the green country of France, there once lived a girl
named Joan. She spent her days in sewing and spinning, and in m...
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Queen Margaret And The Robbers
There were once two kings of England at the same time. One was Henry VI.
He was the rightful king, but a very weak and feeble man, a...
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William Caxton
In old days, books were not printed as they are now; they were written
by hand. This took a long time to do, so there were not many ...
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Sir Philip Sidney
When Elizabeth was Queen of England it was a time of great deeds and
great men. The queen was brave and clever herself, so she liked...
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The Revenge
In the days of Queen Elizabeth, English sailors first began to find
their way across the seas to new lands, from which they brought ...
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The Pilgrim Fathers
There was a time when the people of England were not allowed to pray to
God in the way they thought right, but were punished if they...
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Guy Fawkes
In the time of James I, many of the English people were very hardly
treated because of their religion. At last they could bear the i...
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Cromwell And His Ironsides
When Charles I came to the throne of England, it was soon seen that he
was as bad a king as his father James I had been.
He did n...
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The Spanish Armada
The Armada was a great fleet which the King of Spain sent to attack
England, in the days of Queen Elizabeth. There were more than a ...
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The Defence Of Lathom House
Lathom House is an old English castle. When the war broke out between
King Charles I and his people, the Earl of Derby, who was the ...
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The Story Of The Three Bears
THERE were once three bears, who lived in a wood,
Their porridge was thick, and their chairs and beds good....
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The Woodcraft Kalendar
The Woodcraft K...
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Climbing The Mountain
Afar in our dry southwestern country is an Indian village; and in the offing is a high mountain, towering up out of the desert. It i...
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The Sandpainting Of The Fire
The...
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Beauty And The Beast
...
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Springtime Or The Wedding Of Maka Ina And El Sol
Oh, that was a stirring, glowing time! All the air, and the underwood seemed throbbed with pleasant murmuring voices. The streams we...
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Running The Council
Every good Woodcrafter should know the way of the Council Ring.
Select some quiet level place out of doors; in the woods if ...
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The Sweetest Sad Song In The Woods
Once a great American poet was asked which he thought was the sweetest voice in the woods. He said: "The sweetest sound in Natu...
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A Flower Book
...
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Nine Lives Of A Cat
...
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The Snowstorm
It was at the great winter Carnival of Montreal not long ago. Looking out of a window on a stormy day were five children of differen...
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The Fairy Lamps
There was once a little barelegged, brown-limbed boy who spent all his time in the woods. He loved the woods and all that was in the...
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How The Wren Became King Of The Birds
The story is very old, and it may not be true, but this is how they tell it in many countries.
The animals had chosen the lio...
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The Council Robe
The Woodcraft Council Robe is something which every one may have, and should make for himself. It may be of any shade, of gray, buff...
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The Caribou Dance
Horns...
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The Animal Dance Of Nana-bo-jou
For this we need a Nana-bo-jou; that is, a grown-up who can drum and sing. He has a drum and drumstick, and a straw or paper club; a...
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A Natural Autograph Album
If you live in the country, I can show you an old Woodcraft trick. Look for a hollow tree. Sometimes you can pick one out afar, by t...
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The Crooked Stick
Once upon a time there was a girl who was very anxious to know what sort of a husband she should get; so, of course, she went to the...
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Moving Pictures
One of the best developers of imagination is the Moving Picture. Sometimes called Pantomime, or Dumb-show which means all signs with...
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A Treasure Hunt
Make 24 little white sticks, each about three inches long, and as thick as a pencil. They are easy to make of willow shoots, after t...
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Quickness
Put down 12 potatoes (or other round things) in a row, each one exactly 6 feet from the last, and the last 12 feet from a box with a...
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Guessing Length
Take two common nails, or other thin bits of metal, and lay them on a table or board, at what you guess to be exactly one yard (36 i...
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Aim Or Limb-control
Take 25 medium-sized potatoes, and set up a bucket or bag whose mouth is round and exactly one foot across. Draw a line exactly 10 f...
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Quicksight
Take two boards, cards or papers, each about half a foot square; divide them with black lines into 25 squares each, i. e. 5 each way...
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Hearing
Can you hear like an owl? An owl can find his prey by hearing after dark. His ears are wonderful. Let us try if yours are.
1...
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Feeling
1. Have you got wise fingers like a blind man?
Put 10 nickels, 10 coppers and 10 dimes in a hat or in one hand if you like. Th...
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Snowflakes The Sixfold Gems Of Snowroba
Snowflakes
You have heard of...
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Farsight
1. Hold up a page of this book, and see how far off you can read it. If at 60 inches, measured with a tapeline from your eye to the ...
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The Indian Pot
This is something everyone can make, no matter how young, and each, including the Guide, should make one.
Get a lump of good ...
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Bird-boxes
Bird-boxes
You can win honou...
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A Hunter's Lamp
A Hunter's Lamp
In...
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The Coon Hunt
Take a little bundle of white rags, or paper, as large as a walnut; call this the "Coon." While all the young folks hide t...
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The Woods In Winter
Go out to the nearest chestnut tree, and get half a small burr; trim it neatly. Fill it with putty; set four wooden pegs in this for...
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The Fish And The Pond
...
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Smoke Prints Of Leaves
Smoke Prints of...
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The Horsetail And The Jungle
The...
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The Ox-eye Daisy Or Marguerite
...
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A Monkey-hunt
The...
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The Angel Of The Night
O Guide of the young Tribe! Know you the Twelfth Secret of the Woods? Know you what walked around your tent on that thirtieth night ...
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Poison Ivy Or The Three-fingered Demon Of The Woods
The Poison Ivy
You h...
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The Medicine In The Sky
This is one of the greatest and best secrets of Woodcraft—The Medicine in the Sky.
Let me tell you a story about it. Th...
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Why The Dog Turns Around Three Times Before Lying Down
Yes, they all do it; the big St. Bernard, the foolish littlest lap Dog, the ragged street Dog; give them bare boards, or a silken cu...
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The Deathcup Of Diablo
The Deathcup To...
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Why The Squirrel Wears A Bushy Tail
"Oh, Mother, look at that Gray Squirrel!" shouted Billie. "What a beautiful bushy tail he has!" Then, after a pa...
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Why A Dog Wags His Tail
There is an old story that the Dog said to the Cat: "Cat, you are a fool; you growl when you are pleased and wag your tail when...
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Sign Language
...
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The Language Of Hens
Yes; Hens talk somewhat as we do; only they haven't so many words, and don't depend on them as we have to.
There are only ten...
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Symbols
If you have thought much about it, O Guide! you will surely find that, for decoration, it is better to use a beautiful symbol of any...
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Blazes
All hunters and Indians have signs to let their people know the way. Some of these signs are on trees, and are called "Blazes.&...
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Totems
A Totem is a simple form used as the emblem or symbol of a man, a group of men, an animal, or an idea; it does not use or refer to w...
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How The Pine Tree Tells Its Own Story
...
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The Fingerboard Goldenrod
"Oh, Mother Carey! All-mother! Lover of us little plants as well as the big trees! Listen to us little slender Goldenrods.
...
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Woodchuck Day February Second Sixth Secret Of The Woods
...
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The Singing Hawk
Listen, Guide and young folk, I want to add another bird to your list to-day; another secret of the woods to your learning.
...
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Tracks And The Stories They Tell
...
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A Rabbit's Story Of His Life Written By Himself
Yes, the Rabbit wrote it himself and about himself in the oldest writing on earth, that is the tracks of his feet.
...
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The Twin Stars
Two-Bright-Eyes went wandering out
To chase the Whippoorwill;
Two-Bright-Eyes got lost and left
Our teep...
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The Pleiades That Orion Fired At The Bull
The Pleiades
When late a...
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Orion The Hunter And His Fight With The Bull
In the 49th Tale I told you there were two giants among the mighty hunters in the sky, Boötes, whose adventure with the Bears y...
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The North Star Or The Home Star
The...
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The Pappoose On The Squaw's Back
Now that you know how the Bears and the Big Dipper came, you should know the Indian story of the Old Squaw.
...
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How The Indian Summer Came
Wahkonda, the Great Spirit, the Ruler of the World, had found pleasure the whole summer long in making mountains, lakes, and forests...
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The Digger Wasp That Killed The Cicada
Strange things are done in the realm of Mother Carey; strange things and cruel. At least so they seem to us, for we do not know the ...
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The Cicada And The Katydid
Once upon a time, long, long ago, the birds whose job it was to make the woods merry with their songs, decided to go on strike. They...
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The Mud-dauber Wasp
If you look under the roof of any wooden barn in Eastern America you are likely to see the nest of the common Mud-wasp.
...
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The Wood-witch And The Bog-nuts
Once upon a time there was a rich boy, who knew all about the city, and nothing about the woods. He went for an outing into the wild...
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How The Shad Came And How The Chestnut Got Its Burrs
In the woods of Poconic there once roamed a very discontented Porcupine. She was forever fretting. She complained that everything wa...
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How The Littlest Owl Came
After the Great Spirit had made the world and the creatures in it, he made the Gitchee O-kok-o-hoo. This was like an Owl, but bigger...
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The Witch-hazel
Witch-hazel
These are the ...
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The Story Of The Quaking Aspen Or Poplar
The leaf of the Quaking Asp is like the one marked "a" in the drawing. Its trunk is smooth, greenish, or whitish, with bla...
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Why The Chicadee Goes Crazy Twice A Year
A long time ago, when it was always summer in our woods, the Chicadees lived merrily with their cousins, and frolicked the whole yea...
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The Purple And Gold Of Autumn
T...
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The Hickory Horn-devil
Hush, whisper! Did you ever meet a Hickory Horn-devil? No! Well I did, and I tell you he is a terror. Look at this picture of him. I...
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How The Indian Pipe Came
How the Ind...
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The Cucumber Under The Brownie's Umbrella
The Indians had Brownies, only they called them Pukwudjies, and I am going to tell you a story of an Indian Brownie.
...
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Jack-in-the-pulpit
Jack-in-the-Pulpit ...
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The Fairy Bird Or The Humming-bird Moth
When I was a schoolboy, a number of my companions brought the news that the strangest bird in the world had come that day to our gar...
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The Wicked Hoptoad And The Little Yellow Dragon
...
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The Green Fairy With The Long Train
Some fairies are Brownies and some are Greenies, and of all that really and truly dance in the moonlight right here in America, Luna...
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The Great Splendid Silk-moth Or Samia Cecropia
When I was a very small boy, I saw my father bring in from the orchard a ragged looking thing like parchment wrapped up with some ta...
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The Beautiful Poison Caterpillar
...
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The Four Butterflies You See Every Summer
...
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Dutchman's Breeches
...
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The Seven Sour Sisters
If you look along any half-open bank in the edge of the woods, or even in the woods itself, you are sure to see one of the Seven Sor...
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Self-heal Or Blue-curls In The Grass
...
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The Mecha-meck
That fearful time when the forest fire set all the Brownies busy burying their food and dishes at the feast-hall, you remember it to...
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Crinkleroot; Or Who Hid The Salad?
It has long been the custom of the Brownies to have a great feast on the first of the merry month of May, to celebrate the return of...
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The Indian Basket-maker
The Indian Basket
...
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The Shamrock And Her Three Sisters
The Shamrock i...
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How The Red Clover Got The White Mark On Its Leaves
...
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The Pot-herb That Sailed With The Pilgrims
"Come," said the Guide, "to-day I am going to show you a Pot-herb that came from England with the Pilgrim Fathers and...
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How The Mouse-bird Made Fun Of The Brownie
...
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The Silver Bells Of The False Solomon Seal
...
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The Bells Of The Solomon Seal
Let us go out into the woods, and look for the Solomon Seal. This is May and we should find it in some half open place, where it is ...
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The Wandering Monarch
Did you ever read the old Greek story of Ulysses, King of Ithaca, the Wandering Monarch, who for twenty years roamed over sea and la...
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The Mourning-cloak Butterfly Or The Camberwell Beauty
There was once a lady who dwelt in Camberwell. She was so good to see that people called her "The Camberwell Beauty." She ...
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Butterflies And Moths
Do you remember the dear old fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast? How Beauty had to marry the Beast to save her father's life? But as...
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Brook Brownie Or How The Song Sparrow Got His Streaks
His Mother was the Brook and his sisters were the Reeds,
They, every one, applauded when he sang about his deeds.
...
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Diablo And The Dogwood
The Dogwood Bloom
...
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The Woolly-bear
...
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How The Violets Came
The Meadow she was sorry
For her sister Sky, you see,
'Cause, though her robe of blue was bright,
'Twas ...
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Cocoons
Everyone loves to go a-hunting. Our forebears were hunters for so many ages that the hunting spirit is strong in all of us, even tho...
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Robin The Bird That Loves To Make Clay Pots
Everyone knows the Robin; his reddish-brown breast, gray back, white throat, and dark wings and tail are easily remembered. If you c...
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How The Bluebird Came
Nana-bo-jou, that some think is the Indian name for El Sol and some say is Mother Carey, was sleeping his winter's sleep in the big ...
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The Cat's-eye Toad A Child Of Maka Ina
When you were little, O Guide! didn't you delight in the tales of gnomes or nibelungen, those strange underground creatures...
|
The Prairie-girl With Yellow Hair
The Prairie-girl
...
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The Story Of The White Dawnsinger Or How The Bloodroot Came
Have you noticed that there are no snow-white birds in our woods during summer? Mother Carey long ago made it a rule that all snow-w...
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Stoutheart And His Black Cravat
Do you know the bird that wears a black cravat, which he changes once a year? It is the English Sparrow, the commonest of all our bi...
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Blue-eyes The Snow Child Or The Story Of Hepatica
HAVE you ever seen El Sol, the Chief of the Wonder-workers, brother to Mother Carey? Yes, you have, though probably you did not know...
|
Bird-nesting In Winter
...
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Ribgrass Or Whiteman's-foot
If you live in the country or in a small town, you will not have to go many steps, in summer time, before you find the little plant ...
|
...
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The Cinder-maid
Once upon a time, though it was not in my time or in your time, or in
anybody else's time, there was a great King who had an only so...
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All Change
There was once a man who was the laziest man in all the world. He
wouldn't take off his clothes when he went to bed because he didn'...
|
The King Of The Fishes
Once upon a time there was a fisherman who was very poor and felt
poorer still because he had no children. Now one day as he was fis...
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Scissors
Once upon a time, though it was not in my time nor in your time nor in
anybody else's time, there lived a cobbler named Tom and his ...
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Beauty And The Beast
There was once a merchant that had three daughters, and he loved them
better than himself. Now it happened that he had to go a long ...
|
Reynard And Bruin
You must know that once upon a time Reynard the Fox and Bruin the Bear
went into partnership and kept house together. Would you like...
|
The Dancing Water The Singing Apple And The Speaking Bird
There was once an herb-gatherer who had three daughters who earned
their living by spinning. One day their father died and left them...
|
The Language Of Animals
There was once a man who had a son named Jack, who was very simple in
mind and backward in his thought. So his father sent him away ...
|
The Three Soldiers
Once upon a time three soldiers returned from the wars; one was a
sergeant, one was a corporal, and the third was a simple private. ...
|
A Dozen At A Blow
A little tailor was sitting cross-legged at his bench and was
stitching away as busy as could be when a woman came up the street
ca...
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The Earl Of Cattenborough
Once upon a time there was a miller who had three sons, Charles, Sam,
and John. And every night when the servant went to bed he used...
|
The Swan Maidens
There was once a hunter who used often to spend the whole night
stalking the deer or setting traps for game. Now it happened one nig...
|
Androcles And The Lion
It happened in the old days at Rome that a slave named Androcles
escaped from his master and fled into the forest, and he wandered
...
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Day-dreaming
Now there was once a man at Bagdad who had seven sons, and when he
died he left to each of them one hundred dirhems; and his fifth s...
|
Keep Cool
There was once a man and he had three sons, and when he died they all
had to go out to seek a living. So the eldest went out first, ...
|
The Master Thief
There was once a farmer who had a son named Will, and he sent him out
in the world to learn a trade and seek his fortune. Now he had...
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The Unseen Bridegroom
Once upon a time there was a king and queen, as many a one has been,
and they had three daughters, all of them beautiful; but the mo...
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The Master-maid
There was once a king and a queen and they had a bonny boy whom they
loved beyond anything. Now when he was grown up into a fine you...
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A Visitor From Paradise
There was once a woman, good but simple, who had been twice married.
One day when her husband was in the field--of course that was h...
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Inside Again
A man was walking through the forest one day when he saw a funny black
thing like a whip wriggling about under a big stone. He was c...
|
John The True
There was once a king who had long been unmarried. Now one day, going
through his palace, he came to a room that he had never opened...
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Johnnie And Grizzle
There was once a poor farmer who had two children named Johnnie and
Grizzle. Now things grew worse and worse for the farmer till he ...
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The Clever Lass
Now there was once a farmer who had but one daughter of whom he was
very proud because she was so clever. So whenever he was in any
...
|
Thumbkin
A woman was once stringing beans in her kitchen, and she thought to
herself:
"Oh, why have I not got a little baby boy; if I had ...
|
Snowwhite
There was once a queen who had no children, and it grieved her sorely.
One winter's afternoon she was sitting by the window sewing w...
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Introduction To Notes
Ever since the Brothers Grimm in 1812 made for the first time a fairly
complete collection of the folk-tales of a definite local or ...
|
The Fairy's New Year Gift
BY EMILIE POULSSON (ADAPTED)
Two little boys were at play one day when a Fairy suddenly appeared
before them and said: "I have been...
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The Little Match Girl
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (TRANSLATED)
It was very, very cold; it snowed and it grew dark; it was the last
evening of the year, Ne...
|
The Twelve Months - A Slav Legend
BY ALEXANDER CHODZKO (ADAPTED)
There was once a widow who had two daughters, Helen, her own child by
her dead husband, and Marouckl...
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The Mail-coach Passengers
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (ADAPTED)
It was bitterly cold. The sky glittered with stars, and not a breeze
stirred. "Bump,"--an old ...
|
He Rescues The Birds
BY NOAH BROOKS (ADAPTED)
Once, while riding through the country with some other lawyers, Lincoln
was missed from the party, and was...
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Lincoln And The Little Girl
BY CHARLES W. MOORES
In the old days, when Lincoln was one of the leading lawyers of the
State, he noticed a little girl of ten who...
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Training For The Presidency
BY ORISON SWETT MARDEN
"I meant to take good care of your book, Mr. Crawford," said the boy,
"but I've damaged it a good deal witho...
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Why Lincoln Was Called Honest Abe
BY NOAH BROOKS
In managing the country store, as in everything that he undertook for
others, Lincoln did his very best. He was hone...
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A Stranger At Five-points
(ADAPTED)
One afternoon in February, 1860, when the Sunday School of the
Five-Point House of Industry in New York was assembled, th...
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A Solomon Come To Judgment
BY CHARLES W. MOORES
Lincoln's practical sense and his understanding of human nature enabled
him to save the life of the son of his...
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George Pickett's Friend
BY CHARLES W. MOORES
George Pickett, who had known Lincoln in Illinois, years before, joined
the Southern army, and by his conspicu...
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Lincoln The Lawyer
BY Z. A. MUDGE (ADAPTED)
He delighted to advocate the cases of those whom he knew to be wronged,
but he would not defend the cause ...
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The Courage Of His Convictions
(ADAPTED)
Mr. Lincoln made the great speech of his famous senatorial campaign at
Springfield, Illinois. The convention before which...
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Mr Lincoln And The Bible
BY Z. A. MUDGE (ADAPTED)
A visitor in Washington once had an appointment to see Mr. Lincoln
at five o'clock in the morning. The gen...
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His Springfield Farewell Address
It was on the morning of February 11, 1861, that the President-elect,
together with his family and a small party of friends, bade adie...
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Saint Valentine
The good Saint Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius
II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs, and for thi...
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Prisoner's Valentine
BY MILLICENT OLMSTED (ADAPTED)
Charles, Duke of Orleans, who was taken prisoner at the battle of
Agincourt in 1415, and detained in...
|
A Girl's Valentine Charm
AS TOLD BY HERSELF
(FROM THE CONNOISSEUR, 1775)
Last Friday was Valentine's Day, and I'll tell you what I did the night
before. ...
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Mr Pepys His Valentine
AS RELATED BY HIMSELF IN 1666
(ADAPTED)
This morning, came up to my wife's bedside, I being up dressing myself,
little Will Merc...
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Cupid And Psyche
BY JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY
THE ENCHANTED PALACE
Once upon a time, through that Destiny that overrules the gods, Love
himself g...
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The Trial Of Psyche:
Over mountains and valleys Psyche journeyed alone until she came to the
city where her two envious sisters lived with the princes wh...
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Three Old Tales
BY M. L. WEEMS (ADAPTED)
I. THE CHERRY TREE
When George was about six years old, he was made the wealthy master of a
hatch...
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Young George And The Colt
BY HORACE E. SCUDDER
There is a story told of George Washington's boyhood,--unfortunately
there are not many stories,--which is to ...
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Washington The Athlete
BY ALBERT F. BLAISDELL AND FRANCIS E. BALL
Many stories are told of the mighty power of Washington's right arm. It
is said that he ...
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Washington's Modesty
BY HENRY CABOT LODGE (ADAPTED)
Washington as soon as Fort Duquesne had fallen hurried home, resigned
his commission, and was marrie...
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Washington At Yorktown
BY HENRY CABOT LODGE
During the assault Washington stood in an embrasure of the grand
battery, watching the advance of the men. He ...
|
A Lesson Of Faith
BY MRS. ALFRED GATTY (ADAPTED)
"Let me hire you as a nurse for my poor children," said a butterfly to
a quiet caterpillar, who was ...
|
A Child's Dream Of A Star
BY CHARLES DICKENS
There was once a child, and he strolled about a good deal, and thought
of a number of things. He had a sister, w...
|
The Loveliest Rose In The World
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (ADAPTED)
Once there reigned a queen, in whose garden were found the most glorious
flowers at all season...
|
The Snowdrop
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (ADAPTED)
[Footnote 1: From For the Children's Hour, by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey and
Clara M. Lewis. Copyr...
|
The Three Little Butterfly Brothers
(FROM THE GERMAN)
[Footnote 2: From Deutsches Drittes Lesebuch, by W. H. Weick and C.
Grebner. Copyright, 1886, by Van Antwerp, Bra...
|
The Water-drop
BY FRIEDRICH WILHELM CAROVE'
(ADAPTED FROM THE TRANSLATION BY SARAH AUSTIN)
There was once a child who lived in a little hut, and...
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The Spring Beauty
AN OJIBBEWAY LEGEND
BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT (ADAPTED)
An old man was sitting in his lodge, by the side of a frozen stream. It
wa...
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The Fairy Tulips
ENGLISH FOLK-TALE
Once upon a time there was a good old woman who lived in a little house.
She had in her garden a bed of beautiful...
|
The Stream That Ran Away
BY MARY AUSTIN (ADAPTED)
In a short and shallow canyon running eastward toward the sun, one may
find a clear, brown stream called t...
|
The Elves
AN IROQUOIS LEGEND
BY HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE (ADAPTED)
The little Elves of Darkness, so says the old Iroquois grandmother, were...
|
The Canyon Flowers
BY RALPH CONNOR (ADAPTED)
At first there were no canyons, but only the broad, open prairie. One
day the Master of the Prairie, walk...
|
Clytie The Heliotrope
BY OVID (ADAPTED)
There was once a Nymph named Clytie, who gazed ever at Apollo as he
drove his sun-chariot through the heavens. Sh...
|
Hyacinthus
BY OVID (ADAPTED)
Once when the golden-beamed Apollo roamed the earth, he made a companion
of Hyacinthus, the son of King Amyclas o...
|
Echo And Narcissus
BY OVID (ADAPTED)
Long ago, in the ancient world, there was born to the blue-eyed Nymph
Liriope, a beautiful boy, whom she called N...
|
The Lark And Its Young Ones
A HINDU FABLE
BY P. V. RAMASWAMI RAJU (ADAPTED)
A child went up to a lark and said: "Good lark, have you any young
ones?"
"Ye...
|
Cornelia's Jewels
BY JAMES BALDWIN
It was a bright morning in the old city of Rome many hundred years ago.
In a vine-covered summer-house in ...
|
Queen Margaret And The Robbers
BY ALBERT F. BLAISDELL (ADAPTED)
One day when roses were in bloom, two noblemen came to angry words in
the Temple Gardens, by the s...
|
The Revenge Of Coriolanus
BY CHARLES MORRIS (ADAPTED)
Caius Marcius was a noble Roman youth, who fought valiantly, when but
seventeen years of age, in the ba...
|
The Widow And Her Three Sons
(ADAPTED)
One day a poor woman approached Mr. Lincoln for an interview. She was
somewhat advanced in years and plainly clad, wearin...
|
Betsy Ross And The Flag
BY HARRY PRINGLE FORD (ADAPTED)
On the 14th day of June, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the
following resolution: "RESOLVED,...
|
The Star-spangled Banner
BY EVA MARCH TAPPAN (ADAPTED)
In 1814, while the War of 1812 was still going on, the people of
Maryland were in great trouble, for ...
|
The Little Drummer-boy
BY ALBERT BUSHNELL HART (ADAPTED)
A few days before a certain regiment received orders to join General
Lyon, on his march to Wilson...
|
A Flag Incident
BY M. M. THOMAS (ADAPTED)
When marching to Chattanooga the corps had reached a little wooded
valley between the mountains. The colo...
|
Two Hero-stories Of The Civil War
BY BEN LA BREE (ADAPTED)
I. BRAVERY HONORED BY A FOE
In a rifle-pit, on the brow of a hill near Fredericksburg, were a number
of...
|
Ii The Bravery Of Richard Kirtland
Richard Kirtland was a sergeant in the Second Regiment of South Carolina
Volunteers. The day after the great battle of Fredericksbur...
|
The Young Sentinel
BY Z. A. MUDGE (ADAPTED)
In the summer of 1862, a young man belonging to a Vermont regiment was
found sleeping at his post. He was ...
|
The Colonel Of The Zouaves
BY NOAH BROOKS (ADAPTED)
Among those who accompanied Mr. Lincoln, the President-elect, on his
journey from Illinois to the national...
|
General Scott And The Stars And Stripes
BY E. D. TOWNSEND (ADAPTED)
One day, as the general was sitting at his table in the office, the
messenger announced that a person d...
|
The Declaration Of Independence
BY WASHINGTON IRVING
While danger was gathering round New York, and its inhabitants were
in mute suspense and fearful anticipations...
|
The Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence
BY H. A. GUERBER [4]
[Footnote 4: From The Story of the Thirteen Colonies. Copyright, 1898,
by H. A. Guerber. American Book Company...
|
A Brave Girl
BY JAMES JOHONNOT (ADAPTED)
In the year 1781 the war was chiefly carried on in the South, but the
North was constantly troub...
|
The Boston Tea-party
BY JOHN ANDREWS (ADAPTED) [5]
On November 29, 1773, there arrived in Boston Harbor a ship carrying an
hundred and odd chests ...
|
A Gunpowder Story
BY JOHN ESTEN COOKE (ADAPTED)
In the autumn of 1777 the English decided to attack Fort Henry, at
Wheeling, in northwestern Vi...
|
The Capture Of Fort Ticonderoga
BY WASHINGTON IRVING (ADAPTED)
Some bold spirits in Connecticut conceived the project of surprising the
old forts of Ticonderoga an...
|
Washington And The Cowards
BY WASHINGTON IRVING (ADAPTED)
During the evacuation of New York by Washington, two divisions of the
enemy, encamped on Long Island...
|
The Smithy
A HINDU FABLE
BY P. V. RAMASWAMI RAJU (ADAPTED)
Once words ran high in a smithy.
The furnace said: "If I cease to burn, the sm...
|
The Nail
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
A merchant had done good business at the fair; he had sold his wares,
and filled his bag with gold and...
|
The Elves And The Shoemaker
BY HORACE E. SCUDDER
There was once a shoemaker who worked very hard and was honest. Still,
he could not earn enough to live on. At...
|
The Hillman And The Housewife
BY JULIANA HORATIA EWING (ADAPTED)
It is well known that the Fairy People cannot abide meanness. They like
to be liberally dealt wi...
|
Hofus The Stone-cutter
A JAPANESE LEGEND
FROM THE RIVERSIDE THIRD READER (ADAPTED)
Once upon a time in Japan, there was a poor stone-cutter, named Hofus...
|
Arachne
BY JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY
There was a certain maiden of Lydia, Arachne by name, renowned
throughout the country for her skill as...
|
The Metal King
A GERMAN FOLE-TALE
(ADAPTED)
Once long ago there was a high mountain whose rocks were veined with
gold and silver and seamed wit...
|
The Choice Of Hercules
BY XENOPHON (ADAPTED)
Long, long ago, when the world was young, there were many deeds waiting
to be wrought by daring heroes. It wa...
|
The Speaking Statue
FROM GESTA ROMANORUM (ADAPTED)
There was once a great emperor who made a law that whosoever worked on
the birthday of his eldest so...
|
The Champion Stone-cutter
BY HUGH MILLER
David Fraser was a famous Scotch hewer. On hearing that it had been
remarked among a party of Edinburgh masons that,...
|
Bill Brown's Test
BY CLEVELAND MOFFETT
All firemen have courage, but it cannot be known until the test how many
have this particular kind,--Bill Brow...
|
Columbus And The Egg
BY JAMES BALDWIN (ADAPTED) [8]
One day Columbus was at a dinner which a Spanish gentleman had given
in his honor, and several p...
|
Columbus At La Rabida
BY WASHINGTON IRVING (ADAPTED)
About half a league from the little seaport of Palos de Moguer, in
Andalusia, there stood, and conti...
|
The Mutiny
BY A. DE LAMARTINE (ADAPTED)
When Columbus left the Canaries to pass with his three small ships into
the unknown seas, the eruption...
|
The First Landing Of Columbus In The New World
BY WASHINGTON IRVING (ADAPTED)
It was on Friday morning, the 12th of October, that Columbus first
beheld the New World. As the day ...
|
The Old Witch
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM (TRANSLATED)
There was once a little girl who was very willful and who never obeyed
when her elders spoke to ...
|
Shippeitaro
A JAPANESE FOLK-TALE:
BY MARY F. NIXON-ROULET (ADAPTED)
Once upon a time there was a brave soldier lad who was seeking his
fo...
|
Hansel And Grethel
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM (ADAPTED)
Hard-by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his two children
and his wife who was their st...
|
Burg Hill's On Fire
A CELTIC FAIRY TALE
BY ELIZABETH W. GRIERSON (ADAPTED)
Once upon a time there was a rich farmer who had a thrifty wife. She
us...
|
The King Of The Cats
AN ENGLISH FOLK-TALE
BY ERNEST RHYS
Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived in a lonely house in
a very lonely part o...
|
The Strange Visitor
AN ENGLISH FOLK-TALE
BY JOSEPH JACOBS
A woman was sitting at her reel one night; and still she sat, and still
she reeled, and st...
|
The Benevolent Goblin
FROM GESTA ROMANORUM (ADAPTED)
In the kingdom of England there is a hillock in the midst of a dense
wood. Thither in old days knigh...
|
The Phantom Knight Of The Vandal Camp
FROM GESTA ROMANORUM (ADAPTED)
There was once in Great Britain, a knight named Albert, strong in arms
and adorned with every virtue...
|
The First Harvest-home In Plymouth
BY W. DE LOSS LOVE, JR (ADAPTED)
After prayer and fasting and a farewell feast, the Pilgrim Fathers left
the City of Leyden, and so...
|
The Master Of The Harvest
BY MRS. ALFRED GATTY (ADAPTED)
The Master of the Harvest walked by the side of his cornfields in the
springtime. A frown was on his...
|
Saint Cuthbert's Eagle
BY THE VENERABLE BEDE (ADAPED)
Once upon a time, the good Saint Cuthbert of Lindesfarne, went forth
from his monastery to preach to...
|
The Ears Of Wheat
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM (TRANSLATED)
Ages upon ages ago, says the German grandmother, when angels used to
wander on earth, the ground...
|
How Indian Corn Came Into The World
AN OJIBBEWAY LEGEND
BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT (ADAPTED)
Long, long ago, in a beautiful part of this country, there lived an
Indian...
|
The Nutcracker Dwarf
BY COUNT FRANZ POCCI (TRANSLATED)
Two boys gathered some hazelnuts in the woods. They sat down under a
tree and tried to eat them, ...
|
The Pumpkin Pirates
A TALE FROM LUCIAN
BY ALFRED J. CHURCH (ADAPTED)
Once upon a time, one Lucian the Greek was filled with a desire to see
strange ...
|
The Spirit Of The Corn
AN IROQUOIS LEGEND
BY HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE (ADAPTED)
There was a time, says the Iroquois grandmother, when it was not needful...
|
The Horn Of Plenty
BY OVID (ADAPTED)
Aeneus, King of Aetolia, had a daughter whose name was Deianira. So
beautiful was the maiden that her fame spread...
|
After Celia Thaxter
In the sunny land of France there lived many years ago a sweet little
maid named Piccola.
Her father had died when she was a baby, ...
|
The Stranger Child
A LEGEND
BY COUNT FRANZ POCCI (TRANSLATED)
There once lived a laborer who earned his daily bread by cutting wood.
His wife and t...
|
Saint Christopher
A GOLDEN LEGEND
ENGLISHED BY WILLIAM CAXTON (ADAPTED)
Christopher was a Canaanite, and he was of a right great stature, twelve
c...
|
The Christmas Rose
AN OLD LEGEND
BY LIZZIE DEAS (ADAPTED)
When the Magi laid their rich offerings of myrrh, frankincense, and
gold, by the bed of t...
|
The Wooden Shoes Of Little Wolff
BY FRANCOIS COPPEE (ADAPTED)
Once upon a time,--so long ago that the world has forgotten the
date,--in a city of the North of Europ...
|
The Pine Tree
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (TRANSLATED)
I. WHEN IT WAS LITTLE
Out in the woods stood such a nice little Pine Tree: he had a goo...
|
The Christmas Cuckoo
BY FRANCES BROWNE (ADAPTED)
Once upon a time there stood in the midst of a bleak moor, in the North
Country, a certain village. All...
|
The Christmas Fairy Of Strasburg
A GERMAN FOLK-TALE
BY J. STIRLING COYNE (ADAPTED)
Once, long ago, there lived near the ancient city of Strasburg, on the
river R...
|
The Three Purses
A LEGEND
BY WILLIAM S. WALSH (ADAPTED)
When Saint Nicholas was Bishop of Myra, there were among his people
three beautiful maide...
|
The Thunder Oak
A SCANDINAVIAN LEGEND
WILLIAM S. WALSH AND OTHER SOURCES
When the heathen raged through the forests of the ancient Northland
the...
|
The Christmas Thorn Of Glastonbury
A LEGEND OF ANCIENT BRITAIN
ADAPTED FROM WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY AND OTHER SOURCES
There is a golden Christmas legend and it relate...
|
The Three Kings Of Cologne
A LEGEND OF THE MIDDLE AGES
BY JOHN OF HILDESHEIM-MODERNIZED BY H. S. MORRIS (ADAPTED)
THE STAR
Now, when the Children of Isra...
|
The Little Tree That Longed For Other Leaves
BY FRIEDRICH RUCHERT (TRANSLATED)
There was a little tree that stood in the woods through both good and
stormy weather, and it was ...
|
Why The Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves
BY FLORENCE HOLBROOK
Winter was coming, and the birds had flown far to the south, where the
air was warm and they could find berrie...
|
Why The Aspen Quivers
OLD LEGEND
Long, long ago, so the legend says, when Joseph and Mary and the Holy
Babe fled out of Bethlehem into Egypt, they passed...
|
The Wonder Tree
BY FRIEDRICH ADOLPH KRUMMACHER (ADAPTED)
One day in the springtime, Prince Solomon was sitting under the palm
trees in the royal ga...
|
The Proud Oak Tree
OLD FABLE
(TRANSLATED)
The oak said to the reed that grew by the river: "It is no wonder that
you make such a sorrowful moani...
|
Baucis And Philemon
ADAPTED FROM H. P. MASKEL'S RENDERING OF THE GREEK MYTH
On the slopes of the Phrygian hills, there once dwelt a pious old couple
na...
|
The Unfruitful Tree
BY FRIEDRICH ADOLPH KRUMMACHER
A farmer had a brother in town who was a gardener, and who possessed a
magnificent orchard full of t...
|
The Dryad Of The Old Oak
BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (ADAPTED)
In olden times there was a youth named Rhoecus. One day as he wandered
through the wood he saw an...
|
Daphne
BY OVID (ADAPTED)
In ancient times, when Apollo, the god of the shining sun, roamed the
earth, he met Cupid, who with bended bow an...
|
The Old Woman Who Became A Woodpecker
BY PHOEBE CARY (ADAPTED)
Afar in the Northland, where the winter days are so short and the nights
so long, and where they harness t...
|
The Boy Who Became A Robin
AN OJIBBEWAY LEGEND
BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT (ADAPTED)
Once upon a time there was an old Indian who had an only son, whose name
w...
|
The Tongue-cut Sparrow
BY A. B. MITFORD (ADAPTED)
Once upon a time there lived a little old man and a little old woman.
The little old man had a kind hear...
|
The Quails A Legend Of The Jataka
FROM THE RIVERSIDE FOURTH READER
Ages ago a flock of more than a thousand quails lived together in a
forest in India. They would ha...
|
The Magpie's Nest
BY JOSEPH JACOBS
All the birds of the air came to the magpie and asked her to teach
them how to build nests. For the magpie is the ...
|
The Greedy Geese
FROM IL LIBRO D'ORO (ADAPTED)
Many years ago there was near the sea a convent famed for the rich crops
of grain that grew on its fa...
|
The King Of The Birds
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM (TRANSLATED)
One day the birds took it into their heads that they would like a
master, and that one of their ...
|
The Dove Who Spoke Truth
BY ABBIE FARWELL BROWN
The dove and the wrinkled little bat once went on a journey together.
When it came toward night a storm aros...
|
The Busy Blue Jay
BY OLIVE THORNE MILLER (ADAPTED)
One of the most interesting birds who ever lived in my Bird Room was a
blue jay named Jakie. He wa...
|
Babes In The Woods
BY JOHN BURROUGHS
One day in early May, Ted and I made an expedition to the Shattega, a
still, dark, deep stream that loiters silen...
|
The Pride Of The Regiment
BY HARRY M. KIEFFER (ADAPTED)
"Old Abe" was the war-eagle of the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteers. Whoever
it may have been that first c...
|
The Mother Murre
BY DALLAS LORE SHARP
One of the most striking cases of mother-love which has ever come under
my observation, I saw in the summer of...
|
The Palace Of The Eagles
East of the Land of the Rising Sun there dwelled a king who spent all
his days and half his nights in pleasure. His kingdom was on t...
|
The Giant Of The Flood
Just before the world was drowned all the animals gathered in front of
the Ark and Father Noah carefully inspected them.
"All ye ...
|
The Fairy Princess Of Ergetz
I
In a great and beautiful city that stood by the sea, an old man lay
dying. Mar Shalmon was his name, and he was the richest man...
|
The Higgledy-piggledy Palace
Sarah, the wife of the patriarch Abraham, and the great mother of the
Jewish people, was the most beautiful woman who ever lived. Ev...
|
The Red Slipper
Rosy-red was a sweet little girl, with beautiful blue eyes, soft pink
cheeks and glorious ruddy-gold hair of the tinge that artists ...
|
The Star-child
When Abraham was born, his father, Terah, who was one of the chief
officers of King Nimrod, gave a banquet to a large number of his
...
|
Abi Fressah's Feast
There was not in the whole city of Bagdad a greedier man than Abi
Fressah, and you may be sure he was not popular. It was not that h...
|
The Beggar King
Proud King Hagag sat on his throne in state, and the high priest,
standing by his side, read from the Holy Book, as was his daily
c...
|
The Quarrel Of The Cat And Dog
In the childhood of the world, when Adam named all the animals and
ruled over them, the dog and the cat were the greatest good frien...
|
The Water-babe
Floating in a basket on the River Nile, Princess Bathia, the daughter
of Pharaoh, King of Egypt, found a tiny little water-babe. Pri...
|
Sinbad Of The Talmud
"Rabba, Rabba, silly, silly Rabba, have you caught another whale
to-day?"
With this strange cry a number of children followed an ...
|
The Outcast Prince
There lived a king who had an only son, on whom he doted. No one, not
even his oldest tutor, was permitted to utter a word of correc...
|
The Story Of Bostanai
In the days of long ago, when Persia was a famous and beautiful land,
with innumerable rose gardens that perfumed the whole country ...
|
From Shepherd-boy To King
On a desolate plain, a little shepherd-boy stood alone. His day's work
was over and he had wandered through field and forest listeni...
|
The Magic Palace
Ibrahim, the most learned and pious man of the city, whom everybody
held in esteem, fell on troubled days. To none did he speak of h...
|
King For Three Days
Godfrey de Bouillon was a famous warrior, a daring general and bold
leader of men, who gained victories in several countries. And so...
|
The Palace In The Clouds
Ikkor, the Jewish vizier of the king of Assyria, was the wisest man in
the land, but he was not happy. He was the greatest favorite ...
|
The Pope's Game Of Chess
Nearly a thousand years ago in the town of Mayence, on the bank of the
Rhine, there dwelt a pious Jew of the name of Simon ben Isaac...
|
The Slave's Fortune
Ahmed was the only child of the wealthiest merchant in Damascus. His
father devoted his days to doing everything possible to anticip...
|
The Paradise In The Sea
Hiram, king of Tyre, was a foolish old man. He lived so long and grew
to such a venerable age that he absuredly imagined he would ne...
|
The Rabbi's Bogey-man
Rabbi Lion, of the ancient city of Prague, sat in his study in the
Ghetto looking very troubled. Through the window he could see the...
|
The Fairy Frog
Once upon a time there lived a man of learning and wealth who had an
only son, named Hanina. To this son, who was grown up and marri...
|
The Princess Of The Tower
I
Princess Solima was sick, not exactly ill, but so much out of sorts
that her father, King Zuliman, was both annoyed and perturb...
|
The Vision Of Victory
More than two thousand years ago there lived a king in the land of
Macedon who was a great conqueror, and when his son, Alexander, was...
|
The Land Of Darkness And The Gate Of Paradise
After many days King Alexander came to the Mountains of Darkness.
Acting on the advice of the wise men, he had provided himself with
...
|
The Wonders Of The World
One day a strange rumbling noise was heard, and toward evening the
army halted by the side of a river even more mysterious than the Ri...
|
The Stone-cutter
Once upon a time there lived a stone-cutter, who went every day to a great
rock in the side of a big mountain and cut out slabs for ...
|
Prince Kindhearted
Once upon a time there lived a king who had but one son, and he was called
the Kindhearted. When the prince was twenty years old, he...
|
The Timid Hare And The Flight Of The Beasts
Once upon a time when Brahmadatta reigned in Benares, the Bodhisatta came
to life as a young lion. And when fully grown he lived in ...
|
The Bee The Harp The Mouse And The Bum-clock
Once there was a widow, and she had one son, called Jack. Jack and his
mother owned just three cows. They lived well and happy for a...
|
The Tale Of The Pointer Tray
In a voyage which I made to the East Indies with Captain Hamilton, I took a
favorite pointer with me; he was, to use a common phrase...
|
The Enchanted Princess
In a certain kingdom there once served in the king's army a soldier. He
served him honestly and faithfully for twenty-five years. Fo...
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It Is Quite True!
"That is a terrible story!" said a Hen in a quarter of the town where the
affair had not happened. "That is a terrible story from a ...
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The Old Hag's Long Leather Bag
Once on a time, long, long ago, there was a widow woman who had three
daughters. When their father died, their mother thought they n...
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The Wolf And The Seven Little Goats
There was once an old goat who had seven little ones, and was as fond of
them as ever mother was of her children. One day she had to...
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The Tale Of The Snow And The Steeple
I set off from Rome on a journey to Russia, in the midst of winter, from a
just notion that frost and snow must of course mend the r...
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King Longbeard
A story about King Berendey; his son Prince Ivan; about the cunning of the
immortal King Koshchey, and about the wisdom of his daugh...
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The Toy-goose
A Flea, a Grasshopper, and a Toy-goose once wanted to see which of them
could jump highest, and so they invited the whole world and ...
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Yellow Lily
Once upon a time, when fairies were as plentiful as dandelions in the
meadow, there dwelt in Ireland a mighty king and his good quee...
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The Mouse The Bird And The Sausage
Once upon a time, a Mouse, a Bird, and a Sausage, entered into partnership
and set up house together. For a long time all went well;...
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The Tale Of The Wolf In Harness
The horse carried me well. Advancing into the interior parts of Russia, I
found traveling on horseback rather unfashionable in winte...
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The Golden Bird
A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree
which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted, and ...
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Hans In Luck
Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes
right--all that falls to them is so much gain--all their geese are
swa...
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Jorinda And Jorindel
There was once an old castle, that stood in the middle of a deep gloomy
wood, and in the castle lived an old fairy. Now this fairy cou...
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The Travelling Musicians
An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant to him
a great many years, but was now growing old and every day mor...
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Old Sultan
A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old,
and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and hi...
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The Straw The Coal And The Bean
In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish
of beans and wanted to cook them. So she made a fire on her hear...
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Briar Rose
A king and queen once upon a time reigned in a country a great way off,
where there were in those days fairies. Now this king and quee...
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The Dog And The Sparrow
A shepherd's dog had a master who took no care of him, but often let him
suffer the greatest hunger. At last he could bear it no longe...
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses
There was a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They slept in
twelve beds all in one room; and when they went to bed, the doors w...
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The Fisherman And His Wife
There was once a fisherman who lived with his wife in a pigsty, close
by the seaside. The fisherman used to go out all day long a-fish...
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The Willow-wren And The Bear
Once in summer-time the bear and the wolf were walking in the forest,
and the bear heard a bird singing so beautifully that he said: '...
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The Frog-prince
One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went
out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to ...
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Cat And Mouse In Partnership
A certain cat had made the acquaintance of a mouse, and had said so much
to her about the great love and friendship she felt for her, ...
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The Goose-girl
The king of a great land died, and left his queen to take care of their
only child. This child was a daughter, who was very beautiful;...
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The Adventures Of Chanticleer And Partlet
1. HOW THEY WENT TO THE MOUNTAINS TO EAT NUTS
'The nuts are quite ripe now,' said Chanticleer to his wife Partlet,
'suppose we go...
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Rapunzel
There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a
child. At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her d...
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Fundevogel
There was once a forester who went into the forest to hunt, and as
he entered it he heard a sound of screaming as if a little child we...
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The Valiant Little Tailor
One summer's morning a little tailor was sitting on his table by the
window; he was in good spirits, and sewed with all his might. The...
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Hansel And Gretel
Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his
two children. The boy was called Hansel and the girl Gretel. He ...
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The Mouse The Bird And The Sausage
Once upon a time, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage, entered into
partnership and set up house together. For a long time all went well;
...
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Mother Holle
Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters; one of them
was beautiful and industrious, the other ugly and lazy. The moth...
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Little Red-cap [little Red Riding Hood]
Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone
who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and the...
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The Robber Bridegroom
There was once a miller who had one beautiful daughter, and as she was
grown up, he was anxious that she should be well married and pr...
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Tom Thumb
A poor woodman sat in his cottage one night, smoking his pipe by the
fireside, while his wife sat by his side spinning. 'How lonely it...
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Rumpelstiltskin
By the side of a wood, in a country a long way off, ran a fine stream
of water; and upon the stream there stood a mill. The miller's h...
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Clever Gretel
There was once a cook named Gretel, who wore shoes with red heels, and
when she walked out with them on, she turned herself this way a...
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The Old Man And His Grandson
There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull
of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he co...
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The Little Peasant
There was a certain village wherein no one lived but really rich
peasants, and just one poor one, whom they called the little peasant....
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Frederick And Catherine
There was once a man called Frederick: he had a wife whose name was
Catherine, and they had not long been married. One day Frederick s...
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Sweetheart Roland
There was once upon a time a woman who was a real witch and had two
daughters, one ugly and wicked, and this one she loved because she...
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Snowdrop
It was the middle of winter, when the broad flakes of snow were falling
around, that the queen of a country many thousand miles off sa...
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The Pink
There was once upon a time a queen to whom God had given no children.
Every morning she went into the garden and prayed to God in heav...
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Clever Elsie
There was once a man who had a daughter who was called Clever Elsie. And
when she had grown up her father said: 'We will get her marri...
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The Miser In The Bush
A farmer had a faithful and diligent servant, who had worked hard for
him three years, without having been paid any wages. At last it ...
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Ashputtel
The wife of a rich man fell sick; and when she felt that her end drew
nigh, she called her only daughter to her bed-side, and said, 'A...
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The White Snake
A long time ago there lived a king who was famed for his wisdom through
all the land. Nothing was hidden from him, and it seemed as if...
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The Wolf And The Seven Little Kids
There was once upon a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and
loved them with all the love of a mother for her children. One d...
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The Queen Bee
Two kings' sons once upon a time went into the world to seek their
fortunes; but they soon fell into a wasteful foolish way of living,...
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The Elves And The Shoemaker
There was once a shoemaker, who worked very hard and was very honest:
but still he could not earn enough to live upon; and at last all...
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The Juniper-tree
Long, long ago, some two thousand years or so, there lived a rich
man with a good and beautiful wife. They loved each other dearly, bu...
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The Turnip
There were two brothers who were both soldiers; the one was rich and
the other poor. The poor man thought he would try to better himse...
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Clever Hans
The mother of Hans said: 'Whither away, Hans?' Hans answered: 'To
Gretel.' 'Behave well, Hans.' 'Oh, I'll behave well. Goodbye, mother...
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The Three Languages
An aged count once lived in Switzerland, who had an only son, but he
was stupid, and could learn nothing. Then said the father: 'Hark ...
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The Fox And The Cat
It happened that the cat met the fox in a forest, and as she thought to
herself: 'He is clever and full of experience, and much esteem...
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The Four Clever Brothers
'Dear children,' said a poor man to his four sons, 'I have nothing to
give you; you must go out into the wide world and try your luck....
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Lily And The Lion
A merchant, who had three daughters, was once setting out upon a
journey; but before he went he asked each daughter what gift he shoul...
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The Fox And The Horse
A farmer had a horse that had been an excellent faithful servant to
him: but he was now grown too old to work; so the farmer would giv...
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The Blue Light
There was once upon a time a soldier who for many years had served the
king faithfully, but when the war came to an end could serve no...
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The Raven
There was once a queen who had a little daughter, still too young to run
alone. One day the child was very troublesome, and the mother...
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The Golden Goose
There was a man who had three sons, the youngest of whom was called
Dummling,[*] and was despised, mocked, and sneered at on every occ...
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The Water Of Life
Long before you or I were born, there reigned, in a country a great way
off, a king who had three sons. This king once fell very ill--...
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The Twelve Huntsmen
There was once a king's son who had a bride whom he loved very much. And
when he was sitting beside her and very happy, news came that...
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The King Of The Golden Mountain
There was once a merchant who had only one child, a son, that was very
young, and barely able to run alone. He had two richly laden sh...
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Doctor Knowall
There was once upon a time a poor peasant called Crabb, who drove with
two oxen a load of wood to the town, and sold it to a doctor fo...
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The Seven Ravens
There was once a man who had seven sons, and last of all one daughter.
Although the little girl was very pretty, she was so weak and s...
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The Wedding Of Mrs Fox
FIRST STORY
There was once upon a time an old fox with nine tails, who believed that
his wife was not faithful to him, and wished...
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The Salad
As a merry young huntsman was once going briskly along through a wood,
there came up a little old woman, and said to him, 'Good day, g...
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The Story Of The Youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was
A certain father had two sons, the elder of who was smart and sensible,
and could do everything, but the younger was stupid and could ...
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King Grisly-beard
A great king of a land far away in the East had a daughter who was very
beautiful, but so proud, and haughty, and conceited, that none...
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Iron Hans
There was once upon a time a king who had a great forest near his
palace, full of all kinds of wild animals. One day he sent out a
hu...
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Cat-skin
There was once a king, whose queen had hair of the purest gold, and was
so beautiful that her match was not to be met with on the whol...
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Snow-white And Rose-red
There was once a poor widow who lived in a lonely cottage. In front of
the cottage was a garden wherein stood two rose-trees, one of w...
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The Autors The Brothers Grimm Bio
The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859), were born
in Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse. Thr...
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Madschun
Once upon a time there lived, in a small cottage among some hills, a
woman with her son, and, to her great grief, the young man, tho...
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The Blue Parrot
In a part of Arabia where groves of palms and sweet-scented flowers
give the traveller rest after toilsome journeys under burning sk...
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Geirlaug The King's Daughter
One day a powerful king and his beautiful wife were sitting in the
gardens of their capital city, talking earnestly about the future...
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The Story Of Little King Loc
Two or three miles from the coast of France, anyone sailing in a ship
on a calm day can see deep, deep down, the trunks of great tre...
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A Long-bow Story
One day a bunniah,[1] or banker, was walking along a country road when
he overtook a farmer going in the same direction. Now the bun...
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Jackal Or Tiger?
One hot night, in Hindustan, a king and queen lay awake in the palace
in the midst of the city. Every now and then a faint air blew ...
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The Comb And The Collar
Once upon a time there was a king of Lombardy who, though he was
uglier than any of his subjects, loved beauty in others, so he marr...
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The Thanksgiving Of The Wazir
Once upon a time there lived in Hindustan two kings whose countries
bordered upon each other; but, as they were rivals in wealth and...
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Samba The Coward
In the great country far away south, through which flows the river
Nile, there lived a king who had an only child called Samba.
N...
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Kupti And Imani
Once there was a king who had two daughters; and their names were
Kupti and Imani. He loved them both very much, and spent hours in
...
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The Strange Adventures Of Little Maia
Once upon a time there lived a woman who had a pretty cottage and
garden right in the middle of a forest. All through the summer she...
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Diamond Cut Diamond
In a village in Hindustan there once lived a merchant who, although he
rose early, worked hard, and rested late, remained very poor;...
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The Green Knight
There lived once a king and queen who had an only daughter, a charming
and beautiful girl, dearer to them than anything else in the ...
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The Five Wise Words Of The Guru
Once there lived a handsome young man named Ram Singh, who, though a
favourite with everyone, was unhappy because he had a scold for...
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The Golden-headed Fish
Once upon a time there lived in Egypt a king who lost his sight from a
bad illness. Of course he was very unhappy, and became more s...
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Dorani
Once upon a time there lived in a city of Hindustan a seller of scents
and essences, who had a very beautiful daughter named Dorani....
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The Satin Surgeon
Once upon a time there was a very rich and powerful king who, in spite
of having been married several times, had only two daughters....
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The Billy Goat And The King
Once there lived a certain king who understood the language of all
birds and beasts and insects. This knowledge had of course been g...
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The Story Of Zoulvisia
In the midst of a sandy desert, somewhere in Asia, the eyes of
travellers are refreshed by the sight of a high mountain covered with...
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Grasp All Lose All
Once, in former times, there lived in a certain city in India a poor
oil-seller, called Dena, who never could keep any money in his
...
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The Fate Of The Turtle
In a very hot country, far away to the east, was a beautiful little
lake where two wild ducks made their home, and passed their days...
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The Snake Prince
Once upon a time there lived by herself, in a city, an old woman who
was desperately poor. One day she found that she had only a han...
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The Prince And Princess In The Forest
There were, once upon a time, a king and queen of Denmark who had an
only son, a handsome and clever lad. When he was eighteen, his ...
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The Clever Weaver
Once upon a time the king of a far country was sitting on his throne,
listening to the complaints of his people, and judging between...
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The Boy Who Found Fear At Last
Once upon a time there lived a woman who had one son whom she loved
dearly. The little cottage in which they dwelt was built on the
...
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He Wins Who Waits
Once upon a time there reigned a king who had an only daughter. The
girl had been spoiled by everybody from her birth, and, besides ...
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The Steel Cane
Once upon a time there lived an old woman who had a small cottage on
the edge of the forest. Behind the cottage was a garden in whic...
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The Punishment Of The Fairy Gangana
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who ruled over a country
so small that you could easily walk round it in one day. They...
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The Silent Princess
Once upon a time there lived in Turkey a pasha who had only one son,
and so dearly did he love this boy that he let him spend the wh...
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The Bronze Ring
Once upon a time in a certain country there lived a
king whose palace was surrounded by a spacious garden.
But, though the gardener...
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Prince Hyacinth And The Dear Little Princess
Once upon a time there lived a king who was deeply in
love with a princess, but she could not marry anyone,
because she was under a...
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East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon
Once upon a time there was a poor husbandman who
had many children and little to give them in the way
either of food or clothing. T...
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The Yellow Dwarf
Once upon a time there lived a queen who had been the
mother of a great many children, and of them all only one
daughter was left. ...
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Little Red Riding Hood
Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a
little country girl, the prettiest creature was ever seen.
Her mother was exces...
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The Sleeping Beauty In The Wood
There were formerly a king and a queen, who were so
sorry that they had no children; so sorry that it cannot
be expressed. They wen...
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Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp
There once lived a poor tailor, who had a son called
Aladdin, a careless, idle boy who would do nothing but
play ball all day long ...
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The Tale Of A Youth Who Set Out To Learn What Fear Was
A father had two sons, of whom the eldest was clever
and bright, and always knew what he was about; but the
youngest was stupid, an...
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Rumpelstiltzkin
There was once upon a time a poor miller who had a
very beautiful daughter. Now it happened one day that
he had an audience with th...
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Beauty And The Beast
Once upon a time, in a very far-off country, there
lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his
undertakings that he was e...
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The Master-maid
Once upon a time there was a king who had many sons.
I do not exactly know how many there were, but the
youngest of them could not ...
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Why The Sea Is Salt
Once upon a time, long, long ago, there were two
brothers, the one rich and the other poor. When Christmas
Eve came, the poor one h...
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The Master Cat Or Puss In Boots
There was a miller who left no more estate to the three
sons he had than his mill, his ass, and his cat. The
partition was soon mad...
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Felicia And The Pot Of Pinks
Once upon a time there was a poor laborer who, feeling
that he had not much longer to live, wished to divide his
possessions betwee...
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The White Cat
Once upon a time there was a king who had three sons,
who were all so clever and brave that he began to be
afraid that they would w...
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The Water-lily The Gold-spinners
Once upon a time, in a large forest, there lived an old
woman and three maidens. They were all three beautiful,
but the youngest wa...
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The Terrible Head
Once upon a time there was a king whose only child
was a girl. Now the King had been very anxious to have
a son, or at least a gran...
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The Story Of Pretty Goldilocks
Once upon a time there was a princess who was the
prettiest creature in the world. And because she was so
beautiful, and because he...
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The History Of Whittington
Dick Whittington was a very little boy when his
father and mother died; so little, indeed, that he never
knew them, nor the place w...
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The Wonderful Sheep
Once upon a time--in the days when the fairies lived--there
was a king who had three daughters, who were all
young, and clever, and...
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Little Thumb
There was, once upon a time, a man and his wife
fagot-makers by trade, who had several children, all boys.
The eldest was but ten y...
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The Forty Thieves
In a town in Persia there dwelt two brothers, one named
Cassim, the other Ali Baba. Cassim was married to a
rich wife and lived in ...
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Hansel And Grettel
Once upon a time there dwelt on the outskirts of a
large forest a poor woodcutter with his wife and two
children; the boy was calle...
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Snow-white And Rose-red
A poor widow once lived in a little cottage with a
garden in front of it, in which grew two rose trees, one
bearing white roses and...
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The Goose-girl
Once upon a time an old queen, whose husband had
been dead for many years, had a beautiful daughter.
When she grew up she was betro...
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Toads And Diamonds
THERE was once upon a time a widow who had two
daughters. The eldest was so much like her in the face
and humor that whoever looked...
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Prince Darling
ONCE upon a time there lived a king who was so just
and kind that his subjects called him "the Good King."
It happened one day, whe...
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Blue Beard
There was a man who had fine houses, both in town
and country, a deal of silver and gold plate, embroidered
furniture, and coaches ...
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Trusty John
Once upon a time there was an old king who was so
ill that he thought to himself, "I am most likely on my
death-bed." Then he said,...
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The Brave Little Tailor
One summer's day a little tailor sat on his table by the
window in the best of spirits, and sewed for dear life. As
he was sitting ...
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A Voyage To Lilliput
CHAPTER I
My father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire, and
I was the third of four sons. He sent me to Cambridge
at fourte...
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The Princess On The Glass Hill
Once upon a time there was a man who had a meadow
which lay on the side of a mountain, and in the meadow
there was a barn in which ...
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The Story Of Prince Ahmed And The Fairy Paribanou
There was a sultan, who had three sons and a niece.
The eldest of the Princes was called Houssain, the second
Ali, the youngest Ahm...
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What The Rose Did To The Cypress
Once upon a time a great king of the East, named Saman-lalposh, had
three brave and clever sons--Tahmasp, Qamas, and Almas-ruh-baks...
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Ball-carrier And The Bad One
Far, far in the forest there were two little huts, and in each of
them lived a man who was a famous hunter, his wife, and three or f...
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How Ball-carrier Finished His Task
After Ball-Carrier had managed to drown the Bad One so that he could not
do any more mischief, he forgot the way to his grandmother'...
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The Bunyip
Long, long ago, far, far away on the other side of the world, some young
men left the camp where they lived to get some food for the...
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Father Grumbler
Once upon a time there lived a man who had nearly as many children as
there were sparrows in the garden. He had to work very hard ...
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The Story Of The Yara
Down in the south, where the sun shines so hotly that everything and
everybody sleeps all day, and even the great forests seem sil...
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The Cunning Hare
In a very cold country, far across the seas, where ice and snow cover
the ground for many months in the year, there lived a little...
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The Turtle And His Bride
There was once a turtle who lived among a great many people of different
kinds, in a large camp near a big river which was born ri...
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How Geirald The Coward Was Punished
Once upon a time there lived a poor knight who had a great many
children, and found it very hard to get enough for them to eat. On...
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Habogi
Once upon a time there lived two peasants who had three daughters, and,
as generally happens, the youngest was the most beautiful ...
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How The Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers
In a small hut, right in the middle of the forest, lived a man, his
wife, three sons and a daughter. For some reason, all the anim...
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The Sacred Milk Of Koumongoe
Far way, in a very hot country, there once lived a man and woman who had
two children, a son named Koane and a daughter called Tha...
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The Wicked Wolverine
One day a wolverine was out walking on the hill-side, when, on turning a
corner, he suddenly saw a large rock.
'Was that you I ...
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The Husband Of The Rat's Daughter
Once upon a time there lived in Japan a rat and his wife who came of an
old and noble race, and had one daughter, the loveliest gi...
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The Mermaid And The Boy
Long, long ago, there lived a king who ruled over a country by the sea.
When he had been married about a year, some of his subject...
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Pivi And Kabo
When birds were men, and men were birds, Pivi and Kabo lived in an
island far away, called New Claledonia. Pivi was a cheery littl...
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The Elf Maiden
Once upon a time two young men living in a small village fell in love
with the same girl. During the winter, it was all night exce...
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How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones
Once upon a time there lived a miller who was so rich that, when he was
going to be married, he asked to the feast not only his ow...
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Fortune And The Wood-cutter
Several hundreds of years ago there lived in a forest a wood-cutter and
his wife and children. He was very poor, having only his a...
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The Enchanted Head
Once upon a time an old woman lived in a small cottage near the sea with
her two daughters. They were very poor, and the girls sel...
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The Sister Of The Sun
A long time ago there lived a young prince whose favourite playfellow
was the son of the gardener who lived in the grounds of the ...
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The Prince And The Three Fates
Once upon a time a little boy was born to a king who ruled over a great
country through which ran a wide river. The king was nearl...
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The Fox And The Lapp
Once upon a time a fox lay peeping out of his hole, watching the road
that ran by at a little distance, and hoping to see somethin...
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Kisa The Cat
Once upon a time there lived a queen who had a beautiful cat, the colour
of smoke, with china-blue eyes, which she was very fond o...
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The Lion And The Cat
Far away on the other side of the world there lived, long ago, a lion
and his younger brother, the wild cat, who were so fond of e...
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Which Was The Foolishest?
In a little village that stood on a wide plain, where you could see
the sun from the moment he rose to the moment he set, there li...
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Asmund And Signy
Long, long ago, in the days when fairies, witches, giants and ogres
still visited the earth, there lived a king who reigned over a...
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Rubezahl
Over all the vast under-world the mountain Gnome Rubezahl was lord; and
busy enough the care of his dominions kept him. There were...
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Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate
Once upon a time, far away in the east country, there lived a king who
loved hunting so much that, when once there was a deer in s...
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Story Of Wali Dad The Simple-hearted
Once upon a time there lived a poor old man whose name was Wali Dad
Gunjay, or Wali Dad the Bald. He had no relations, but lived a...
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Tale Of A Tortoise And Of A Mischievous Monkey
Once upon a time there was a country where the rivers were larger, and
the forests deeper, than anywhere else. Hardly any men came...
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The Knights Of The Fish
Once upon a time there lived an old cobbler who worked hard at his trade
from morning till night, and scarcely gave himself a mome...
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Donkey Skin
There was once upon a time a king who was so much beloved by his
subjects that he thought himself the happiest monarch in the
who...
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The Goblin Pony
‘Don't stir from the fireplace to-night,' said old Peggy, ‘for
the wind is blowing so violently that the house shakes; besides,
t...
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An Impossible Enchantment
There once lived a king who was much loved by his people, and he,
too, loved them warmly. He led a very happy life, but he had the...
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The Story Of Dschemil And Dschemila
There was once a man whose name was Dschemil, and he had a cousin
who was called Dschemila. They had been betrothed by their
pare...
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Janni And The Draken
Once there was a man who shunned the world, and lived in the
wilderness. He owned nothing but a flock of sheep, whose milk and
wo...
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The Partnership Of The Thief And The Liar
There was once upon a time a thief, who, being out of a job, was
wandering by himself up and down the seashore. As he walked he
p...
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Fortunatus And His Purse
Once upon a time there lived in the city of Famagosta, in the
island of Cyprus, a rich man called Theodorus. He ought to have
bee...
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The Goat-faced Girl
There was once upon a time a peasant called Masaniello who had
twelve daughters. They were exactly like the steps of a
staircase,...
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What Came Of Picking Flowers
There was once a woman who had three daughters whom she loved
very much. One day the eldest was walking in a water-meadow, when
s...
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The Story Of Bensurdatu
There was once a king and a queen who had three wonderfully
beautiful daughters, and their one thought, from morning till
night, ...
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The Magician's Horse
Once upon a time, there was a king who had three sons. Now it
happened that one day the three princes went out hunting in a
large...
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The Little Gray Man
A nun, a countryman, and a blacksmith were once wandering through
the world together. One day they lost their way in a thick, dark...
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Herr Lazarus And The Draken
Once upon a time there was a cobbler called Lazarus, who was very
fond of honey. One day, as he ate some while he sat at work, the...
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The Story Of The Queen Of The Flowery Isles
There once lived a queen who ruled over the Flowery Isles, whose
husband, to her extreme grief, died a few years after their
marr...
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Udea And Her Seven Brothers
Once upon a time there was a man and his wife who had seven boys.
The children lived in the open air and grew big and strong, and
...
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The White Wolf
Once upon a time there was a king who had three daughters; they
were all beautiful, but the youngest was the fairest of the
three...
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Mohammed With The Magic Finger
Once upon a time, there lived a woman who had a son and a
daughter. One morning she said to them: 'I have heard of a town
where t...
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Bobino
Once on a time there was a rich merchant, who had an only son
called Bobino. Now, as the boy was clever, and had a great desire
f...
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The Dog And The Sparrow
There was once upon a time a sheep-dog whose master was so unkind
that he starved the poor beast, and ill- treated him in the
cru...
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The Story Of The Three Sons Of Hali
Till his eighteenth birthday the young Neangir lived happily in a
village about forty miles from Constantinople, believing that
M...
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The Story Of The Fair Circassians
'We were born in Circassia of poor people, and my sister's name
is Tezila and mine Dely. Having nothing but our beauty to help us
...
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The Jackal And The Spring
Once upon a time all the streams and rivers ran so dry that the
animals did not know how to get water. After a very long search,
...
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The Bear
Once on a time there was a king who had an only daughter. He was
so proud and so fond of her, that he was in constant terror that
...
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The Sunchild
Once there was a woman who had no children, and this made her
very unhappy. So she spoke one day to the Sunball, saying: 'Dear
Su...
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The Daughter 0f Buk Ettemsuch
Once upon a time there lived a man who had seven daughters. For a
long time they dwelt quite happily at home together, then one
m...
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Laughing Eye And Weeping Eye Or The Limping Fox
Once upon a time there lived a man whose right eye always smiled,
and whose left eye always cried; and this man had three sons,...
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The Unlooked-for Prince
A long time ago there lived a king and queen who had no children,
although they both wished very much for a little son. They tr...
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The Simpleton
There lived, once upon a time, a man who was as rich as he could
be; but as no happiness in this world is ever quite complete, he...
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The Street Musicians
A man once possessed a donkey which had served him faithfully for
many years, but at last the poor beast grew old and feeble, and
...
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The Twin Brothers
Once there was a fisherman who had plenty of money but no
children. One day an old woman came to his wife and said: ‘What
use is ...
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Cannetella
There was once upon a time a king who reigned over a country
called ‘Bello Puojo.' He was very rich and powerful, and had
everyth...
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The Ogre
There lived, once upon a time, in the land of Marigliano, a poor
woman called Masella, who had six pretty daughters, all as
uprig...
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A Fairy's Blunder
Once upon a time there lived a fairy whose name was Dindonette.
She was the best creature in the world, with the kindest heart;
b...
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Long Broad And Quickeye
Once upon a time there lived a king who had an only son whom he
loved dearly. Now one day the king sent for his son and said to...
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Prunella
There was once upon a time a woman who had an only daughter. When
the child was about seven years old she used to pass every da...
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The Blue Bird
Once upon a time there lived a King who was immensely rich. He
had broad lands, and sacks overflowing with gold and silver; but
h...
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The Half-chick
Once upon a time there was a handsome black Spanish hen, who had
a large brood of chickens. They were all fine, plump little
bird...
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The Story Of Caliph Stork
I.
Caliph Chasid, of Bagdad, was resting comfortably on his divan one
fine afternoon. He was smoking a long pipe, and from time t...
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The Enchanted Watch
Once upon a time there lived a rich man who had three sons. When
they grew up, he sent the eldest to travel and see the world, and...
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Rosanella
Everybody knows that though the fairies live hundreds of years
they do sometimes die, and especially as they are obliged to pass
...
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Sylvain And Jocosa
Once upon a time there lived in the same village two children, one
called Sylvain and the other Jocosa, who were both remarkable f...
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The Yellow Bird
Once upon a time a Fairy, who had somehow or other got into
mischief, was condemned by the High Court of Fairyland to live for
se...
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Fairy Gifts
It generally happens that people's surroundings reflect more or
less accurately their minds and dispositions, so perhaps that is
...
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Prince Narcissus And The Princess Potentilla
Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen who, though it is a
very long while since they died, were much the same in their
ta...
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Prince Featherhead And The Princess Celandine
Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen, who were the best
creatures in the world, and so kind-hearted that they could not
...
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The Three Little Pigs
There was once upon a time a pig who lived with her three children
on a large, comfortable, old-fashioned farmyard. The eldest of ...
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Heart Of Ice
Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen who were foolish
beyond all telling, but nevertheless they were vastly fond of one
...
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The Enchanted Ring
Once upon a time there lived a young man named Rosimond, who was
as good and handsome as his elder brother Bramintho was ugly and
...
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The Snuff-box
As often happens in this world, there was once a young man who
spent all his time in travelling. One day, as he was walking
along...
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The Golden Blackbird
Once upon a time there was a great lord who had three sons. He
fell very ill, sent for doctors of every kind, even bonesetters,
b...
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The Little Soldier
I
Once upon a time there was a little soldier who had just come back
from the war. He was a brave little fellow, but he had los...
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The Magic Swan
There were once upon a time three brothers, of whom the eldest was
called Jacob, the second Frederick, and the youngest Peter. Thi...
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The Dirty Shepherdess
Once upon a time there lived a King who had two daughters, and he
loved them with all his heart. When they grew up, he was suddenl...
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The Enchanted Snake
There was once upon a time a poor woman who would have given all
she possessed for a child, but she hadn't one.
Now it happened...
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The Biter Bit
Once upon a time there lived a man called Simon, who was very
rich, but at the same time as stingy and miserly as he could be.
He...
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King Kojata From The Russian
There was once upon a time a king called Kojata, whose beard was
so long that it reached below his knees. Three years had passed
...
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Prince Fickle And Fair Helena
There was once upon a time a beautiful girl called Helena. Her own
mother had died when she was quite a child, and her stepmoth...
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Puddocky
There was once upon a time a poor woman who had one little
daughter called 'Parsley.' She was so called because she liked
eatin...
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The Story Of Hok Lee And The Dwarfs
There once lived in a small town in China a man named Hok Lee. He
was a steady industrious man, who not only worked hard at his
tr...
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The Story Of The Three Bears
Once upon a time there were Three Bears, who lived together in a
house of their own in a wood. One of them was a Little, Small, We...
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Prince Vivien And The Princess Placida
Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen who loved one
another dearly. Indeed the Queen, whose name was Santorina, was so
pr...
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Little One-eye Little Two-eyes And Little Three-eyes
There was once a woman who had three daughters, of whom the eldest
was called Little One-eye, because she had only one eye in the
...
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Jorinde And Joringel
There was once upon a time a castle in the middle of a thick wood
where lived an old woman quite alone, for she was an enchantress...
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Allerleirauh Or The Many-furred Creature
There was once upon a time a King who had a wife with golden hair,
and she was so beautiful that you couldn't find anyone like her...
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The Twelve Huntsmen
Once upon a time there was a King's son who was engaged to a
Princess whom he dearly loved. One day as he sat by her side
feeling...
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Spindle Shuttle And Needle
Once upon a time there lived a girl who lost her father and mother
when she was quite a tiny child. Her godmother lived all alone ...
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The Crystal Coffin
Now let no one say that a poor tailor can't get on in the world,
and, indeed, even attain to very high honour. Nothing is required...
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The Three Snake-leaves
There was once a poor man who could no longer afford to keep his
only son at home. So the son said to him, 'Dear father, you are s...
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The Riddle
A King's son once had a great desire to travel through the world,
so he started off, taking no one with him but one trusty servant...
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Jack My Hedgehog
There was once a farmer who lived in great comfort. He had both
lands and money, but, though he was so well off, one thing was
wa...
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The Golden Lads
A poor man and his wife lived in a little cottage, where they
supported themselves by catching fish in the nearest river, and
got...
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The White Snake
Not very long ago there lived a King, the fame of whose wisdom was
spread far and wide. Nothing appeared to be unknown to him, and...
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The Story Of A Clever Tailor
Once upon a time there lived an exceedingly proud Princess. If any
suitor for her hand ventured to present himself, she would give...
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The Golden Mermaid
A powerful king had, among many other treasures, a wonderful tree
in his garden, which bore every year beautiful golden apples. Bu...
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The War Of The Wolf And The Fox
There was once upon a time a man and his wife who had an old cat
and an old dog. One day the man, whose name was Simon, said to hi...
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The Story Of The Fisherman And His Wife
There was once a fisherman and his wife who lived together in a
little hut close to the sea, and the fisherman used to go down
ev...
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The Three Musicians
Once upon a time three musicians left their home and set out on
their travels. They had all learnt music from the same master, and...
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The Three Dogs
There was once upon a time a shepherd who had two children, a son
and a daughter. When he was on his death-bed he turned to them a...
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The Shifty Lad
In the land of Erin there dwelt long ago a widow who had an only
son. He was a clever boy, so she saved up enough money to send
...
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The False Prince And The True
The king had just awakened from his midday sleep, for it was
summer, and everyone rose early and rested from twelve to three,
a...
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The Jogi's Punishment
Once upon a time there came to the ancient city of Rahmatabad a
jogi[FN#1: A Hindu holy man.] of holy appearance, who took up
h...
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The Heart Of A Monkey
A long time ago a little town made up of a collection of low huts
stood in a tiny green valley at the foot of a cliff. Of course...
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The Fairy Nurse
There was once a little farmer and his wife living near
Coolgarrow. They had three children, and my story happened while
the yo...
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A Lost Paradise
In the middle of a great forest there lived a long time ago a
charcoal-burner and his wife. They were both young and handsome
a...
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How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves
A little back from the high road there stands a house which is
called 'Hemgard.' Perhaps you remember the two beautiful mountain...
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The King Of The Waterfalls
When the young king of Easaidh Ruadh came into his kingdom, the
first thing he thought of was how he could amuse himself best.
...
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A French Puck
Among the mountain pastures and valleys that lie in the centre of
France there dwelt a mischievous kind of spirit, whose delight...
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The Three Crowns
There was once a king who had three daughters. The two eldest
were very proud and quarrelsome, but the youngest was as good as
...
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The Story Of A Very Bad Boy
Once upon a time there lived in a little village in the very
middle of France a widow and her only son, a boy about fifteen,
wh...
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The Brown Bear Of Norway
There was once a king in Ireland, and he had three daughters, and
very nice princesses they were. And one day, when they and the...
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Little Lasse
There was once a little boy whose name was Lars, and because he
was so little he was called Little Lasse; he was a brave little
...
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'moti'
Once upon a time there was a youth called Moti, who was very big
and strong, but the clumsiest creature you can imagine. So clum...
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The Enchanted Deer
A young man was out walking one day in Erin, leading a stout
cart-horse by the bridle. He was thinking of his mother and how
po...
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A Fish Story
Perhaps you think that fishes were always fishes, and never lived
anywhere except in the water, but if you went to Australia and...
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The Wonderful Tune
Maurice Connor was the king, and that's no small word, of all the
pipers in Munster. He could play jig and reel without end, and...
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The Rich Brother And The Poor Brother
There was once a rich old man who had two sons, and as his wife
was dead, the elder lived with him, and helped him to look after...
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The One-handed Girl
An old couple once lived in a hut under a grove of palm trees,
and they had one son and one daughter. They were all very happy
...
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The Bones Of Djulung
In a beautiful island that lies in the southern seas, where
chains of gay orchids bind the trees together, and the days and
nig...
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The Sea King's Gift
There was once a fisherman who was called Salmon, and his
Christian name was Matte. He lived by the shore of the big sea;
where...
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The Raspberry Worm
'Phew!' cried Lisa.
'Ugh!' cried Aina.
'What now?' cried the big sister.
'A worm!' cried Lisa.
'On the raspberry!' cr...
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The Stones Of Plouhinec
Perhaps some of you may have read a book called 'Kenneth; or the
Rear-Guard of the Grand Army' of Napoleon. If so, you will
rem...
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The Castle Of Kerglas
Peronnik was a poor idiot who belonged to nobody, and he would
have died of starvation if it had not been for the kindness of
t...
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The Battle Of The Birds
There was to be a great battle between all the creatures of the
earth and the birds of the air. News of it went abroad, and the
...
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The Lady Of The Fountain
In the centre of the great hall in the castle of Caerleon upon
Usk, king Arthur sat on a seat of green rushes, over which was
t...
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The Four Gifts
In the old land of Brittany, once called Cornwall, there lived a
woman named Barbaik Bourhis, who spent all her days in looking
...
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The Groac'h Of The Isle Of Lok
In old times, when all kinds of wonderful things happened in
Brittany, there lived in the village of Lanillis, a young man
name...
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The Story Of The Hero Makoma
From the Senna (Oral Tradition)
Once upon a time, at the town of Senna on the banks of the Zambesi, was
born a child. He ...
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The Magic Mirror
From the Senna
A long, long while ago, before ever the White Men were seen in Senna,
there lived a man called Gopani-Kufa.
On...
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The Goldsmith's Fortune
Once upon a time there was a goldsmith who lived in a certain village
where the people were as bad and greedy, and covetous, as t...
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The Enchanted Wreath
Once upon a time there lived near a forest a man and his wife and two
girls; one girl was the daughter of the man, and the other ...
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The Foolish Weaver
Once a weaver, who was in want of work, took service with a certain
farmer as a shepherd.
The farmer, knowing that the man was...
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The Clever Cat
Once upon a time there lived an old man who dwelt with his son in a
small hut on the edge of the plain. He was very old, and had...
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The Story Of Manus
Far away over the sea of the West there reigned a king who had two
sons; and the name of the one was Oireal, and the name of the ...
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Pinkel The Thief
Long, long ago there lived a widow who had three sons. The two eldest
were grown up, and though they were known to be idle fello...
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The Adventures Of A Jackal
In a country which is full of wild beasts of all sorts there once lived
a jackal and a hedgehog, and, unlike though they were, th...
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The Adventures Of The Jackal's Eldest Son
Now, though the jackal was dead, he had left two sons behind him, every
whit as cunning and tricky as their father. The elder of...
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The Adventures Of The Younger Son Of The Jackal
Now that the father and elder brother were both dead, all that was left
of the jackal family was one son, who was no less cunning...
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The Three Treasures Of The Giants
Long, long ago, there lived an old man and his wife who had three sons;
the eldest was called Martin, the second Michael, while t...
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The Rover Of The Plain
A long way off, near the sea coast of the east of Africa, there dwelt,
once upon a time, a man and his wife. They had two childr...
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The White Doe
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who loved each other
dearly, and would have been perfectly happy if they had only h...
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The Girl-fish
Once upon a time there lived, on the bank of a stream, a man and a
woman who had a daughter. As she was an only child, and very ...
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The Owl And The Eagle
Once upon a time, in a savage country where the snow lies deep for many
months in the year, there lived an owl and an eagle. Tho...
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The Frog And The Lion Fairy
Once upon a time there lived a king who was always at war with his
neighbours, which was very strange, as he was a good and kind ...
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The Adventures Of Covan The Brown-haired
On the shores of the west, where the great hills stand with their feet
in the sea, dwelt a goatherd and his wife, together with t...
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The Princess Bella-flor
Once upon a time there lived a man who had two sons. When they grew up
the elder went to seek his fortune in a far country, and ...
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The Bird Of Truth
Once upon a time there lived a poor fisher who built a hut on the banks
of a stream which, shunning the glare of the sun and the ...
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The Mink And The Wolf
In a big forest in the north of America lived a quantity of wild
animals of all sorts. They were always very polite when they me...
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Adventures Of An Indian Brave
A long, long way off, right away in the west of America, there once
lived an old man who had one son. The country round was cove...
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How The Stalos Were Tricked
'Mother, I have seen such a wonderful man,' said a little boy one day,
as he entered a hut in Lapland, bearing in his arms the bu...
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Andras Baive
Once upon a time there lived in Lapland a man who was so very strong
and swift of foot that nobody in his native town of Vadso co...
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The White Slipper
Once upon a time there lived a king who had a daughter just fifteen
years old. And what a daughter!
Even the mothers who had ...
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The Magic Book
There was once an old couple named Peder and Kirsten who had an only
son called Hans. From the time he was a little boy he had b...
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses
I
ONCE upon a time there lived in the village of Montignies-sur-
Roc a little cow-boy, without either father or mother. His
real n...
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The Princess Mayblossom
ONCE upon a time there lived a King and Queen whose children
had all died, first one and then another, until at last only one
little ...
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Soria Moria Castle
THERE was once upon a time a couple of folks who had a son
called Halvor. Ever since he had been a little boy he had been
unwilling t...
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The Death Of Koshchei The Deathless
IN a certain kingdom there lived a Prince Ivan. He had three
sisters. The first was the Princess Marya, the second the Princess
Olga,...
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The Black Thief And Knight Of The Glen
IN times of yore there was a King and a Queen in the south of
Ireland who had three sons, all beautiful children; but the
Queen, thei...
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The Master Thief
THERE was once upon a time a husbandman who had three sons.
He had no property to bequeath to them, and no means of putting
them in t...
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Brother And Sister
BROTHER took sister by the hand and said: `Look here; we
haven't had one single happy hour since our mother died.
That stepmother of ...
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Princess Rosette
ONCE upon a time there lived a King and Queen who had two
beautiful sons and one little daughter, who was so pretty that
no one who s...
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The Norka
ONCE upon a time there lived a King and Queen. They had three
sons, two of them with their wits about them, but the third a
simpleton...
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The Wonderful Birch
ONCE upon a time there were a man and a woman, who had an
only daughter. Now it happened that one of their sheep went
astray, and the...
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Jack And The Beanstalk
JACK SELLS THE COW
ONCE upon a time there was a poor widow who lived in a little
cottage with her only son Jack.
Jack was a gidd...
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The Little Good Mouse
ONCE upon a time there lived a King and Queen who loved each
other so much that they were never happy unless they were
together. Day ...
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Graciosa And Percinet
ONCE upon a time there lived a King and Queen who had one
charming daughter. She was so graceful and pretty and
clever that she was c...
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The Three Princesses Of Whiteland
THERE was once upon a time a fisherman, who lived hard by a
palace and fished for the King's table. One day he was out
fishing, but c...
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The Voice Of Death
ONCE upon a time there lived a man whose one wish and prayer
was to get rich. Day and night he thought of nothing else,
and at last h...
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The Six Sillies
ONCE upon a time there was a young girl who reached the age of
thirty-seven without ever having had a lover, for she was so
foolish t...
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Kari Woodengown
THERE was once upon a time a King who had become a widower.
His Queen had left one daughter behind her, and she was so
wise and so pr...
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Drakestail
DRAKESTAIL was very little, that is why he was called Drakestail;
but tiny as he was he had brains, and he knew what he
was about, fo...
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The Ratcatcher
A VERY long time ago the town of Hamel in Germany was
invaded by bands of rats, the like of which had never been seen
before nor will...
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T He True History Of Little Golden Hood
YOU know the tale of poor Little Red Riding-hood, that the Wolf
deceived and devoured, with her cake, her little butter can,
and her ...
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The Golden Branch
ONCE upon a time there was a King who was so morose and
disagreeable that he was feared by all his subjects, and with
good reason, as...
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The Three Dwarfs
THERE was once upon a time a man who lost his wife, and a
woman who lost her husband; and the man had a daughter
and so had the woman...
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Dapplegrim
THERE was once upon a time a couple of rich folks who had twelve
sons, and when the youngest was grown up he would not stay
at home a...
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The Enchanted Canary
I
ONCE upon a time, in the reign of King Cambrinus, there lived at
Avesnes one of his lords, who was the finest man--by which I
me...
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The Twelve Brothers
THERE were once upon a time a King and a Queen who lived
happily together, and they had twelve children, all of whom
were boys. One d...
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Rapunzel
ONCE upon a time there lived a man and his wife who were very
unhappy because they had no children. These good people
had a little wi...
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The Nettle Spinner
I
ONCE upon a time there lived at Quesnoy, in Flanders, a great lord
whose name was Burchard, but whom the country people called
B...
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Farmer Weatherbeard
THERE was once upon a time a man and a woman who had an
only son, and he was called Jack. The woman thought that
it was his duty to g...
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Mother Holle
ONCE upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters;
one of them was pretty and clever, and the other ugly and
lazy. But as the ...
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Minnikin
THERE was once upon a time a couple of needy folk who lived
in a wretched hut, in which there was nothing but black want;
so they had...
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Bushy Bride
THERE was once on a time a widower who had a son and a
daughter by his first wife. They were both good children,
and loved each other...
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Snowdrop
ONCE upon a time, in the middle of winter when the snow-flakes
were falling like feathers on the earth, a Queen sat at a window
frame...
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The Golden Goose
THERE was once a man who had three sons. The youngest of
them was called Dullhead, and was sneered and jeered at and
snubbed on every...
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The Seven Foals
THERE was once upon a time a couple of poor folks who lived in
a wretched hut, far away from everyone else, in a wood. They
only just...
|
The Marvellous Musician
THERE was once upon a time a marvellous musician. One day
he was wandering through a wood all by himself, thinking now
of one thing, ...
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The Story Of Sigurd
[This is a very old story: the Danes who used to fight with the English in King
Alfred's time knew this story. They have carved on the...
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A Tale Of The Tontlawald
Long, long ago there stood in the midst of a country covered with
lakes a vast stretch of moorland called the Tontlawald, on which
no...
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The Finest Liar In The World
At the edge of a wood there lived an old man who had only one
son, and one day he called the boy to him and said he wanted some
corn ...
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The Story Of Three Wonderful Beggars
There once lived a merchant whose name was Mark, and whom people
called 'Mark the Rich.' He was a very hard-hearted man, for he
coul...
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Schippeitaro
It was the custom in old times that as soon as a Japanese boy
reached manhood he should leave his home and roam through the
land in s...
|
The Three Princes And Their Beasts
(LITHUANIAN FAIRY TALE)
Once on a time there were three princes, who had a step-sister.
One day they all set out hunting together....
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The Goat's Ears Of The Emperor Trojan
Once upon a time there lived an emperor whose name was Trojan,
and he had ears like a goat. Every morning, when he was shaved,
he as...
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The Nine Pea-hens And The Golden Apples
Once upon a time there stood before the palace of an emperor a
golden apple tree, which blossomed and bore fruit each night.
But eve...
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The Lute Player
Once upon a time there was a king and queen who lived happily and
comfortably together. They were very fond of each other and had
no...
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The Grateful Prince
Once upon a time the king of the Goldland lost himself in a
forest, and try as he would he could not find the way out. As he
was wan...
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The Child Who Came From An Egg
Once upon a time there lived a queen whose heart was sore because
she had no children. She was sad enough when her husband was at
ho...
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Stan Bolovan
Once upon a time what happened did happen, and if it had not
happened this story would never have been told.
On the outskirts of a ...
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The Two Frogs
Once upon a time in the country of Japan there lived two frogs,
one of whom made his home in a ditch near the town of Osaka, on
the s...
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The Story Of A Gazelle
Once upon a time there lived a man who wasted all his money, and
grew so poor that his only food was a few grains of corn, which
he s...
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How A Fish Swam In The Air And A Hare In The Water
Once upon a time an old man and his wife lived together in a
little village. They might have been happy if only the old woman
had ha...
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Two In A Sack
What a life that poor man led with his wife, to be sure! Not a
day passed without her scolding him and calling him names, and
indeed...
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The Envious Neighbour
Long, long ago an old couple lived in a village, and, as they had
no children to love and care for, they gave all their affection
to ...
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The Fairy Of The Dawn
Once upon a time what should happen DID happen; and if it had not
happened this tale would never have been told.
There was once an ...
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The Enchanted Knife
Once upon a time there lived a young man who vowed that he would
never marry any girl who had not royal blood in her veins. One
day ...
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Jesper Who Herded The Hares
There was once a king who ruled over a kingdom somewhere between
sunrise and sunset. It was as small as kingdoms usually were in
old...
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The Underground Workers
On a bitter night somewhere between Christmas and the New Year, a
man set out to walk to the neighbouring village. It was not many
m...
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The History Of Dwarf Long Nose
It is a great mistake to think that fairies, witches, magicians,
and such people lived only in Eastern countries and in such times
as...
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The Nunda Eater Of People
Once upon a time there lived a sultan who loved his garden
dearly, and planted it with trees and flowers and fruits from all
parts of...
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The Story Of Hassebu
Once upon a time there lived a poor woman who had only one child,
and he was a little boy called Hassebu. When he ceased to be a
bab...
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The Maiden With The Wooden Helmet
In a little village in the country of Japan there lived long,
long ago a man and his wife. For many years they were happy and
prospe...
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The Monkey And The Jelly-fish
Children must often have wondered why jelly-fishes have no
shells, like so many of the creatures that are washed up every
day on the ...
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The Headless Dwarfs
There was once a minister who spent his whole time in trying to
find a servant who would undertake to ring the church bells at
midnig...
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The Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened
Once upon a time there lived a youth who was never happy unless
he was prying into something that other people knew nothing
about. A...
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The Boys With The Golden Stars
Once upon a time what happened did happen: and if it had not
happened, you would never have heard this story.
Well, once upon a ti...
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The Frog
Once upon a time there was a woman who had three sons. Though
they were peasants they were well off, for the soil on which they
live...
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The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground
Once there was a king who had great riches, which, when he died,
he divided among his three sons. The two eldest of these lived
in r...
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The Girl Who Pretended To Be A Boy
Once upon a time there lived an emperor who was a great
conqueror, and reigned over more countries than anyone in the
world. And whe...
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The Story Of Halfman
In a certain town there lived a judge who was married but had no
children. One day he was standing lost in thought before his
house,...
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The Prince Who Wanted To See The World
There was once a king who had only one son, and this young man
tormented his father from morning till night to allow him to
travel in...
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Virgilius The Sorcerer
Long, long ago there was born to a Roman knight and his wife Maja
a little boy called Virgilius. While he was still quite little,
hi...
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Mogarzea And His Son
There was once a little boy, whose father and mother, when they
were dying, left him to the care of a guardian. But the guardian
who...
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The Cat And The Mouse In Partnership
A cat had made acquaintance with a mouse, and had spoken so much
of the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at last
the ...
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The Six Swans
A king was once hunting in a great wood, and he hunted the game
so eagerly that none of his courtiers could follow him. When
evening...
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The Dragon Of The North
'Der Norlands Drache,' from Esthnische Mahrchen. Kreutzwald,
Very long ago, as old people have told me, there lived a terrible
mo...
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Hollenmadchen
'But where is he to find the Witch-maiden?' said the first bird.
'She has no settled dwelling, but is here to-day and gone
to-morr...
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Story Of The Emperor's New Clothes
Andersen.
Many years ago there lived an Emperor who was so fond of new
clothes that he spent all his money on them in order to be
...
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The Golden Crab
'Prinz Krebs,' from Griechische Mahrchen. Schmidt.
Once upon a time there was a fisherman who had a wife and three
children. Eve...
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Ein Mohr
The old man went and did his errand. When he had brought the
precious robes, the Crab put on the golden garment and then crept
upo...
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The Iron Stove
Grimm.
Once upon a time when wishes came true there was a king's son who
was enchanted by an old witch, so that he was obliged to ...
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The Dragon And His Grandmother
There was once a great war, and the King had a great many
soldiers, but he gave them so little pay that they could not live
upon it. ...
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The Donkey Cabbage
There was once a young Hunter who went boldly into the forest.
He had a merry and light heart, and as he went whistling along
there ...
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The Little Green Frog
Cabinet des Fees.
In a part of the world whose name I forget lived once upon a time
two kings, called Peridor and Diamantino. The...
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The Seven-headed Serpent
'Die Siebenkopfige Schlange,' from Schmidt's Griechische
Mahrchen.
Once upon a time there was a king who determined to take a long...
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Convent Gnothi
The Queen gave money to the old woman, and bought the apple from
her. Then she peeled it, ate it, and threw the rind out of the
wi...
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The Giants And The Herd-boy
From the Bukowniaer. Von Wliolocki.
There was once upon a time a poor boy who had neither father nor
mother. In order to gai...
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The Invisible Prince
Once upon a time there lived a Fairy who had power over the
earth, the sea, fire, and the air; and this Fairy had four sons.
The eld...
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The Crow
From the Polish. Kletke.
Once upon a time there were three Princesses who were all three
young and beautiful; but the youngest, a...
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How Six Men Travelled Through The Wide World
There was once upon a time a man who understood all sorts of
arts; he served in the war, and bore himself bravely and well;
but when ...
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The Wizard King
From Les fees illustres.
In very ancient times there lived a King, whose power lay not
only in the vast extent of his dominions, b...
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The Nixy
From the German. Kletke.
There was once upon a time a miller who was very well off, and
had as much money and as many goods as he...
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The Glass Mountain
From the Polish. Kletke.
Once upon a time there was a Glass Mountain at the top of which
stood a castle made of pure gold, and in...
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Alphege Or The Green Monkey
Many years ago there lived a King, who was twice married. His
first wife, a good and beautiful woman, died at the birth of her
littl...
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Fairer-than-a-fairy
Once there lived a King who had no children for many years after
his marriage. At length heaven granted him a daughter of such
remar...
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The Three Brothers
From the Polish. Kletke.
There was once upon a time a witch, who in the shape of a hawk
used every night to break the windows of ...
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The Boy And The Wolves Or The Broken Promise
A North American Indian story.
Once upon a time an Indian hunter built himself a house in the
middle of a great forest, far away f...
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The Glass Axe
From the Hungarian. Kletke.
There was once upon a time a King and Queen who had everything
they could possibly wish for in this w...
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The Dead Wife
From the Iroquois.
Once upon a time there were a man and his wife who lived in the
forest, very far from the rest of the tribe. V...
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In The Land Of Souls
From the Red Indian.
Far away, in North America, where the Red Indians dwell, there
lived a long time ago a beautiful maiden, who ...
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The White Duck
Once upon a time a great and powerful King married a lovely
Princess. No couple were ever so happy; but before their
honeymoon was o...
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The Witch And Her Servants
From the Russian. Kletke.
Long time ago there lived a King who had three sons; the eldest
was called Szabo, the second Warza, and...
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The Magic Ring
Once upon a time there lived an old couple who had one son called
Martin. Now when the old man's time had come, he stretched
himself...
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The Flower Queen's Daughter
From the Bukowinaer. Von Wliolocki.
A young Prince was riding one day through a meadow that stretched
for miles in front of him, ...
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The Flying Ship
From the Russian.
Once upon a time there lived an old couple who had three sons;
the two elder were clever, but the third was a re...
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The Snow-daughter And The Fire-son
From the Bukowinaer Tales and Legends. Von Wliolocki.
There was once upon a time a man and his wife, and they had no
children, wh...
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The Story Of King Frost
From the Russian.
There was once upon a time a peasant-woman who had a daughter and
a step-daughter. The daughter had her own way...
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The Death Of The Sun-hero
From the Bukowinaer Tales and Legends. Von Wliolocki.
Many, many thousand years ago there lived a mighty King whom
heaven had ble...
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The Witch
From the Russian.
Once upon a time there was a peasant whose wife died, leaving him
with two children--twins--a boy and a girl. F...
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The Hazel-nut Child
From the Bukowniaer. Van Wliolocki.
There was once upon a time a couple who had no children, and they
prayed Heaven every day to ...
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The Story Of Big Klaus And Little Klaus
In a certain village there lived two people who had both the same
name. Both were called Klaus, but one owned four horses and the
ot...
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Prince Ring
From the Icelandic.
Once upon a time there was a King and his Queen in their kingdom.
They had one daughter, who was called Ingi...
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The Swineherd
There was once a poor Prince. He possessed a kingdom which,
though small, was yet large enough for him to marry on, and
married he w...
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How To Tell A True Princess
There was once upon a time a Prince who wanted to marry a
Princess, but she must be a true Princess. So he travelled
through the who...
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The Blue Mountains
There were once a Scotsman and an Englishman and an Irishman
serving in the army together, who took it into their heads to run
away o...
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The Tinder-box
A soldier came marching along the high road--left, right! A
left, right! He had his knapsack on his back and a sword by his
side, f...
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The Witch In The Stone Boat
From the Icelandic.
There were once a King and a Queen, and they had a son called
Sigurd, who was very strong and active, and good-...
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Thumbelina
There was once a woman who wanted to have quite a tiny, little
child, but she did not know where to get one from. So one day
she wen...
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The Nightingale
In China, as I daresay you know, the Emperor is a Chinaman, and
all his courtiers are also Chinamen. The story I am going to
tell yo...
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Hermod And Hadvor
From the Icelandic.
Once upon a time there were a King and a Queen who had an only
daughter, called Hadvor, who was fair and beaut...
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The Steadfast Tin-soldier
There were once upon a time five-and twenty tin-soldiers--all
brothers, as they were made out of the same old tin spoon. Their
unifo...
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Blockhead-hans
Far away in the country lay an old manor-house where lived an old
squire who had two sons. They thought themselves so clever, that
i...
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A Story About A Darning-needle
There was once a Darning-needle who thought herself so fine that
she believed she was an embroidery-needle. 'Take great care to
hold...
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The Road To Fairy Land
The day is dull and dreary,
And chilly winds and eerie
Are sweeping through the tall oak tr...
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The Beautiful Princess Goldenlocks
There was once a lovely Princess who had such beautiful golden hair
that everyone called her Goldenlocks. She possessed everything t...
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Prince Hyacinth And The Dear Little Princess
BY MADAME LEPRINCE DE BEAUMONT
Once upon a time there lived a King who was deeply in love with a
Princess, but she could not marr...
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Cinderella
BY CHARLES PERRAULT
Once there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the
proudest and most haughty woman that was eve...
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The Sleeping Beauty
ADAPTED FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM
The King and Queen of a faraway country once had a little daughter, who
was more beautiful than a...
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Beauty And The Beast
There was once a merchant who was extremely rich. He had six
children--three boys and three girls; and as he was a very sensible
ma...
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Prince Darling
Once upon a time there was a young Prince who was so well liked by
everyone in the kingdom where he lived that they named him Prince...
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Rumpelstiltskin
ADAPTED FROM THE GRIMM BROTHERS
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away from here, there lived a miller
who was very proud, and a...
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Rapunzel Or The Fair Maid With Golden Hair
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
There were once a man and a woman who wished very much to have a little
child. Now, these people had a smal...
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Snow-white And Rose-red
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
There was once a poor Widow, who lived alone in her hut with her two
children, who were called Snow-White a...
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Hansel And Grethel
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Once upon a time there dwelt near a large wood a poor wood-cutter, with
his wife and two children by his fo...
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The Flag-bearer
BY CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY
The primary class had a very beautiful American flag, and some child
was going to carry it from the sch...
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Johnny Chuck Finds The Best Thing In The World
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
Old Mother West Wind had stopped to talk with the Slender Fir Tree.
"I've just come across the Green Mea...
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Little Wee Pumpkin's Thanksgiving
BY MADGE A. BINGHAM
It was the night before Thanksgiving in Peter Pumpkin-eater's garden.
Great Big Pumpkin, Middle-Sized Pumpkin...
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The Coming Of The King
BY LAURA E. RICHARDS
Some children were at play in their playground one day when a herald
rode through the town, blowing a trumpe...
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The Little Pig
BY MAUD LINDSAY
Once upon a time a little black-and-white pig with a curly tail went
out to take a morning walk. He intended to g...
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The Travels Of The Little Toy Soldier
BY CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY
He was the largest and the best dressed and the bravest looking of all
the toy soldiers in the toy shop...
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What Happened To Dumps
BY CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY
Once upon a time there was a queer little elf named Dumps, who lived
all by himself in a dark little ho...
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The Wreck Of The Hesperus
BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
It was the schooner Hesperus,
That sailed the wintry sea;
And the skipper had taken ...
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By Abbie Farwell Brown
It was a little, little page,
Was brought from far away,
To bear the great queen's velvet train
Upon her brida...
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The Snow-image
BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
One afternoon of a cold winter's day, when the sun shone forth with
chilly brightness, after a long storm,...
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The Castle Of Gems
BY SOPHIE MAY
Once upon a time, though I cannot tell when, and in what country I do
not now remember, there lived a maiden as fai...
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The Hen That Hatched Ducks
BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
Once there was a nice young hen that we will call Mrs. Feathertop. She
was a hen of most excellent famil...
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By Anna Hempstead Branch
There was a lad named Piping Will
With tattered coat and poor;
He had no home to bide him in,
But roamed f...
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Little Annie's Dream Or The Fairy Flower
BY LOUISA M. ALCOTT
In a large and pleasant garden sat little Annie, all alone, and she
seemed very sad, for drops that were not ...
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Companions
BY HELEN HUNT JACKSON
During the whole of one of a summer's hottest days I had the good
fortune to be seated in a railway car nea...
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Prince Little Boy
BY S. WEIR MITCHELL
A great many children live on the borders of Fairy-land and never visit
it at all, and really there are peopl...
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The Bee-man Of Orn
BY FRANK R. STOCKTON
In the ancient country of Orn there lived an old man who was called the
Bee-man, because his whole time was ...
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The Pot Of Gold
BY MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN
The Flower family lived in a little house in a broad grassy meadow,
which sloped a few rods from their...
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The Fairy Thorn
An Ulster Ballad
BY SAMUEL FERGUSON
"Get up, our Anna dear, from the weary spinning wheel,
For your father's on the ...
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Fairy Days
BY WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY
Beside the old hall fire, upon my nurse's knee,
Of happy fairy days, what tales were told ...
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The Fairy Queen
Come, follow, follow me--
You, fairy elves that be,
Which circle on the green--
Come, follow Mab, your que...
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The Sea Princess
In a palace of pearl and sea-weed,
Set round with shining shells,
Under the deeps of the ocean,
The little Sea...
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Long Ago
When the fairies used to live here,
Long ago,
There was never any dark,
Or any snow;
But the great big su...
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Thistle-tassel
BY FLORENCE HARRISON
Thistle-Tassel, Thistle-Tassel,
Dancing in the sunlight;
Thistle-Tassel, Thistle-Tassel,
...
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Song Of The Fairy
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Over hill, over dale,
Through bush, through brier,
Over park, over pale,
Thr...
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The Fairies
BY WILLIAM ALLINGHAM
Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little ...
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Oh Where Do Fairies Hide Their Heads?
BY THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY
Oh, where do fairies hide their heads
When snow lies on the hills,
When frost has spoiled t...
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The Elf Of The Woodlands
RETOLD FROM RICHARD HENGIST HORNE BY WILLIAM BYRON FORBUSH
One morning when the summer sun was still sleeping an Elf came up from
...
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Princess Finola And The Dwarf
BY EDMUND LEAMY
A long, long time ago there lived in a little hut in the midst of a
bare, brown, lonely moor an old woman and a y...
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The Straw Ox
A Russian Tale
An old man and an old woman lived in an old house on the edge of the
forest. The old man worked in the field all d...
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The Little Princess Of The Fearless Heart
BY B. J. DASKAM
Once upon a time the great, yellow stork carried a baby Princess to the
Queen of that country which lies next to ...
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Mopsa The Fairy
RETOLD FROM JEAN INGELOW
"For he that hath his own world
Hath many worlds more."
A boy, whom I knew very well, was o...
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The Line Of Golden Light Or The Little Blind Sister[i]
BY ELIZABETH HARRISON
Once upon a time there lived a child whose name was Avilla; she was
sweet and loving, and fair to look upon...
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The Bad Temper Of The Princess
By Marian Burton
1
Once upon a time, in a dainty little kingdom all parks and rivers
and cottages and flowers, there lived a j...
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The Flying Ship
A Russian Tale
Once upon a time there was a Princess who was always wanting something
new and strange. She would not look at the ...
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Robin Of The Loving Heart
BY EMMA ENDICOTT MAREAN
"Please, Mother, tell us a story. Have him a wood-chopper boy this
time. Please, Mother, quick, for Eliza...
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A Famous Case
BY THEODORE C. WILLIAMS
Two honey-bees half came to blows
About the lily and the rose,
Which might the sweeter be;...
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The Twelve Huntsmen
Hundreds of thousands of years ago a prince met a fair maiden as he
traveled through the Enchanted Land. The prince loved the maiden...
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Once upon a time there was a King who had twelve daughters, each more
beautiful than the other. The twelve princesses slept in a lar...
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Edwy And The Echo
It was in the time of good Queen Anne, when none of the trees in the
great forest of Norwood, near London, had begun to be cut down,...
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The Little Old Woman Who Lived In A Vinegar-bottle
There was once upon a time a little old woman who lived in a
vinegar-bottle. One day, as she was sweeping out her house, she found a...
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The Snow Queen
Once upon a time there was a little boy called Kay. And there was a
little girl. Her name was Gerda.
They were not brother and si...
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The Master-maid
Once there was a King who had a son, and this Prince would not stay at
home, but went a long, long way off to a very far country. Th...
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Cap O' Rushes
Well, there was once a very rich gentleman who had three daughters, and
he thought he'd see how fond they were of him. So he says to...
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Fulfilled
It was Christmas eve, and in the great house on the hill there was much
rejoicing and preparation for the feasting on the morrow. A ...
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King Grisly-beard
RETOLD FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Once there was a great King who had a daughter that was very beautiful,
but so haughty and vain sh...
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The Country Rat And The Town Rat
A Country Rat invited a Town Rat, an intimate friend, to pay him a
visit, and partake of his country fare. As they were on the ba...
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The Fox And The Goat
A Fox one day tried to drink at a well when he caught his feet on a
stone and fell into the water. It was not so deep as to drown hi...
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The Two Frogs
Two Frogs were neighbors. The one inhabited a deep pond, far removed
from public view; the other lived in a gully containing little ...
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The Dog In The Manger
A cross Dog lay in a manger full of hay; and when the Ox came near to
eat his own food, the rude and ill-bred cur at once began to s...
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The War-horse And The Ass
A War-Horse, grand in all the trappings of war, came with a great noise
down the road. The ground rang with the sound of his hoofs. ...
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The Frogs Who Wanted A King
In old times when the Frogs swam at ease through the ponds and lakes,
they grew tired of their tame mode of life. They thought they ...
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The Ox And The Frog
An ox, drinking at a pool, trod on a brood of young frogs, and crushed
one of them to death. The mother coming up, and missing one o...
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The Heron Who Was Hard To Please
A heron having bolted down too large a fish, burst its deep gullet-bag
and lay down on the shore to die. A kite seeing it, exclaimed...
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The Shepherd Boy And The Wolf
A Shepherd Boy, who tended his sheep in a field near a village, used to
make fun of his friends by crying out now and then, "A Wolf!...
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The Ass The Cock And The Lion
An Ass and a Cock one day ate together just as a fine Lion passed by. As
soon as he had cast his eyes on the Ass, he made up his min...
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The Lion The Bear And The Fox
A Lion and a Bear were roaming together in the wood when they found a
dead Fawn. "This belongs to me," cried the Bear, for she had b...
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The Horse And The Stag
The Horse had the plain entirely to himself. A Stag intruded into his
domain, and shared his pasture. The Horse desiring to revenge ...
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The Lion And The Boar
On a summer day, when the great heat induced a general thirst, a Lion
and a Boar came at the same moment to a small well to drink. T...
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The Huntsman And The Fisherman
A Huntsman, returning with his dogs from the field, fell in by chance
with a Fisherman, bringing home a basket well laden with fish....
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The Ass In The Lion's Skin
An ass, having put on the lion's skin, roamed about in the forest, and
amused himself by frightening all the foolish animals he met ...
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The Hare And The Tortoise
A hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the tortoise.
The latter laughing, said: "Though you be swift as the wind, ...
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The Fox And The Wood-cutter
A Fox, running before the hounds, came across a Wood-cutter felling an
oak, and besought him to show him a safe hiding-place. The Wo...
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The Lion And Other Beasts On A Hunt
The Lion and a lot of other Beasts made a plan to share whatever they
caught when they went on a hunt. The first day they went out t...
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The Eagle And The Arrow
A man shot a shaft at an Eagle, and hit him in the heart. When in the
pains of death, the Eagle saw that the dart was made in part w...
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The Mouse And The Frog
One day a Mouse met a Frog, and so well did they like each other that
they said they would travel together. The Frog feared lest the...
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The Wolf And The Goat
As a Goat stood on the top of a high rock, a Wolf who could not get at
her where she was thus spoke to her: "Pray come down; I much ...
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The Bad Dog
There was once a Dog which was so fierce and bad that his master had to
tie a big clog round his neck lest he should bite and tease ...
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The Kid And The Wolf
A Kid who had left the side of her dam was caught by a Wolf. When she
saw that the Wolf had got her fast, and that there was no chan...
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The Fox And The Grapes
A famished fox saw some clusters of rich black grapes hanging from a
trellised vine. She resorted to all her tricks to get them, but...
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The Fox And The Raven
A raven having stolen a bit of cheese, perched in a tree, and held it in
her beak. A fox seeing her longed to possess himself of the...
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The Bull And The Goat
A Bull fled from a Lion and ran into a cave where a Goat lived. The Goat
tried to stop his entrance, and struck at him with his horn...
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The Raven And The Swan
A Raven who did not like his black coat had the wish to grow as white as
a Swan. So he left his old friends and haunts, and went to ...
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The Thief And The Dog
One night a Thief came to a house that he meant to rob; but he knew that
he had no chance to do this till he had made the Dog who to...
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The Horse And The Loaded Ass
A man who had a Horse and an Ass had a way of putting all the load on
the back of the Ass, and none on the Horse. One day as they we...
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The Ass With The Salt
A Man who had an Ass heard that salt was to be bought for less gold at
the seaside than where he was, so he went there to buy some. ...
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The Cock And The Jewel
As a young Cock tried to find food for himself and his Hens in a
farmyard, he saw a gem which shone with bright rays, and which some...
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The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail
A Fox, caught in a trap, escaped with the loss of his "brush."
Henceforth feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule to
...
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The Eagle And The Jackdaw
An eagle flying down from his eyrie on a lofty rock, seized upon a
lamb, and carried him aloft in his talons. A jackdaw, who witness...
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The Hen And The Golden Eggs
A Cottager and his wife had a hen which laid every day a golden egg.
They supposed that it must contain a great lump of gold in its ...
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The Dog And The Ass
An Ass laden with loaves of bread was going on a long journey with a dog
to guard him from harm. Before the journey was ended both w...
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The North Wind And The Sun
The North Wind and the Sun had a discussion as to which was the
stronger, and had the more power, and finally agreed that the first
...
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The Fox And The Lion
A Fox who had never yet seen a Lion, when he fell in with him by a
certain chance for the first time in the forest, was so frightene...
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The Crow And The Pitcher
A Crow perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and, hoping to find water,
flew to it with great delight. When he reached it, he discove...
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The Ass And His Shadow
A Traveler hired an Ass to convey him to a distant place. The day being
intensely hot, and the sun shining in its strength, the trav...
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The Wolf And The Crane
A Wolf, having a bone stuck in his throat, hired a Crane for a large sum
to put his head into his throat and draw out the bone. When...
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The Fox And The Crane
A fox invited a crane to supper, and provided nothing for his
entertainment but some soup made of pulse, and poured out into a broad...
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The Cat And The Monkey
A monkey once found some chestnuts, which he put on the hot coals of a
fire to roast. He was puzzled, however, as to how he shoul...
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The Dancing Monkeys
A Prince had some Monkeys trained to dance. Being naturally great mimics
of men's actions, they showed themselves most apt pupils; a...
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The Hares And The Frogs
The Hares, oppressed with a sense of their own exceeding timidity,
and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with...
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The Lion And The Gnat
A Gnat came to a Lion and said: "I do not the least fear you, nor are
you stronger than I am. You can scratch with your claws, and b...
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The Frogs And The Bulls
Two frogs, sitting on the edge of a pond saw two Bulls fighting in a
meadow close by. "Alas!" cried one of the frogs. "Those dreadfu...
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The Lark And Her Young Ones
A Lark had made her nest in the early Spring on the young green wheat.
The brood had almost grown to their proper strength, and atta...
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Belling The Cat
The mice who lived in the old house met one day to discuss the means to
be used to get rid of a large, fierce black cat that had tak...
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A Miller His Son And Their Ass
A miller and his son were driving their ass to a neighboring fair to
sell him. They had not gone far when they met a troop of women ...
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The Tortoise And The Eagle
A Tortoise, lazily basking in the sun, complained to the sea-birds of
her hard fate, that no one would teach her to fly. An Eagle ho...
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The Peacock And Juno
The Peacock made complaint to Juno that, while the small nightingale
pleased every ear with his song, he no sooner opened his mouth ...
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The Lion The Fox And The Ass
The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass entered into an agreement to assist each
other in the chase. Having secured a large booty, the Lion, ...
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The Father And His Sons
A Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among
themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhorta...
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The Dove And The Ant
An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and, being
carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of bein...
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The Fox And The Cat
A fox was boasting to a cat of its clever devices for escaping its
enemies. "I have a whole bag of tricks," he said, "which contains...
|
The Ants And The Grasshopper
The ants were employing a fine winter's day in drying grain collected in
the summer-time. A grasshopper, perishing from famine, pass...
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The Glow-worm And The Daw
A Jackdaw once ran up to a Glow-Worm and was about to seize him. "Wait a
moment, good friend," said the Worm; "and you shall hear some...
|
The Fox And The Villagers
A Fox that had long been the dread of the village poultry yard was one
day found lying breathless in a field. The report went abroad...
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The Frog And The Snake
A Snake and a Frog were friends in a pond. The Snake taught the Frog to
hiss, and the Frog taught the Snake to croak. The Snake woul...
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The Assembly Of Animals
Once there was a great assembly of the animals in a wood. The Lion said,
"Look how great my valor! 'Tis this that makes me king of t...
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The Cock And His Three Hens
A Cock, named Crimson Crest, was once strutting about with his three
hens, Meek Love, Bright Wit, and Fine Feather. The hens, being ...
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The Black Dog And The White Dog
A Man in the East once went about saying, "I can put these two dogs
together, one of which is white, and the other black, as you see...
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The Elephant And The Ape
An Elephant named Grand Tusk and an Ape named Nimble were friends.
Grand Tusk observed, "Behold, how big and powerful I am!"
Ni...
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The Crow And The Dawn
A Crow that lived on a tree by a great city in the East thought that the
day dawned because of his cawing. One day he said to himsel...
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The Lion And The Goat
A Lion was eating up one after another the animals of a certain country.
One day an old Goat said, "We must put a stop to this. I ha...
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The Sunling
In the good old days a Clown in the East, on a visit to a city kinsman,
while at dinner, pointed to a burning candle and asked what ...
|
The Mushroom And The Goose
A Goose that was once cackling with great pride thought that a Mushroom
was gazing at it, and said, "You contemptible thing, why do ...
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The Fables Of Pilpay The Hindu
Pilpay is thought to have been a Hindu who lived many centuries before
Jesus was born, and who wrote fables that have been translate...
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The Fox And The Hen
A hungry Fox, spying a fine fat Hen, made up his mind to eat her. But as
he was about to spring upon her he heard a great noise, and...
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The Three Fishes
Three Fishes lived in a pond. The first was wise, the second had a
little sense, and the third was foolish. A fisherman saw the fish...
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The Falcon And The Hen
"How ungrateful you must be!" said a Falcon to a Hen. "You are fed with
the best of food, you have a snug bed provided for you at ni...
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The King Who Grew Kind
A cruel King was riding out one day, when he saw a fox attack a hen. But
just then a dog ran after the fox and bit his leg. The fox,...
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The Horses' Council
ADAPTED FROM JOHN GAY
Once upon a time, a restless, dissatisfied horse persuaded all the other
horses on the farm that they were ...
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The Oak And The Reed
ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH OF LA FONTAINE
One day the Oak said to the Reed: "Nature has been indeed unkind to you.
She has made you ...
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The Advantage Of Knowledge
ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH OF LA FONTAINE
Two citizens lived beside each other in a town in France. The one was
rich and had a fine ...
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The Torrent And The River
ADAPTED FROM THE FRENCH OF LA FONTAINE
With great noise and much tumult a torrent fell down the mountain side.
All fled before it...
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The Tomtit And The Bear
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
One summer day, as a Wolf and a Bear were walking together in a wood,
they heard a bird singing most swee...
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Why Jimmy Skunk Wears Stripes
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
Jimmy Skunk, as everybody knows, wears a striped suit, a suit of black
and white. There was a time, long, ...
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How Cats Came To Purr
BY JOHN BENNETT
A Boy having a Pet Cat which he Wished to Feed, Said to Her, "Come, Cat,
Drink this Dish of Cream; it will Keep y...
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The Greedy Cat
Once on a time there was a man who had a Cat, and she was so awfully
big, and such a beast to eat, he couldn't keep her any longer. ...
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Gudbrand On The Hillside
There was once upon a time a man whose name was Gudbrand. He had a farm
which lay far away up on the side of a hill, and therefore t...
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Pork And Honey
At dawn the other day, when Bruin came tramping over the bog with a fat
pig, Reynard sat up on a stone by the moorside.
"Good day...
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How Reynard Outwitted Bruin
Once on a time there was a bear, who sat on a hillside in the sun and
slept. Just then Reynard came slouching by and caught sight of...
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The Cock And The Crested Hen
There was once a Cock who had a whole farmyard of hens to look after and
manage; and among them was a tiny little Crested Hen. She t...
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The Old Woman And The Tramp
There was once a tramp who went plodding his way through a forest. The
distance between the houses was so great that he had little h...
|
The Old Woman And The Fish
There was once upon a time an old woman who lived in a miserable cottage
on the brow of a hill overlooking the town. Her husband had...
|
The Lad And The Fox
There was once upon a time a little lad, who was on his way to church,
and when he came to a clearing in the forest he caught sight ...
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Adventures Of Ashpot
Norwegian children are just as fond of fairy stories as are any other
children, and they are lucky in having a great number, for tha...
|
Norwegian Bird-legends
The Norwegians have several quaint old legends connected with some of
their birds. This is the story of the goldcrest, known in Norw...
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The Ugly Duckling
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
It was glorious out in the country. It was summer, and the corn-fields
were yellow, and the oats were...
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The Wild Swans
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Far away, where the swallows fly when our Winter comes on, lived a King
who had eleven sons, and one d...
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Taper Tom
In a certain kingdom there was a very beautiful Princess, but she was so
sad that no one could make her laugh; she would not even sm...
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The Boy Who Went To The North Wind
"Go you now to the safe and get some meal," said the mother of the Boy.
"And mind that you carry it carefully, for there is but litt...
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The Wonderful Iron Pot
Once upon a time a little boy and his mother lived together in a small
brown house at the foot of a hill. They were very poor, for t...
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The Sheep And Pig Who Set Up Housekeeping
Once upon a time a Sheep stood in a pen to be fattened for the winter's
feast. He lived well, for he was given the best of everythin...
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Doll-in-the-grass
Once upon a time there was a King who had twelve sons. These sons did
not like to do useful things--they only liked to ride and to h...
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Boots And His Brothers
Once upon a time there was a King who had seven sons. One day he said to
the six older ones: "You must go forth into the world, each...
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Viggo And Beate
Translated by Mrs. Gudrun Thorne-Thompson
THE DOLL UNDER THE BRIER ROSEBUSH
There was once a girl, and her name was Beate. On h...
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The Four White Swans
In the days of long ago there lived in the Green Isle of Erin a race of
brave men and fair women--the race of the Dedannans. North, ...
|
The Mishaps Of Handy Andy
Andy Rooney was a fellow who had the most singularly ingenious knack of
doing everything the wrong way. He grew up in his humble Iri...
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The Greedy Shepherd
Once upon a time there lived in the South Country two brothers, whose
business it was to keep sheep. No one lived on that plain but ...
|
The Cobblers And The Cuckoo
Once upon a time there stood in the midst of a bleak moor, in the North
Country, a certain village; all its inhabitants were poor, f...
|
The Merry Cobbler And His Coat
Spare, the merry cobbler, of whom we read in the last story, was treated
like a prince at the King's court; and the news of his good...
|
The Story Of Child Charity
BY FRANCES BROWNE
Once upon a time there lived a little girl who had neither father nor
mother: they both died when she was very ...
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The Selfish Giant
BY OSCAR WILDE
Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to
go and play in the Giant's garden.
It wa...
|
The Battle Of The Birds Or The Grateful Raven And The Prince
A Scotch Tale
Once upon a time a great contest took place between every wild creature.
The son of the King of Tethertown went to ...
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Jack And The Beanstalk
RETOLD BY MARY LENA WILSON
A long, long time ago there was a boy named Jack. He and his mother were
very poor, and lived in a tin...
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Tom Thumb
RETOLD BY LAURA CLARKE
Have you ever heard about Little Thumb, or Tom Thumb as he was sometimes
called? Such a queer little fello...
|
Whittington And His Cat
In the reign of the famous King Edward III there was a little boy called
Dick Whittington, whose father and mother died when he was ...
|
Wild Robin
A Scotch Fairy Tale
RETOLD BY SOPHIE MAY
In the green valley of the Yarrow, near the castle-keep of Norham, dwelt
an honest li...
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The Story Of Merlin
Merlin was a King in early Britain; he was also an Enchanter. No one
knows who were his parents, or where he was born; but it is said ...
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The Cub's Triumph
Once upon a time there lived in a forest a badger and a mother fox with
one little Cub.
There were no other beasts in the wood, b...
|
Chin-chin Kobakama
Once there was a little girl who was very pretty, but also very lazy.
Her parents were rich, and had a great many servants; and thes...
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The Wonderful Mallet
Once upon a time there were two brothers. The elder was an honest and
good man, but he was very poor, while the younger, who was dis...
|
The Selfish Sparrow And The Houseless Crows
A Sparrow once built a nice little house for herself, and lined it well
with wool and protected it with sticks, so that it resisted ...
|
The Story Of Zirac
Once upon a time a raven, a rat, and a tortoise, having agreed to be
friends together, were having a pleasant chat when they saw a w...
|
My Lord Bag Of Rice
Long, long ago there lived in Japan a brave warrior known to all as
Tawara Toda, or "My Lord Bag of Rice." His true name was Fujiwar...
|
The Little Hare Of Oki
A Japanese Fairy Tale
RETOLD BY B. M. BURRELL
Alice lived in New York, but she still had the nurse who had taken care
of her w...
|
The Little Brother Of Loo-lee Loo
By MARGARET JOHNSON
In flowery, fair Cathay,
That kingdom far away,
Where, odd as it seems, 't is always ...
|
The Curious Case Of Ah-top
(A Chinese Legend)
The slant-eyed maidens, when they spied
The cue of Ah-Top, gaily cried,
"It is some mandarin...
|
The Jackal And The Camel
A Hindu Tale
The Jackal stood looking across the river where the crabs lay in the sun
on the sand.
"Oh," said the Jackal, "if ...
|
Hashnu The Stonecutter
A Japanese Story
Hashnu the Stonecutter sat beside the highway cutting stone. It was hard
work, and the sun shone hot upon him.
...
|
The Tiger The Brahman And The Jackal[n]
Once upon a time a Tiger was caught in a trap. He tried in vain to get
out through the bars, and rolled and bit with rage and grief ...
|
The Story Of The Willow Pattern Plate
RETOLD BY M. ALSTON BUCKLEY
Once upon a time there lived in China a rich and haughty mandarin, who
had great riches in lands, and...
|
Brother Fox's Tar Baby
TRANSLATED BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
Once upon a time Brother Fox and Brother Rabbit lived near each other in
the woods. But they h...
|
The Rabbit And The Peas
BY MRS. M. R. ALLEN
A long time ago there was a Bear that had a fine pea patch. He and his
wife had to work in the field every da...
|
Br'er Rabbit's Fishing
One day, Br'er Rabbit, and Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear, and Br'er Coon,
and all the rest of them were clearing up a new piece of groun...
|
Br'er Possum Loves Peace
One night Br'er Possum called for Br'er Coon, and they rambled forth to
see how the others were getting along. Br'er Possum he ate h...
|
Br'er Fox Tackles Old Br'er Tarrypin
One day Br'er Fox struck up with Br'er Tarrypin right in the middle of
the big road. Br'er Tarrypin he heard Br'er Fox coming, and h...
|
How Cousin Wildcat Served Br'er Fox
Br'er Rabbit and Br'er Fox had both been paying calls one evening at the
same house. They sat there, and after a while Br'er Rabbit ...
|
Plantation Stories
BY GRACE MACGOWAN COOKE
I.--MRS. PRAIRIE-DOG'S BOARDERS
Texas is a near-by land to the dwellers in the Southern States. Many of...
|
Robin Redbreast
There was once a hunter who had only one son, and when his son grew up
he said to him: "My son, I am growing old, and you must hunt ...
|
The Three Wishes
Once upon a time there were three brothers who set out on a visit to
Goose-cap, the wise one, who said that any one might come and s...
|
The Joker
This story is about Lox. He called himself the joker, and he was very
proud of his jokes; but nobody else could see anything in them...
|
Little Moccasin's Ride On The Thunder-horse
BY COLONEL GUIDO ILGES
"Little Moccasin" was, at the time we speak of, fourteen years old, and
about as mischievous a boy as coul...
|
Waukewa's Eagle
BY JAMES BUCKHAM
One day, when the Indian boy Waukewa was hunting along the
mountain-side, he found a young eagle with a broken w...
|
A Huron Cinderella
BY HOWARD ANGUS KENNEDY
Many years ago there was an Indian chief who had three daughters; and
they lived in a lodge by the side o...
|
The Fire Bringer
BY MARY AUSTIN
They ranged together by wood and open swale, the boy who was to be
called Fire Bringer, and the keen, gray dog of ...
|
Scar Face
An Indian Tale
The mother of Scar Face the Youth was Feather Woman, who had fallen in
love with Morning Star, and vowed that she ...
|
Why The Baby Says Goo
RETOLD BY EHRMA G. FILER
On a sloping highland near the snow-capped mountains of the North was an
Indian village. The Chief of th...
|
Baby's Ten Little Live Playthings By J K Barry
These ten little live playthings can be held in every baby's hand, five
in one and five in the other and be the baby ever so poor yet ...
|
Monday
Here's a little wash bench,
Here's a little tub.
Here's a little scrubbing-board,
And here's the way to rub.
...
|
Finger Play
By Edith Goodyear.
The little space 'twixt fingers & thumbs
Is round as a circle you see!
While in there, a tiny sq...
|
Counting The Fingers
This is the thumb, you see;
This finger shakes the tree;
And then this finger comes up;
And this one eats th...
|
An Old Norse Finger Play
Thicken man, build the barn,
Thinner man, spool the yarn,
Longen man, stir the brew,
Gowden man, make a shoe,
...
|
Baby's Toes
Dear little bare feet,
Dimpled and white,
In your long nightgown
Wrapped for the night.
Come, let me...
|
Baby's Toes
BY EDITH A. BENTLEY
Five little piggie wiggies
Standing in a row,
We always have to toddle
Where the baby...
|
This Is The Way My Fingers Stand
To the tune of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush."
This is the way my fingers stand,
Fingers stand, fingers stand,
...
|
Thumbkin Pointer
Thumbkin, Pointer, Middleman big,
Sillyman, Weeman, rig-a-jig-jig.
...
|
Naming The Fingers
BY LAURA E. RICHARDS
This is little Tommy Thumb,
Round and smooth as any plum.
This is busy Peter Pointer:
Su...
|
Robert Barns
Robert Barns, fellow fine,
Can you shoe this horse of mine,
So that I may cut a shine?
Yes, good sir, and that...
|
Shall I Oh! Shall I?
A little boy and a little girl
Lived in an alley;
Said the little boy to the little girl,
"Shall I, oh! shal...
|
Jack Be Nimble
Jack, be nimble,
Jack, be quick;
(Jack is one hand walking along on
its fore- and middle-fingers.)
Jack, ju...
|
Two Little Hands
Two little hands so soft and white,
This is the left--this is the right.
Five little fingers stand on each,
So I...
|
Pat A Cake
Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker's man.
So I do, master, as fast as I can.
Pat it, and prick it, and mark it with T,
...
|
Clap Your Hands
Baby, Baby, clap your hands!
Where London's built, there London stands.
And there's a bed in London Town,
On whi...
|
The Bird's Nest
A Froebel Finger Play
Here upon the leaves at rest
A little bird has built her nest.
Two tiny eggs within she's lai...
|
Two Little Blackbirds
There were two blackbirds sitting on a hill,
(Little pieces of paper perched on forefingers.)
One named Jack, ...
|
Master Smith
Is Master Smith within? Yes, that he is.
Can he set a shoe? Ay, marry, two.
Here a nail, and there a nail,
...
|
Greeting
Good little Mother,
How do you do?
Dear strong "Daddy,"
Glad to see you!
Big tall Brother,
Ple...
|
A Play For The Arms
Pump, pump, pump,
Water, water, come;
Here a rush, there a gush,
Done, done, done.
...
|
The Little Window
A Froebel Finger Play
Look, my dear, at this window clear.
See how the light shines through in here.
If you would a...
|
Sing A Song Of Sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye;
Four-and-twenty blackbirds
Baked in a pie;
When the pie...
|
The Pigeon House
A Froebel Finger Play
Now I'm going to open my pigeon-house door.
The pigeons fly out to the light,
Straight to t...
|
Said This Little Fairy
Said this little fairy, "I'm as thirsty as can be."
Said this little fairy, "I'm hungry, too, dear me!"
Said this litt...
|
A Burrowing Game
See the little mousie, creeping up the stair,
Looking for a warm nest--there, oh, there!
(Mother's fingers creep up the ...
|
Pat A Cake
A Froebel Finger Play
Baby, would you like to make
For yourself a little cake?
Pat it gently, smooth it down.
...
|
A Knee Game
What do I see? Baby's knee.
Tickily, tickily, tic, tac, tee.
One for a penny, two for a pound;
Tickily, tickily,...
|
A Foot Play
Up, down--up, down.
One foot up and one foot down,
All the way to London town.
Tra la la la la la.
...
|
Putting The Fingers To Sleep
My fingers are so sleepy
It's time they went to bed,
So first, you Baby Finger
Tuck in your Little Head.
...
|
Ten Little Squirrels
Ten little squirrels up in a tree--
(Ten fingers outspread.)
The first two said: "What do I see?"
...
|
My Little Garden
See my little garden,
How I rake it over,
Then I sow the little brown seeds,
And with soft earth cover.
No...
|
The Family
BY EMILIE POULSSON
This is the mother, so busy at home,
Who loves her dear children, whatever may come.
This is t...
|
Johnny Shall Have A New Bonnet
Johnny shall have a new bonnet,
And Johnny shall go to the fair,
And Johnny shall have a new ribbon
To tie u...
|
To Market Ride The Gentlemen
To market ride the gentlemen,
So do we, so do we;
Then comes the country clown,
Hobbledy gee, Hobbledy gee;
...
|
Here Goes My Lord
Here goes my lord--
A trot! a trot! a trot! a trot!
Here goes my lady--
A canter! a canter! a canter! a ...
|
A Farmer Went Trotting
A farmer went trotting upon his gray mare;
Bumpety, bumpety, bump!
With his daughter behind him, so rosy and fair;
...
|
Up To The Ceiling
Up to the ceiling, down to the ground,
Backward and forward, round and round;
Dance, little baby, and mother will sing...
|
The Messenger
Here in the morning we're starting so soon,
Give us a message, we'll ride to the moon,
Straight through the meadows an...
|
Catch Him Crow
Catch him, crow! Carry him, kite!
Take him away till the apples are ripe;
When they are ripe and ready to fall,
...
|
Ride A Cock-horse
Ride a Cock-Horse to Charing Cross,
To see a Young Lady jump on a White Horse,
With Rings on her Fingers, and Bells on...
|
This Is The Way
This is the way the ladies ride,
Nin! Nin! Nin!
This is the way the gentlemen ride,
Trot! Trot! Trot!
...
|
Ride Away Ride Away
Ride away, ride away,
Johnny shall ride,
And he shall have pussy-cat
Tied to one side;
And he shall ha...
|
To Market To Market
To market, to market,
To buy a plum bun;
Home again, home again,
My journey is done.
...
|
Trot Trot The Baby Goes
BY MARY F. BUTTS
Every evening Baby goes
Trot, trot, to town--
Across the river, through the fields,
Up h...
|
Ride A Cock-horse
Ride a cock-horse to Banbury-cross,
To see what Tommy can buy;
A penny white loaf, a penny white cake,
And a...
|
Who Are These?
...
|
I Saw A Ship A-sailing
I saw a ship a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea;
And, oh! it was all laden
With pretty things for thee!
...
|
Goosey Goosey Gander
Goosey, goosey, gander, where dost thou wander?
Up stairs and down stairs, and in my lady's chamber;
There I met an ol...
|
The Wind
Arthur O'Bower has broken his band,
He comes roaring up the land--
A King of Scots, with all his power,
Cannot t...
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Once I Saw A Little Bird
Once I saw a little bird
Come hop, hop, hop,
So I said, "Little bird,
Will you stop, stop, stop?"
I ...
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Ring-a-ring-a-roses
Ring-a-ring-a-roses,
A pocket full of posies;
Hush! hush! hush! hush!
We're all tumbled down.
...
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Cross Patch
Cross patch,
Draw the latch,
Sit by the fire and spin;
Take a cup,
And drink it up,
And ca...
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Happy Let Us Be
Merry are the bells, and merry would they ring;
Merry was myself, and merry could I sing;
With a merry ding-dong, happ...
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The Old Woman In The Basket
There was an old woman tossed up in a basket,
Nineteen times as high as the moon;
Where she was going I couldn't but...
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The Fox And The Old Gray Goose
The fox and his wife they had a great strife,
They never ate mustard in all their whole life;
...
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Jack And Jill
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
To draw a pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came t...
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Willy Boy
Willy boy, Willy boy, where are you going?
I will go with you if I may
"I'm going to the meadow to see them a-mowing,...
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Bonny Lass
Bonny lass, bonny lass, wilt thou be mine?
Thou shalt not wash dishes, nor yet serve the swine:
Thou shalt sit on a cu...
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Oh Where Are You Going?
Oh, where are you going,
My pretty maiden fair,
With your red rosy cheeks,
And your coal-black hair?
...
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Bobby Shaftoe
Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea,
Silver buckles on his knee;
He'll come back and marry me,
Pretty Bobby Shaftoe.
...
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Ding-dong-bell
Ding--
Dong--
Bell!
Pussy's in the well.
Who put her in? Little Johnny Green.
...
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London Bridge
London bridge is broken down,
Dance over my Lady Lee,
London bridge is broken down,
With a gay ladye.
...
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Green Gravel
All round the green gravel the grass grows so green,
And all the pretty maids are fit to be seen,
Wash them in milk, d...
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Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor dog a bone;
But when she came there
The cu...
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Little Bo-peep
Little Bo-Peep, she lost her sheep,
And can't tell where to find them;
Leave them alone, and they'll come home,
...
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Come Out To Play
Boys and girls, come out to play,
The moon does shine as bright as day;
Leave your supper, and leave your sleep,
...
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Little Robin Redbreast
Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree,
Up went the Pussy-Cat, and down went he!
Down came Pussy-Cat, away Robin ran,
...
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Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
What! Is this the way you mind...
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My Maid Mary
My maid Mary
She minds her dairy,
While I go a-hoeing and mowing each morn.
Merrily runs the r...
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Beggars Are Come To Town
Hark! Hark!
The dogs do bark!
The beggars are come to town;
Some in rags,
Some in jags,
...
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Blow Wind Blow!
Blow, wind, blow! and go, mill, go!
That the miller may grind his corn;
That the baker may take it,
And into rol...
|
Bye Baby Bunting
Bye, Baby bunting,
Father's gone a-hunting,
Mother's gone a-milking,
Sister's gone a-silking,
And Brot...
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Three Little Kittens
Three little kittens, they lost their mittens,
And they began to cry:
"O mother dear,
We very much fea...
|
Tom Was A Piper's Son
Tom, Tom was a piper's son,
He learned to play when he was young,
And all the tune that he could play
Was "Over ...
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Daffy-down-dilly
Daffy-down-dilly is new come to town,
With a petticoat green, and a bright yellow gown,
And her white blossoms are pee...
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Billy Boy
Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Oh, where have you been, charming Billy?
"I have been to seek a wife,...
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Three Wise Men Of Gotham
Three wise men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl,
And if the bowl had been stronger
My song had been longer.
...
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Little Tommy Tucker
"Little Tommy Tucker,
Sing for your supper."
"What shall I sing?"
"White bread and butter."
"How shall...
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Pussy And The Mice
Nine little mice sat down to spin;
Pussy passed by, and she peeped in.
"What are you at, my little men?"
"Making...
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When I Was A Little Boy
When I was a little boy, I lived by myself,
And all the bread and cheese I got I put upon a shelf;
The rats and the mi...
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Little Fat Boy
What a bonny little fellow is this fat boy of mine!
He makes people die of joy!
What a fine little fellow is this fa...
|
A Finger Test
You strike three times on the top, you see,
And strike three times on the bottom for me,
Then top and bottom you strik...
|
Our Baby
Mrs. Chang, Mrs. Lee,
Mama has a small babee;
Stands up firm,
Sits up straight,
Won't eat milk,
But ...
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The Little Golden Sister
My little golden sister
Rides a golden horse slow,
And we'll use a golden whip
If the horse doesn't go.
...
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Ten Fingers
(A Chinese finger-play)
Three horses are drinking,
Three horses are feeding,
The two men are fighting,
Th...
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A Riddle
A plum blossom foot,
And a pudding face sweet;
He's taller when he's sitting
Than when standing on his feet....
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The Five Fingers
(Another finger-play)
A great big brother,
And a little brother so,
A big bell-tower,
And a temple and a ...
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Ladybug
Ladybug, ladybug,
Fly away, do;
Fly to the mountain,
And feed upon dew.
Feed upon dew,
And s...
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The Spider
Oh, my dear brother spider,
With your body big and red,
From the eaves you are hanging
On a single little th...
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The Great Wall
The wily Emperor Tsin Chi-hwang
He built a wall both great and strong.
The steps were narrow, but the wall was stout,
...
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Pussy Cat Pussy Cat
"Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?"
"I've been to London, to see the Queen."
"Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did ...
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Little Boy Blue
"Little boy Blue, come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
Is this the way you mind your ...
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Pat-a-cake
"Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake as quick as you can
Pat it and prick it, and mark it with B,
...
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How Many Miles To Babylon?
"HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?
THREE SCORE MILES AND TEN
CAN I GET THERE BY CANDLELIGHT?
YES, AND BACK AGAIN."
...
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Hark! Hark!
Hark, Hark the dogs do bark!
The beggars have come to town.
Some in rags, and some in tags,
And some in velv...
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There Was An Old Woman
"There was an old woman
Who lived in a shoe,
Who had so many children
She didn't know what to do
She gave t...
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Humpty Dumpty
"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses and all the King's men
Couldn...
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The Queen Of Hearts
"The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts
All on a summer's day
The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts
...
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Old King Cole
"Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he:
He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl...
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Pussy Sits Beside The Fire
"Pussy sits beside the fire
How can she be fair?
Then comes in the little dog.
"Pussy, are you there?
...
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The North Wind Doth Blow
"The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow,
And what will the robin do then, poor thing?
He'll sit in the barn a...
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I Had A Little Husband
"I had a little husband
No bigger than my thumb,
I put him in a pint pot,
And there I bid him drum
I bought...
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There Was A Man In Our Town
"There was a man in our town,
And he was wondrous wise
He jumped into a bramble bush
And scratched out both his e...
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See Saw Sacaradown
"See saw, sacaradown,
Which is the way to Boston town?
One foot up, the other foot down.
That is the way to Bost...
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Sing A Song O' Sixpence
"Sing a song o' sixpence
Pocket full of rye;
Four-and-twenty blackbirds
Baked in a pie.
When the pie w...
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I Love Little Pussy
"I love little pussy, her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her, she'll do me no harm.
I'll sit by the fire and give...
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The Horner Brothers
BY Elizabeth Raymond Woodward
Jack Horner had three brothers,
Their names were Horner, too--
One was James, and o...
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There Was A Man In Our Town
There was a man in our town,
And all he did each day
Was to skip and hop along the streets
And on a trumpet ...
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A Most Wonderful Sight
The most wonderful sight I ever did see
Was an owl on the branch of our old oak-tree;
His eyes were so large and his h...
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Sailing
Afloat, afloat, in a golden boat!
Hoist the sail to the breeze!
Steer by a star to lands afar
That sleep in ...
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An Up-to-date Pussy-cat
Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?
I've been to London in my new machine.
Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you t...
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Misery In Company
The rain is falling,
The fire is out!
Jane has the toothache,
John has the gout!
...
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Court News
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS
The king and queen went out to-day,
A-riding on a load of hay.
The king fell off and lost his...
|
A Message To Mother Goose
By Ellen Manly.
Once on a time there lived a child--so it was told to me--
Who never heard of Mother Goose and her fine...
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Sweet And Low
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the Western Sea.
Low, low, breathe and blow,
...
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The Sleepy-time Story
BY GERTRUDE SMITH
One night Arabella and Araminta's mamma was sewing, and their papa was
reading his newspaper. And there was a fir...
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The Go-sleep Story
BY EUDORA S. BUMSTEAD
"How can I go to bed," said Penny, the flossy dog, "till I say
good-night to Baby Ray? He gives me part of hi...
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The Gentle Dark
BY W. GRAHAME ROBERTSON
So it is over, the long bright Day,
And little Maid Twilight, quiet and meek,
Comes steal...
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The Ferry For Shadowtown
Sway to and fro in the twilight gray;
This is the ferry for Shadowtown;
It always sails at the end of the day,
...
|
Hush-a-bye Baby
Hush-a-bye, baby, in the tree top:
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock;
When the bough breaks, the cradle will f...
|
The Kitten And The Falling Leaves
BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
See the kitten on the wall,
Sporting with the leaves that fall,
Withered leaves--one--two--an...
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Late
By Josephine Preston Peabody
My father brought Somebody up
To show us all asleep.
They came as softly up the Stai...
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A Blessing For The Blessed
BY LAURENCE ALMA-TADEMA
When the sun has left the hilltop,
And the daisy-fringe is furled,
When the birds from wo...
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My Dolly
Hush, Dolly, bye, Dolly, sleep, Dolly, dear,
See what a bed, Dolly, I've for you here;
Therefore, to sleep, Dolly! don...
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The Child And The World
I see a nest in a green elm-tree
With little brown sparrows--one, two, three!
The elm-tree stretches its branches wide...
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Evening Song
BY C. FRANCES ALEXANDER
Little birds sleep sweetly
In their soft round nests,
Crouching in the cover
Of t...
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Rock-a-bye Baby
Rock-a-bye, baby, your cradle is green,
Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen,
And Betty's a lady, and wears a gold ri...
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The Sandman
BY MARGARET VANDERGRIFT
The rosy clouds float overhead
The sun is going down,
And now the Sandman's gentle ...
|
The Fairy Folk
BY ROBERT BIRD
Come cuddle close in daddy's coat
Beside the fire so bright,
And hear about the fairy folk
...
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Queen Mab
BY THOMAS HOOD
A little fairy comes at night;
Her eyes are blue, her hair is brown,
With silver spots upon her wi...
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Lullaby
BY GERTRUDE THOMPSON MILLER
Come lay your head on my breast, my dear,
That I may feel your sweet form near;
Then we...
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Kentucky Babe
BY RICHARD HENRY BUCK
Skeeters am a hummin' on de honeysuckle vine,
Sleep, Kentucky Babe!
San'man am a comin' to ...
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My Possessions
I'm a rich man,
If ever there was one:
I've a horse and an apple,
And both are my own.
But some othe...
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The Wake-up Story
BY EUDORA S. BUMSTEAD
The sun was up and the breeze was blowing, and the five chicks, and four
geese, and three rabbits, and two ki...
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About Six Little Chickens
BY S. L. ELLIOTT
A Mother Biddy sat on her nest, with what do you think in the nest? Six
smooth white eggs! After she had sat th...
|
Trade-last
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS
"My frock is green."
"My frock is blue."
"You look pretty."
"So do you."
...
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Philip's Horse
Little Philip was very fond of horses, and as he was too old to sit on a
chair or box or trunk and make believe a rocking-horse was...
|
What Could The Farmer Do?
BY GEORGE WILLIAM OGDEN
There was an old farmer who had a cow,
Moo, moo, moo!
She used to stand on the pump and b...
|
Fledglings
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS
I saw a stork on a chimney high,
And called to him as I passed by,
"O stork! what'll you brin...
|
Maggie's Very Own Secret
By SARA JOSEPHINE ALBRIGHT
(For Very Little Folk)
Mr. and Mrs. Squeaky were two little, gray mice. They lived away back in
the c...
|
The Good Little Piggie And His Friends
BY L. WALDO LOCKLING
Once there was a little piggie, a very good little piggie, who obeyed
his mother so well that often she let hi...
|
Baby's Paradise
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS
Over the hills and far away,
There's a beautiful, wonderful place,
Where happy babies in ga...
|
Disobedience
"Wait, Kitty; here's soap and water,
And I must wash your face;
For the way you do it with your paws
Is simp...
|
For A Little Girl Of Three
BY UNCLE NED.
Moo, moo!
What can I do
For my little girl of three?
I will eat the sweet grass,
...
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A Funny Family
There was a little lady she was'nt very big She had a spotted cow ...
Also a spotted pig ... Her dress had dots ... Her dog had lots ....
|
Little By Little
When Charley awoke one morning, he looked from the window, and saw the
ground deeply covered with snow.
On the side of the house ne...
|
The House That Jack Built
This is the house that Jack built.
This is the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the rat,
...
|
Giant Thunder Bones
I
This is Giant
Thunder Bones.
II
This is the Dwarf with anxious looks
...
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The House That Jill Built
BY CAROLYN WELLS
This is the House that Jill built.
This is the Doll that lived in the House that Jill built.
T...
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The Old Woman And Her Pig
An old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked
sixpence. "What," said she, "shall I do with this little sixpence?...
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The Lambikin
Once upon a time there was a wee, wee Lambikin, who frolicked about on
his little tottery legs, and enjoyed himself amazingly. Now one...
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The Cat And The Mouse
The cat and the mouse
Played in the malt-house:
The cat bit the mouse's tail off. "Pray, puss, give me my tail." "No,"
s...
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Henny-penny
One day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the cornyard
when--whack!--something hit her upon the head. "Goodness gracious me!"
says H...
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Three Goats In The Ryefield
ADAPTED BY CECILIA FARWELL
Once upon a time there was a little boy whose task it was to drive the
goats to and from the hills. One ...
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Teeny Tiny
There was once upon a time a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny
house in a teeny-tiny village. Now, one day this teeny-tiny wo...
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Song Of The Pear Tree
Out in the green, green orchard
Standeth a fine pear tree;
The fine pear tree has leaves, too.
What on the t...
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Cock-alu And Hen-alie
BY MARY HOWITT
In this tale is shown to you
How large the boast of Cock-alu;
But, when he comes to act, you'll see
...
|
There Is The Key Of The Kingdom
There is the key of the Kingdom.
In that Kingdom there is a city;
In that city there is a town;
In that town the...
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Tommy And His Sister And Their New Pony-cart
BY DEWITT CLINTON FALLS
Tommy took his sister out in their new pony-cart for a ride.
They met a little friend very soon, and aske...
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The Adventures Of Three Little Kittens
THE LITTLE KITTENS' SURPRISE
...
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Ted's Foolish Wish
"I WISH I WAS AN OWL"
SAID TEDDY, WITH A SCOWL,
"CAUSE THEN I COULD SIT UP THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH."
BUT SOME FA...
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Nonsense Rhyme
from the Negro quarters
Jay-bird a-sittin' on a Hickory limb.
He winked at me, I winked at him.
'Taint gwine to...
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Timothy Trundle
By FREDERICK MOXON.
Oh! Timothy Trundle was bouncingly fat,
As round as a robin was he;
The jolliest babe ever sa...
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The Frog's Fiasco
by D. K. Stevens
There was once a Frog
In a lonesome Bog
With a voice that was well worth praising.
H...
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The Musical Trust
By D. K. Stevens
There was once a man who could execute
"Old Zip Coon" on a yellow flute,
And s...
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The Cautious Cat
by D.K. Stevens
A Cautious Cat
And a Reckless Rat
Went to sea with an Innocent Lamb.
...
|
Three Little Bears
BY M. C. McNEILL
Three little bears came into the town.
"How do you do?" said everybody.
Their faces were smiling...
|
The Snowman
BY W. W. ELLSWORTH
One day we built a snowman.
We made him out of snow;
You'd ought to see how fine he was--
...
|
Tiny Hare And The Wind Ball
...
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A Story For Very Little Folk To Read No Word In It Has More Than Four Letters
BY A. L. SYKES
"I want to do just as I like," said Tiny Hare to his Mama one day, as he
ran to the door of his home.
"What do yo...
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How Tiny Hare Met Cat
[IN WORDS OF NOT MORE THAN FOUR LETTERS]
BY A. L. SYKES
Once, just as the long, dark time that is at the end of each day cam...
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The Wee Hare And The Red Fire
[IN WORDS OF NOT MORE THAN FOUR LETTERS]
BY A. L. SYKES
One day in the cold time when he lay snug and warm by his Mama, Tiny...
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The Good King
By Margaret and Clarence Weed
Once upon a time there was a King in Spain who had only one leg. He was
a Good King and he had a big An...
|
Early And Late
BY W. S. REED
Go to bed early--wake up with joy;
Go to bed late--cross girl or boy.
Go to bed early--ready for play;
Go to ...
|
The Little Pink Pig And The Big Road
BY JASMINE STONE VAN DRESSER
Once there was a little pink pig with five little spotted brothers and
sisters. They had a nice home i...
|
Juggerjook
BY L. FRANK BAUM
Author of "Queen Zixi of Ix," "The Wizard of Oz," etc.
"Oh, Mama!" cried Fuzzy Wuz, running into the burrow wher...
|
The Little Gray Kitten
BY MARY LAWRENCE TURNBULL
Once upon a time there was a little gray kitten, who had wandered far
away from home. At first she liked ...
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Pussy's Wheels
BY ANNIE W. McCULLOUGH
I wonder what you're thinking of, my darling little cat.
It may be meat, it may be cream, that mak...
|
The Rabbit The Turtle And The Owl
The little girl and the little boy stood in the corn-field near the
hollow tree where the Owl lived. The corn was in shocks like wigwa...
|
Homes
BY ANNIE WILLIS McCULLOUGH
My bunnies like their cozy house, although they scamper out to play;
My chickens like the slat...
|
The Fine Good Show
BY JESSIE WRIGHT WHITCOMB
A little girl and a little boy started down the road together to take a
walk. They met a dog.
"Good...
|
Gay And Spy
(A Rhyming Story for Little Folk)
One beautiful day in the month of May,
A little girl whose name was Gay
(They ...
|
The Ballad Of A Runaway Donkey:
by Emilie Poulsson:
here shadow'd forth in divers pictures by Alfred Brenon.
A sturdy little Donkey,
All dressed in so...
|
The Three Bears
Once upon a time there were three bears who lived in a castle in a great
wood. One of them was a great big bear, and one was a middlin...
|
The Little Bear's Story
BY C. F. HOLDER
"Yes," the little bear cub would say, "that is my picture. I am a native
of the State of California. I don't rememb...
|
The Hare And The Hedgehog
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
This tale, my young readers, will seem to you to be quite false; but
still it must be true, for my Grandfathe...
|
The Wee Robin's Christmas Song
A SCOTCH STORY, ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT BURNS
ADAPTED BY JENNIE ELLIS BURDICK
There was an old gray Pussy Cat, and she went away dow...
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The Fox
The Fox set out in a hungry plight,
And begged the moon to give him light,
For he'd many a mile to travel that night...
|
Three Companions
BY DINAH MARIA MULOCK-CRAIK
We go on our walk together--
Baby and dog and I--
Three little merry companions,
...
|
'fraid Cat!
BY FRANK MUNRO
To Pussy-town, the other day,
The movies came.
And you must know,
The only chance ...
|
The Spider And The Fly
BY MARY HOWITT
"Will you walk into my parlor?" said the Spider to the Fly,
"'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever yo...
|
A Little Gentleman
When Mother drops things on the floor,
My father asks me: "Who
Should always pick them up for her?"
And so I...
|
Time For Everything
There's a time to run and a time to walk;
There's a time for silence, a time for talk;
There's a time for work and a t...
|
Umbrellas And Rubbers
Umbrellas and rubbers
You never forget,
Whenever it's raining
Or snowy or wet;
But if it should clea...
|
Whispering In School
"Do not whisper" is a rule
You will find in every school,
And the reason here is given
In a rhyme:
...
|
Recess
The romping boys
Make lots of noise,
And run and jump and laugh and shout,
While here and there,
...
|
After School
Although we like to go to school,
We're rather glad to put away
Our books and slates and other things,
When ...
|
Monday's Lessons
Study them well on Friday,
For it's much the better way,
Because when once they're finished
You've all Satur...
|
At Dinner
No matter where we children are
We run in answer to the bell,
And dinner comes in piping hot;
It makes us hu...
|
Valor
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS.
There isn't any giant
Within this forest grim,
And if there were, I wouldn't be
A ...
|
A Domestic Tragedy
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS
My doll, my doll, my Annabel,
She's really feeling far from well!
Her wig is gone, her eyes a...
|
The Capitalist
I always buy at the lollipop-shop,
On the very first day of spring,
A bag of marbles, a spinning-top,
And a ...
|
In Merry England
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS.
In merry, merry England,
In the merry month of May,
Miss Mary Ella Montague
Went o...
|
The Goose Girl
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS.
Oh, I'm a goose, and you're a goose, and we're all geese together.
We wander over hill and dale, a...
|
The Philosopher
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS
Let me make you acquainted with Mrs. O'Toole,
Though she's had little learning, she's nobody's fool...
|
Every-day Verses
BY ALDEN ARTHUR KNIPE
PICTURES BY EMILIE BENSON KNIPE
THIRSTY FLOWERS
I have a little wat'ring-pot,
It holds two ...
|
Sharing With Others
Sometimes Mother gives to me
Such a lot of money--See!
But it's very hard to buy
All the things you'd like to tr...
|
Pockets
Pockets are fine
For marbles and twine,
For knives and rubber bands;
So, stuff them tight
...
|
Waiting For Dinner
When one is very hungry,
It's hard to wait, I know,
For minutes seem like hours
And the clock is always slow...
|
The Critic
If only more people would write fewer books
How well pleased I would be!
If all the authors would change into cooks
...
|
Diplomacy
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS
The Widow Hill has a fine plum-tree!
The Widow Hill is fond o' me.
I'll call on her to-day!...
|
If I Were Queen
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS.
If I were Queen of Anywhere,
I'd have a golden crown,
And sit upon a velvet chair,
...
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Thoughts In Church
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS
Oh, to be a sailor
And sail to foreign lands--
To Greenland's icy mountains
And Ind...
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This Is The Way
This is the way we wash our clothes,
Wash our clothes,
Wash our clothes;
This is the way we wash our clothes...
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The Washing
They that wash on Monday
Have all the week to dry;
They that wash on Tuesday
Are not so much awry;
The...
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Solomon Grundy
Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
...
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Baby's Play Days
How many days has my baby to play?
Saturday, Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, Sun...
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Which Do You Choose?
"Oh, ho! little maidens, all in a row,
And each one wearing a butterfly bow.
Which is the prettiest, Betty, or Lo...
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Seven Little Mice
BY STELLA GEORGE STERN
Little-Mouse-Sunday found a great, big bun;
Little-Mouse-Monday wished that he had one;
Litt...
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Visiting
"Good morning, Monday!
Tell me how is Tuesday?"
"Very well, Dame Wednesday.
Please to tell Miss Thursday,
...
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Little Tommy's Monday Morning
(In a meter neither new nor difficult)
BY TUDOR JENKS
All was well on Sunday morning,
All was quiet Sunday evening;
...
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St Saturday
BY HENRY JOHNSTONE
Oh, Friday night's the queen of nights, because it ushers in
The Feast of good St. Saturday, when stud...
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Number Rhymes
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
I caught a hare alive.
...
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Over In The Meadow
BY OLIVE A. WADSWORTH
Over in the meadow,
In the sand, in the sun,
Lived an old mother toad
And her littl...
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Counting Apple-seeds
One, I love,
Two, I love,
Three, I love, I say,
Four, I love with all my heart,
And five, I cast away;
...
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Twins
BY LUCY FITCH PERKINS
Here's a baby! Here's another!
A sister and her infant brother.
Which is which 'tis hard to t...
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The Rhyme Of Ten Little Rabbits
BY KATE N. MYTINGER
1 little rabbit, =one=
went out in the field to run.
2 little rabbits, =two=
Said they ...
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In July
BY A. S. WEBBER.
10
Ten little fire crackers
Standing in a line,
One thought he'd light a match
...
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The Wish Of Priscilla Penelope Powers
Priscilla Penelope Powers one day
Took tea at a neighbor's just over the way.
Two pieces of pie they urged her to t...
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Winklelman Von Winkel
Winkelman Von Winkel is the wisest man alive,
He Knows that one and one make two, and two and three make five;
He know...
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Ten Little Cookies
Ten little cookies, brown and crisp and fine--
Grandma gave Baby one; then there were nine.
Nine little cookies on a...
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Our Baby
One head with curly hair,
Two arms so fat and bare,
Two hands and one wee nose,
Two feet with ten pink toes,
...
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Long Time Ago
BY ELIZABETH PRENTISS
Once there was a little Kitty,
White as the snow;
In a barn she used to frolic,
Lon...
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Buckle My Shoe
One, Two--buckle my shoe;
Three, Four--open the door;
Five, Six--pick up sticks;
Seven, Eight--lay them straight...
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A Pair Of Gloves
BY H. G. DURYEE
The little girls who lived on Amity Street all wore mittens when they
went to school in winter. Nobody's mother eve...
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A Very Little Story Of A Very Little Girl
BY ALICE E. ALLEN
Molly was such a little girl that she didn't seem big enough to have a
party all her own with truly ice-cream in ...
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Edith's Tea-party
BY LOIS WALTERS
Edith was a little girl who was just learning to write. Her mother told
her one day that she could have a tea-party...
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Rebecca
BY ELEANOR PIATT
I have a doll, Rebecca,
She's quite a little care,
I have to press her ribbons
And co...
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Dorothea's School Gifts
BY EUNICE WARD
"It seems very queer," said Dorothea thoughtfully, "people who are going
to do something nice always have presents g...
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The Lost Money
BY BOLTON HALL
Doris's papa gave her a five-dollar bill, such a lot of money! Doris
went to a big bank and asked if they could give...
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A Dutch Treat
BY AMY B. JOHNSON
"I've been crying again, father."
"Have you, sweetheart? I'm sorry."
"Father."
"Yes, darling."
"I don'...
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The Jingle Of The Little Jap
BY ISABEL ECCLESTON MACKAY
There lives in a town that is called Chu-Bo
A little Jap girl named Nami-Ko.
She learns ...
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The Seventh Birthday Of The Little Cousin From Constantinople
BY EMMA C. DOWD
The Little Cousin from Constantinople was to have been given a party on
her seventh birthday; but, just before the ...
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Little Red Riding-hood
RETOLD FROM GRIMM
There was once a sweet little girl, who had gained the love of every
one, even those who had only seen her once. ...
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Dolly's Doctor
MARY
Come and see my baby dear;
Doctor, she is ill, I fear.
Yesterday, do what I would,
She would touch ...
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Thumbelina
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
She had a little house of her own, a little garden, too, this woman of
whom I am going to tell you, but ...
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The Fox And The Little Red Hen
Once upon a time there was a little red hen. She lived in a little white
house and she had a little green garden. Every day she worked...
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The Shoemaker And The Little Elves
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
There was once a shoemaker, who, from no fault of his own, had become so
poor that at last he had nothing lef...
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The Gingerbread Boy
Now you shall hear a story that somebody's great, great-grandmother told
a little girl ever so many years ago:
There was once a lit...
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Mischief
BY ROSAMOND UPHAM
Mischief was a cunning little fellow from the very first day that I saw
him. Such a round, plump little body, suc...
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Willie And His Dog Diver
BY H. N. POWERS
Willie was a very little child and lived near a mill. One day he saw a
big cruel boy come along and throw a little ...
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Gordon's Toy Castle On The Hill
BY EVERETT WILSON
Last Christmas little Gordon Bruce had a fine, large Christmas tree and
lots of toys, just as a great many other ...
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Hans The Innocent
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY M. I. WOOD
Once upon a time there was a woman called Mrs. Stockchen and she had a
son named Hans. They l...
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A Real Little Boy Blue
BY CAROLINE S. ALLEN
Once there were four little brothers. The oldest had black eyes. He was
called Little Boy Black. But I haven't...
|
Travels Of A Fox
ADAPTED BY CECILIA FARWELL
The Fox was digging under an old tree and found a bumblebee. He gathered
it up and put it into his bag a...
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Oeyvind And Marit
Oeyvind was his name. A low barren cliff overhung the house in which he
was born, fir and birch looked down on the roof, and wild-cher...
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What The Cat And Hen Did
Four little children were playing in their garden one day. There were
Mollie and Jamie and Betty and Teddy.
'MRS. TOMKINS.'"]
...
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Dot's Birthday Cake
Once there was a little girl called Dot. And she was just five years
old. And she had a fine birthday cake. It was big and round, and ...
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Ned And Rover And Jack
A boy named Ned had a little puppy-dog named Rover. One day, Ned's papa
gave him a nice new toy wagon. Ned was pulling it around the y...
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How Polly Had Her Picture Taken
BY EVERETT WILSON
It was a bright spring morning, and all the animals on the Meadowbrook
Farm had been given their breakfast, and t...
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Idle Ben
Idle Ben was a naughty boy
(If you please, this story's true),
He caused his teachers great annoy,
And his w...
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The Hole In The Canna-bed
BY ISABEL GORDON CURTIS
One evening in May, Chuckie Wuckie's papa finished setting out the
plants in the front yard. Into one large...
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The Conceited Mouse
BY ELLA FOSTER CASE
Once upon a time there was a very small mouse with a very, very large
opinion of himself. What he didn't know h...
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A Boy's Mother
BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
My mother she's so good to me,
Ef I was good as I could be,
I couldn't be as good--no, sir!...
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Mother
BY ROSE FYLEMAN
When mother comes each morning
She wears her oldest things,
She doesn't make a rustle,
Sh...
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The Goodest Mother
Evening was falling, cold and dark,
And people hurried along the way
As if they were longing soon to mark
Th...
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Mother's Way
BY CARRIE WILLIAMS
Nowadays girls go to cooking-school
And learn to cook just so by rule;
But all I know, I'm glad ...
|
Who Is It?
BY ETHEL M. KELLEY
Whose hair is all curly, an' eyes "baby-blue"?
Who wakes up too early 'fore night-time is fru?
W...
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My Dearest Is A Lady
BY MIRIAM S. CLARK
My dearest is a lady, she wears a gown of blue,
She sits beside the window where the yellow sun comes ...
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How Many Lumps!
How many lumps of sugar
Ought a little girl to use
To sweeten a cup of chocolate?
I can take just what I cho...
|
When Mother Goes Away
BY CLARA ODELL LYON
Says Bobby to Mother:
"I'll be good as I can."
"I know you will, Bobby;
You're Mother...
|
An Old Song There's No Place Like Home!
When people ask me where I live,
I hate to have to go and give
A name like Smithville, plain.
I'd rather say...
|
Grandmother's Memories
BY HELEN A. BYROM
Grandmother sits in her easy-chair,
In the ruddy sunlight's glow;
Her thoughts are wandering...
|
Great-aunt Lucy Lee
By Cora Walker Hayes
Sometimes when I am tired of play
My mother says to me,
"Come, daughter, we will call to-day...
|
Our Visitors
By Isabel Lyndall
When grandma comes to visit,
She very often brings
Her satchel full of cookies,
And gin...
|
Beautiful Grandmamma
Grandmamma sits in her quaint arm-chair--
Never was lady more sweet and fair!
Her gray locks ripple like silver shells...
|
Thanksgiving Day
BY LYDIA MARIA CHILD
Over the river and through the wood,
To grandfather's house we go;
The horse knows the w...
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Grandma's Minuet
Grandma told me all about it;
Told me so I couldn't doubt it;
How she danced--my grandma danced,
Long ...
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Aunt Jan
BY NORMAN GALE
When Aunt Jan's coming there's such romping in the house,
She's sweeter than a daffodil and softer than a ...
|
After Tea
Very often in the evening,
Shortly after tea,
Father, when he's read the paper,
Takes me on his knee.
...
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Tingle Tangle Titmouse
"Come hither, little puppy-dog,
I'll give you a new collar,
If you will learn to read your book,
And be a cl...
|
An English Alphabet
Ale,
A is for Apple,
Artichoke,
and Ann;
Brown Bear,
B is for Black Bear,
...
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Nonsense Alphabet
BY EDWARD LEAR
A was an ant
Who seldom stood still,
And who made a nice house
In the side of a hill.
...
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Past History
BY EDWARD LEAR
a
A was once an apple-pie,
Pidy,
Widy,
Tidy,
Pidy,
N...
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The Apple Pie
A was an apple pie,
B bit it;
C cut it;
D dealt it;
E ate it;
F fought for it;
G got it;
...
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Who's Who In The Zoo?
BY CAROLYN WELLS.
A is for the Antelope,
A beast that I have never met;
They say he jumps the skipping-rope
...
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A Was An Archer
A was an Archer, who shot at a frog;
B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
C was a Captain, all covered with lace;
...
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A Little Folks' Alphabet
BY CAROLYN WELLS
Affable Andy
Ate sugar candy.
Boisterous Ben
Shot at a hen.
Careless Corinne
...
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Child Health Alphabet
BY MRS. FREDERICK PETERSON
A is for Apples
and also for Air;
Children need both
and we have them to spare...
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Here's A B C D
Here's A, B, C, D,
E, F and G,
H, I, J, K,
L, M, N, O, P,
Q, R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, and Z,
...
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Our Stories
A is Aladdin
B is Little Boy Blue
C is Cinderella
D is A Year with Dolly
E is Echo and Narcissus
F i...
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Trot And Cap'n Bill
"Nobody," said Cap'n Bill solemnly, "ever sawr a mermaid an' lived
to tell the tale."
"Why not?" asked Trot, looking earnestly up...
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The Mermaids
The next morning, as soon as Trot had helped wipe the breakfast
dishes and put them away in the cupboard, the little girl and Cap'n
...
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The Depths Of The Deep Blue Sea
Cap'n Bill stood up in the boat as if undecided what to do. Never a
sailor man was more bewildered than this old fellow by the
stra...
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The Palace Of Queen Aquareine
Trot was surprised to find it was not at all dark or gloomy as they
descended farther into the deep sea. Things were not quite so cl...
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The Sea-serpent
Just then Trot happened to look up at the glass roof and saw a
startling sight. A big head with a face surrounded by stubby gray
wh...
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Exploring The Ocean
The queen now requested her guests to recline upon couches that they
might rest themselves from their long swim and talk more at the...
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The Aristocratic Codfish
The three swam slowly along, quite enjoying the cool depths of the
water. Every little while they met with some strange creature--or...
|
A Banquet Under Water
The palaces of the mermaids were all aglow with lights as they
approached them, and Trot was amazed at the sight.
"Where do the l...
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The Bashful Octopus
It was a lovely day, and the sea was like azure under the rays of
the sun.
Over the flower beds and through the gardens they swam...
|
The Undiscovered Island
In following the fleet of argonauts, the four explorers had risen
higher in the water and soon found they had wandered to an open
s...
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Zog The Terrible And His Sea Devils
"The sun must be going under a cloud," said Trot, looking ahead.
They had descended far into the ocean depths again--further, the
...
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The Enchanted Island
All at once it grew dark around them. Neither Cap'n Bill nor Trot
liked this gloom, for it made them nervous not to be able to see
...
|
Prisoners Of The Sea Monster
The room in the enchanted castle which Zog called the "den" and in
which the wicked sea monster passed most of his time was a perfec...
|
Cap'n Joe And Cap'n Bill
The rooms Zog had given his prisoners were as handsome as all other
parts of this strange enchanted castle. Gold was used plentifull...
|
The Magic Of The Mermaids
When Trot and Cap'n Bill entered the Rose Chamber they found the two
mermaids reclining before an air fountain that was sending thou...
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The Top Of The Great Dome
Cap'n Bill's heart was beating pretty vast, but he did not let Zog
know that. Trot was so sure of the protection of the fairy mermai...
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The Queen's Golden Sword
"Goodness me!" exclaimed Trot, raising herself by a flirt of her
pink-scaled tail and a wave of her fins, "isn't it dreadful hot
he...
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A Dash For Liberty
Trot dreamed that she was at home in her own bed, but the night
seemed chilly and she wanted to draw the coverlet up to her chin.
S...
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King Anko To The Rescue
The great magician Zog never slept. He was always watchful and
alert. Some strange power warned him that his prisoners were about
t...
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The Home Of The Ocean Monarch
Trot sobbed quietly with her head on Cap'n Bill's shoulder. She had
been a brave little girl during the trying times they had
exper...
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King Joe
As they swam out of Anko's palace and the doll-faced fishes left
them, Aquareine asked:
"Would you rather go back to our mermaid ...
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Trot Lives To Tell The Tale
Aquareine was thoughtful for a time. Then she drew from her finger a
ring, a plain gold band set with a pearl of great value, and ga...
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Blondine
There was once a king called Benin. He was good and all the world loved
him; he was just and the wicked feared him. His wife, the Qu...
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Blondine Lost
Blondine grew to be seven years old and Brunette three.
The king had given Blondine a charming little carriage drawn by
ostriches...
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The Forest Of Lilacs
When Blondine entered the forest she commenced gathering the beautiful
branches of lilacs. She rejoiced in their profusion and delig...
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Blondine's Awakening Beau-minon
Blondine slept calmly all night; no ferocious beast came to trouble her
slumbers. She did not suffer from the cold and awakened at a...
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Bonne-biche
Beau-Minon had entered by a little passage, which seemed made expressly
for him and had probably given notice to some one at the cas...
|
Blondine's Second Awakening
Blondine slept profoundly, and on awaking she found herself entirely
changed. Indeed, it seemed to her she could not be the same per...
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The Parrot
Six months had passed since Blondine awaked from her seven years' sleep.
It seemed to the little princess a long time. The remembran...
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Repentance
Blondine was stupefied! Her conduct now appeared to her in all its
horror. She had shown a monstrous ingratitude towards the friends...
|
The Tortoise
One day Blondine was seated at the entrance of her hut, musing sadly as
usual, thinking of her lost friends and of her father, when ...
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The Journey And Arrival
The journey of Blondine lasted, as the Tortoise had said, six months.
They were three months passing through the forest. At the end ...
|
The Poor Sick Mother
There was a poor woman, a widow, who lived alone with her little son
Henry. She loved him tenderly and she had good reason to do so,...
|
The Crow The Cock And The Frog
Little Henry marched resolutely to the mountain which he found much more
distant than it had appeared to him. Instead of arriving in...
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The Harvest
Henry walked a long, long time but he walked in vain for he saw that he
was no farther from the foot of the mountain and no nearer t...
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The Vintage
Henry began to walk rapidly and perceived with great delight that every
step brought him nearer to the summit of the mountain. In th...
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The Chase
Henry was within a half-hour's walk of the summit of the mountain when
he reached a pit so wide that he could not possibly jump to t...
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The Fishing
At last, after so many labors and perils, Henry saw the lattice of the
garden in which the plant of life was growing and his heart b...
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The Plant Of Life
When he had saluted the Cat respectfully, Henry ran towards the garden
of the plant of life, which was only a hundred steps from him...
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The Farm
There was once a king and queen, who had three daughters. The two eldest
were twins--Orangine and Roussette--and their parents loved...
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Rosette At The Court Of The King Her Father
They were but two hours on the way, for the king's capital was only ten
leagues from the farm. When Rosette arrived, she was surpris...
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Family Council
While Rosette was only occupied with smiling and pleasant thoughts, the
king, the queen and the princesses Orangine and Roussette we...
|
Second Day Of The Festival
In the morning a coarse servant brought Rosette bread and milk and
offered her services to dress her. Rosette, who did not wish this...
|
Third And Last Day Of The Festival
While Rosette was thus sleeping peacefully, the king, the queen, and
Orangine and Roussette, purple with rage, were quarrelling and ...
|
The Little House
There was once a man named Prudent, who was a widower and he lived alone
with his little daughter. His wife had died a few days afte...
|
The Fairy Detestable
Rosalie looked in eagerly. The little house was dark; she could see
nothing but she heard the little voice:--
"Thanks, Rosalie, i...
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The Prince Gracious
While Rosalie was thus quietly sleeping, the prince Gracious was engaged
in a hunt through the forest by torch-light. The fawn, purs...
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The Tree In The Rotunda
Rosalie admired all the flowers very much but she waited with some
impatience for the prince to remove the cloth which enveloped thi...
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The Casket
Thus passed the entire day. Rosalie suffered cruelly with thirst.
"Ought I not suffer even more than I do?" she said to herself, "...
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The Lark And The Toad
There was once a pretty woman named Agnella, who cultivated a farm. She
lived alone with a young servant named Passerose. The farm w...
|
Birth And Infancy Of Ourson
Three months after the appearance of the toad and the cruel sentence of
the fairy Furious, Agnella gave birth to a boy whom she name...
|
Violette
Ourson at eight years of age was tall and strong, with magnificent eyes
and a sweet voice; his bristles were no longer stiff but his...
|
The Dream
In the morning Ourson was the first awake, aroused by the lowing of the
cow. He rubbed his eyes and looked about him and asked himse...
|
The Toad Again
Some years passed away in this peaceful manner without the occurrence of
any remarkable event. Ourson and Violette both grew rapidly...
|
Violette's Sacrifice
When the dinner hour came, Violette arose, dressed herself and entered
the dining-room where Agnella and Passerose were awaiting her...
|
The Wild Boar
Two years passed. One day Ourson had been cutting wood in the forest.
Violette was to bring him his dinner and return with him in th...
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The Conflagration
Ourson now forbade Violette to go alone in the forest. She was no longer
allowed to carry him his dinner so he always returned to th...
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The Well
Agnella, Violette and Passerose walked slowly towards the burned walls
of the farmhouse. With the courage of despair they removed th...
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The Farm The Castle The Forge
Ourson walked more than three hours before he arrived at a large and
beautiful farm where he hoped to obtain employment. He saw from...
|
The Sacrifice
Ourson turned his steps homeward, discouraged and exhausted. He walked
slowly and arrived at the farm late. Violette ran to meet him...
|
The Combat
Violette was about to reply, when a kind of roaring was heard in the
air, and they saw descend a chariot made of crocodile's skin, d...
|
The Recompense
Prince Marvellous looked at Violette and sighed heavily; Violette gazed
at the prince and smiled sweetly.
"How handsome you are, ...
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What's The Use Of It?
A CHRISTMAS STORY
In a village that was close to the great forest, though it had already
become the suburb of a large town, lived...
|
The Engineer And The Dwarfs
A tunnel had been dug through a crag which had hitherto been considered
as a serious obstacle in the railway route; the light now sh...
|
Kaethchen And The Kobold
Half-way up the long steep hill that leads from Soden to Koenigstein, a
rough road branches off to the left, plunging suddenly into ...
|
The Old King
Walter had been playing with his kite in the garden. Somehow or other it
would never mount properly, unless his father was there to ...
|
The Dragon's Tail
I wonder if the girls and boys who read these stories, have heard of the
charming and romantic town of Eisenach? I suppose not, for ...
|
The Easter Hare
It is curious how little children of one country know about the lives
and interests of the children of another. Perhaps if English p...
|
The Easter Hare Family
Story by BARBARA ARNDT
Two children, Paulchen and Luischen, were wandering about in the country
on Easter Day, they said sorrowfull...
|
The Nixy Lake
In one of the wildest and most romantic parts of Germany, there is a
high mountain which is as renowned for the strange stories that...
|
King Reinhold
There are villages in the heart of the Taunus Mountains that are little
altered by this progressive age; no railway, not even the po...
|
The Witch's Granddaughter
PART I
In a green valley between two mountain-slopes lay a little village
crowned by the Castle of Eppenhain, that stood on the m...
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Holiday Adventures
PART I
O it was so hot, so hot; the earth was well-nigh parched up, and
moreover the use of water was restricted in the town wher...
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The Sunday Story
When Englishmen and Englishwomen are little boys and girls, they
listen with open ears to the tales of Golden-hair and the three Bears...
|
The Monday Story
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a
very saintly king. One day he formed the wish to fill the shrine o...
|
The Tuesday Story
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. [4] In it there lived
a bania who had no son. Every day a religious mendicant used to ...
|
The Wednesday And Thursday Story
There was once upon a time a town called Atpat. In it there lived
a prince who had seven sons and seven daughters-in-law. Every day
t...
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The Friday Story
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a
miserably poor Brahman. He had a wife who was as poor as he was. O...
|
The Saturday Story
Once upon a time there was a town-called Atpat. In it there lived a
poor Brahman who had three daughters-in-law. He rose early even du...
|
Mahalaxmi And The Two Queens
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived
a king who had two queens. Of one of them he was very fond, but
the...
|
The Island Palace
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a
Brahman. He had a disciple who used every day to go to the village...
|
Nagoba The Snake-king
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived
a Brahman who had seven little daughters-in-law. In the fulness of
...
|
Parwati And The Beggar-man
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In It there lived
a Brahman. He had seven daughters, and when they had reached a
marr...
|
Parwati And The Brahman
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a
poor Brahman. When the month of Bhadrapad came round, every househ...
|
Soma The Washerwoman
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a
poor Brahman who had seven sons and seven daughters-in-law. He had...
|
Vasishta And The Four Queens
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there ruled
a king who had four wives. They were always quarrelling over the
ho...
|
The Lamps And The King's Daughter-in-law
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a
king who had one little daughter-in-law. Now she was a very greedy...
|
Parwati And The Priest
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there was a
temple to the god Shiva. One day when Shiva and his wife Parwati
we...
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The Rishi And The Brahman
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a
Brahman. For many years he lived happily and cultivated his fields...
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The King And The Water-goddesses
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. Over it there ruled
a king. One day he founded a new village, and close by he built a
...
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The Lid Of The Sacred Casket
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a
Brahman who had two twin sons. While they were still quite young,
...
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The Brahman Wife And Her Seven Sons
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a
poor Brahman who used always to perform Shradh or memorial ceremon...
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The Golden Temple
Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there reigned a
king who had four daughters-in-law. He loved three of them very ...
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Clytie
Clytie was a beautiful little water nymph who lived in a cave at the
bottom of the sea. The walls of the cave were covered with pear...
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Golden-rod And Aster
Golden Hair and Blue Eyes lived at the foot of a great hill.
On the top of this hill in a little hut lived a strange, wise woman.
...
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The Wise King And The Bee
Long ago there lived in the East the greatest king in the world.
It was believed that no one could ask him a question which he cou...
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King Solomon And The Ants
One morning the Queen of Sheba started back to her home in the south.
King Solomon and all his court went with her to the gates of t...
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Arachne
Arachne was a beautiful maiden and the most wonderful weaver that ever
lived. Her father was famed throughout the land for his great...
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Aurora And Tithonus
The beautiful youth, Tithonus, loved Aurora, the queen of the dawn. He
was the first one to greet her each day as she drew back the ...
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How The Robin's Breast Became Red
Long ago in the far North, where it is very cold, there was only one
fire.
A hunter and his little son took care of this fire and...
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An Indian Story Of The Robin
When an Indian boy was eleven years old, he was sent into a forest far
away from his home.
He had to stay there all alone and fas...
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The Red-headed Woodpecker
There was an old woman who lived on a hill. You never heard of any one
smaller or neater than she was. She always wore a black dress...
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The Story Of The Pudding Stone
Once upon a time a family of giants lived upon the high mountains in the
West.
One day the mother giant was called away from home...
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Story Of Sisyphus
Little White Cloud was the Ocean's daughter. The Ocean loved her, and
wished always to keep her near him.
One day, when her fathe...
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The Palace Of Alkinoos
On a high plain covered with flowers once lived good King Alkinoos and
his gentle people, the Phaiakians.
They were great sailors...
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Phaethon
Phaethon was the son of Helios, who drove the chariot of the sun. He
lived with his mother, the gentle Clymene, in a beautiful valle...
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The Grateful Foxes
It was springtime in Japan, and the blossoms hung thick on the cherry
trees.
Butterflies and dragon flies fluttered over the gold...
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Persephone
Demeter had the care of all the plants, fruits and grains in the world.
She taught the people how to plow the fields and plant the...
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The Swan Maidens
A long, long time ago there was born in the east a wonderful king.
He was called "The King of the Golden Sword."
Every day he c...
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The Poplar Tree
One night, just at sunset, an old man found the pot of gold which lies
under the end of the rainbow.
His home was far beyond the ...
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The Donkey And The Salt
One time a merchant went to the seashore for a load of salt.
There were many hills and streams to cross on the journey.
As the ...
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The Secret Of Fire
A TREE STORY.
One summer night a great army of pine trees settled down in a quiet
valley to rest. They were a tall, dark, grave-l...
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A Fairy Story
Some fairies once lived in a dark glen in a pine forest.
They were real fairies, many of them not higher than a pin.
Their grea...
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Philemon And Baucis
On a high hill in Greece, long ago, lived Philemon and Baucis. They had
always been poor but never unhappy.
At the time of this s...
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Daphne
Daphne was the daughter of the River Peneus.
She was a beautiful child and her father loved her more than anything
else in the wo...
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An Indian Story Of The Mole
An Indian once saw a squirrel sunning himself in a tree top.
The squirrel saw the hunter and leaped upon a passing cloud.
He ha...
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How The Spark Of Fire Was Saved
Long ago when fire was first brought to earth, it was given into the
care of two beldams at the end of the world.
The Cahroc Indi...
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Balder
The people in the North once believed that high above the clouds was the
beautiful plain of Asgard.
Odin, ruler of Asgard, mighty...
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How The Chipmunk Got The Stripes On Its Back
Do you all know the little striped chipmunk which lives in our woods?
He has a cousin in far off India called the geloori.
It i...
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The Fox And The Stork
A fox met a stork and invited him to dinner.
"With all my heart, friend," said the stork.
When they arrived at the home of the ...
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Prometheus
Greece is far away to the east over a great ocean. It is a very small
country with high mountains in every part of it.
The people...
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Hermes
AEolus was the father of all the winds, great and small.
Long ago, they all lived happily together in a dark cave near the sea.
...
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Iris' Bridge
In the sky where the amber tints are seen on the clouds, Iris was born.
She loved her home and all the beautiful things around her...
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East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon
Once on a time there was a poor husbandman who had so many children
that he hadn't much of either food or clothing to give them. Pre...
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The Blue Belt
Once on a time there was an old beggar-woman, who had gone out to beg.
She had a little lad with her, and when she had got her bag f...
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Prince Lindworm
Once upon a time, there was a fine young King who was married to the
loveliest of Queens. They were exceedingly happy, all but for o...
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The Lassie And Her Godmother
Once on a time a poor couple lived far, far away in a great wood. The
wife was brought to bed, and had a pretty girl, but they were ...
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The Husband Who Was To Mind The House
Once on a time there was a man, so surly and cross, he never thought
his Wife did anything right in the house. So, one evening, in
...
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The Lad Who Went To The North Wind
Once on a time there was an old widow who had one son; and as she was
poorly and weak, her son had to go up into the safe to fetch m...
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The Three Princesses Of Whiteland
Once on a time there was a fisherman who lived close by a palace, and
fished for the King's table. One day when he was out fishing h...
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Soria Moria Castle
Once on a time there was a poor couple who had a son whose name was
Halvor. Ever since he was a little boy he would turn his hand to...
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The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body
Once on a time there was a King who had seven sons, and he loved
them so much that he could never bear to be without them all at onc...
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The Princess On The Glass Hill
Once on a time there was a man who had a meadow, which lay high up on
the hill-side, and in the meadow was a barn, which he had buil...
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The Widow's Son
Once on a time there was a poor, poor Widow, who had an only Son.
She dragged on with the boy till he had been confirmed, and then s...
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The Three Billy-goats Gruff
Once on a time there were three Billy-goats, who were to go up to
the hill-side to make themselves fat, and the name of all three wa...
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The Three Princesses In The Blue Mountain
There were once upon a time a King and Queen who had no children,
and they took it so much to heart that they hardly ever had a happ...
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The Cat On The Dovrefell
Once on a time there was a man up in Finnmark who had caught a great
white bear, which he was going to take to the King of Denmark. ...
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One's Own Children Are Always Prettiest
A sportsman went out once into a wood to shoot, and he met a Snipe.
"Dear friend," said the Snipe, "don't shoot my children!"
"...
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Longshanks Girth And Keen
There was once an aged king who had an only son. One day he called the
prince to him and said: "My dear son, you know that ripe fruit ...
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The Three Golden Hairs
THE STORY OF A CHARCOAL-BURNER'S SON WHO MARRIED A PRINCESS
There was once a king who took great delight in hunting. One day he
f...
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The Flaming Horse
THE STORY OF A COUNTRY WHERE THE SUN NEVER SHINES
There was once a land that was dreary and dark as the grave, for the
sun of heave...
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The Three Citrons
THE STORY OF A PRINCE WHO CLIMBED THE GLASS HILL
Once upon a time there was an aged king who had an only son. One day
he called...
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Prince Bayaya
THE STORY OF A MAGIC HORSE
While the king of a distant country was off at the wars, his wife, the
queen, gave birth to twin sons. T...
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Katcha And The Devil
THE STORY OF A CLINGING VINE
There was once a woman named Katcha who lived in a village where she
owned her own cottage and gar...
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The Betrothal Gifts
THE STORY OF KUBIK AND THE FROG
A farmer who had three sons was much troubled in his mind as to how he
should leave his property....
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Grandfather's Eyes
THE STORY OF THREE WICKED YEZINKAS
Once upon a time there was a poor boy whom everybody called Yanechek.
His father and mother ...
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Rattle-rattle-rattle And Chink-chink-chink
THE STORY OF LONG BEARD, THE DWARF, AND THE TWO SISTERS
There was once a poor man whose wife died leaving him a daughter. The
lit...
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The Bird With The Golden Gizzard
THE STORY OF TWO BROTHERS
There was once a poor man who had a large family. He was so poor that
he had nothing to feed the children...
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The Wood Maiden
THE STORY OF BETUSHKA AND THE GOLDEN BIRCH LEAVES
Betushka was a little girl. Her mother was a poor widow with nothing
but a tumb...
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The Golden Spinning Wheel
THE STORY OF KING DOBROMIL AND THE GOOD DOBRUNKA
There was once a poor woman who had twin daughters. The girls were
exactly alike...
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The Golden Godmother
THE STORY OF POOR LUKAS
There was once a wealthy farmer named Lukas who was so careless in the
management of his affairs that the...
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The Golden Duck
THE STORY OF PRINCE RADUZ AND THE FAITHFUL LUDMILA
Once upon a time there was a king who had four sons. One day the queen
said to...
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The Story That Never Ends
Once upon a time there was a shepherd who had a great flock of sheep.
He used to pasture them in a meadow on the other side of a brook...
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Trotty Veck And His Daughter Meg
"TROTTY" seems a strange name for an old man, but it was given to Toby
Veck because of his always going at a trot to do his errands;...
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Tiny Tim
IT will surprise you all very much to hear that there was once a man who
did not like Christmas. In fact, he had been heard on sever...
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The Runaway Couple
THE Boots at the Holly Tree Inn was the young man named Cobbs, who
blacked the shoes, and ran errands, and waited on the people at t...
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Little Dorrit
MANY years ago, when people could be put in prison for debt, a poor
gentleman, who was unfortunate enough to lose all his money, was...
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The Toy-maker And His Blind Daughter
CALEB PLUMMER and his blind daughter lived alone in a little cracked
nutshell of a house. They were toy-makers, and their house, whi...
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Little Nell
THE house where little Nell and her grandfather lived was one of those
places where old and curious things were kept, one of those o...
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Little David Copperfield
I, little David Copperfield, lived with my mother in a pretty house in
the village of Blunderstone in Suffolk. I had never known my ...
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Jenny Wren
WALKING into the city one holiday, a great many years ago, a gentleman
ran up the steps of a tall house in the neighborhood of St. M...
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Pip's Adventure
ALL that little Philip Pirrip, usually called Pip, knew about his father
and mother, and his five little brothers, was from seeing t...
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Todgers
THIS is the story of a visit made by Mr. Pecksniff, a very pompous man,
and his two daughters Miss Mercy and Miss Charity, to the bo...
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Dick Swiveller And The Marchioness
RICHARD SWIVELLER, a good-hearted, though somewhat queer young man, the
clerk of Sampson Brass, a scheming lawyer, often found time ...
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Mr Wardle's Servant Joe
AN old country gentleman named Wardle had a servant of whom he was very
proud, not because of the latter's diligence, but because Jo...
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A Brave And Honest Boy Oliver Twist
LITTLE Oliver Twist was an orphan. He never saw his mother or his
father. He was born at the workhouse, the home for paupers, where ...
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Edward S Ellis
Edward S. Ellis, the popular writer of boys' books, is a native of
Ohio, where he was born somewhat more than a half-century ago. Hi...
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Jack And The Bean-stalk
In the days of King Alfred there lived a poor woman whose cottage was
in a remote country village many miles from London. She had be...
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The Sleeping Beauty In The Wood
Once there was a royal couple who grieved excessively because they had
no children. When at last, after long waiting, the queen pres...
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Little Red-riding-hood
Once there was a little village maiden, the prettiest ever seen. Her
mother was foolishly fond of her, and her grandmother likewise....
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The Ugly Duckling
The country was lovely just then; it was summer! The wheat was golden
and the oats still green; the hay was stacked in the rich, low...
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Hop-o'-my-thumb
There once lived in a village a fagot-maker and his wife who had seven
children--all boys; the eldest was no more than ten years old...
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Beauty And The Beast
There was once a very rich merchant who had six children--three boys
and three girls. As he was himself a man of great sense, he spa...
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Little Snowdrop
Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, when the flakes of snow
fell like feathers from the sky, a queen sat at a window set in a...
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The Story Of The Three Bears
Once upon a time there were Three Bears, who lived together in a house
of their own in a wood. One of them was a Little, Small, Wee ...
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Snow-white And Rose-red
A poor widow lived alone in a little cottage, in front of which was a
garden, where stood two little rose-trees: one bore white rose...
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The Wild Swans
Far away, where the swallows take refuge in winter, lived a king who
had eleven sons and one daughter, Elise. The eleven brothers--t...
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Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp
There once lived a poor tailor who had a son called Aladdin, a
careless, idle boy who would do nothing but play all day long in the
...
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Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves
In a town in Persia there dwelt two brothers, one named Cassim, the
other Ali Baba. Cassim was married to a rich wife and lived in p...
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The Second Voyage Of Sindbad The Sailor
I designed, after my first voyage, to spend the rest of my days at
Bagdad, but it was not long ere I grew weary of an indolent life,...
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The History Of Ali Cogia A Merchant Of Bagdad
In the reign of the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid there lived at Bagdad a
merchant named Ali Cogia, who was neither of the richest nor ye...
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The Fir Tree
FAR away in the forest, where the warm sun and the fresh air made a
sweet resting place, grew a pretty little fir tree. The situatio...
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Little Tuk
LITTLE TUK! An odd name, to be sure! However, it was not the little
boy's real name. His real name was Carl; but when he was so youn...
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The Ugly Duckling
IT was so beautiful in the country. It was the summer time. The wheat
fields were golden, the oats were green, and the hay stood in ...
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Little Ida's Flowers
"MY POOR flowers are quite faded!" said little Ida. "Only yesterday
evening they were so pretty, and now all the leaves are drooping...
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
THERE were once five and twenty tin soldiers. They were brothers, for
they had all been made out of the same old tin spoon. They all...
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Little Thumbelina
THERE was once a woman who wished very much to have a little child. She
went to a fairy and said: "I should so very much like to hav...
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Sunshine Stories
"I AM going to tell a story," said the Wind.
"I beg your pardon," said the Rain, "but now it is my turn. Have you not
been howlin...
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The Darning-needle
THERE was once a Darning-needle who thought herself so fine that she
came at last to believe that she was fit for embroidery.
"Mi...
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The Little Match Girl
IT was dreadfully cold; it was snowing fast, and was almost dark, as
evening came on--the last evening of the year. In the cold and ...
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The Loving Pair
A WHIPPING Top and a Ball lay close together in a drawer among other
playthings. One day the Top said to the Ball, "Since we are liv...
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The Leaping Match
THE Flea, the Grasshopper, and the Frog once wanted to see which of them
could jump the highest. They made a festival, and invited t...
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The Happy Family
THE largest green leaf in this country is certainly the burdock. Put one
in front of your waist, and it is just like an apron; or la...
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The Greenies
A ROSE TREE stood in the window. But a little while ago it had been
green and fresh, and now it looked sickly--it was in poor health...
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Ole-luk-oie The Dream God
THERE is nobody in the whole world who knows so many stories as
Ole-Luk-Oie, or who can relate them so nicely.
In the evening whi...
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The Money Box
IN a nursery where a number of toys lay scattered about, a money box
stood on the top of a very high wardrobe. It was made of clay i...
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Elder-tree Mother
THERE was once a little boy who had taken cold by going out and getting
his feet wet. No one could think how he had managed to do so...
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The Snow Queen
STORY THE FIRST
WHICH DESCRIBES A LOOKING-GLASS AND ITS BROKEN FRAGMENTS
YOU must attend to the beginning of this story, for wh...
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The Roses And The Sparrows
IT really appeared as if something very important were going on by the
duck pond, but this was not the case.
A few minutes before...
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The Old House
A VERY old house once stood in a street with several others that were
quite new and clean. One could read the date of its erection, ...
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The Conceited Apple Branch
IT WAS the month of May. The wind still blew cold, but from bush and
tree, field and flower, came the welcome sound, "Spring is come...
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The Flax
THE flax was in full bloom; it had pretty little blue flowers, as
delicate as the wings of a moth. The sun shone on it and the showe...
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The Daisy
NOW listen. Out in the country, close by the roadside, stood a pleasant
house; you have seen one like it, no doubt, very often. In f...
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The Pea Blossom
THERE were once five peas in one shell; they were green, and the shell
was green, and so they believed that the whole world must be ...
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The Storks
ON the last house in the village there lay a stork's nest. The mother
stork sat in it with her four little ones, who were stretching...
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The Wild Swans
FAR away, in the land to which the swallows fly when it is winter, dwelt
a king who had eleven sons, and one daughter, named Eliza.
...
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The Last Dream Of The Old Oak
IN THE forest, high up on the steep shore and not far from the open
seacoast, stood a very old oak tree. It was just three hundred a...
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The Portuguese Duck
A DUCK once arrived from Portugal. There were some who said she came
from Spain, but that is almost the same thing. At all events, s...
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The Snow Man
"IT IS so delightfully cold that it makes my whole body crackle," said
the Snow Man. "This is just the kind of wind to blow life int...
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The Farmyard Cock And The Weathercock
THERE were once two cocks; one of them stood on a dunghill, the other on
the roof. Both were conceited, but the question is, Which o...
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The Red Shoes
THERE was once a pretty, delicate little girl, who was so poor that she
had to go barefoot in summer and wear coarse wooden shoes in...
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The Little Mermaid
FAR out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest
cornflower and as clear as crystal, it is very, very deep; so deep...
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Buckwheat
IF YOU should chance, after a tempest, to cross a field where buckwheat
is growing, you may observe that it looks black and singed, ...
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What Happened To The Thistle
AROUND a lordly old mansion was a beautiful, well-kept garden, full of
all kinds of rare trees and flowers. Guests always expressed ...
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The Pen And The Inkstand
IN A POET'S room, where his inkstand stood on the table, the remark was
once made: "It is wonderful what can be brought out of an in...
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The Teapot
THERE was once a proud teapot; it was proud of being porcelain, proud of
its long spout, proud of its broad handle. It had something...
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Soup From A Sausage Skewer
"WE HAD such an excellent dinner yesterday," said an old lady-mouse to
another who had not been present at the feast. "I sat number ...
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What The Goodman Does Is Always Right
I WILL tell you a story that was told to me when I was a little boy.
Every time I think of this story it seems to me more and more c...
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The Old Street Lamp
DID you ever hear the story of the old street lamp? It is not remarkably
interesting, but for once you may as well listen to it.
...
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The Shepherdess And The Chimney Sweep
HAVE you ever seen an old wooden cabinet, quite worn black with age, and
ornamented with all sorts of carved figures and flourishes?...
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The Drop Of Water
YOU know, surely, what the microscope is--that wonderful little glass
which makes everything appear a hundred times larger than it r...
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The Swineherd
THERE was once a poor prince who had a kingdom, but it was a very small
one. Still it was quite large enough to admit of his marryin...
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The Metal Pig
IN THE city of Florence, not far from the Piazza del Granduca, runs a
little cross street called Porta Rosa. In this street, just in...
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The Flying Trunk
THERE was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved a
whole street with gold, and would even then have had enough lef...
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The Butterfly
THERE was once a butterfly who wished for a bride; and, as may be
supposed, he wanted to choose a very pretty one from among the flo...
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The Goblin And The Huckster
THERE was once a regular student, who lived in a garret and had no
possessions. And there was also a regular huckster, to whom the h...
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Everything In Its Right Place
MORE than a hundred years ago, behind the wood and by a deep lake, stood
an old baronial mansion. Round it lay a deep moat, in which...
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The Real Princess
THERE was once a prince who wanted to marry a princess. But she must be
a real princess, mind you. So he traveled all round the worl...
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The Emperor's New Clothes
MANY years ago there was an emperor who was so fond of new clothes that
he spent all his money on them. He did not give himself any ...
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Great Claus And Little Claus
IN A VILLAGE there once lived two men of the same name. Both of them
were called Claus. But because one of them owned four horses wh...
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A Wonderful Engine
We all have seen a steam engine, have we not? There are engines that
pull trains on the railroad, and there are engines that make fa...
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Two Little Plants
Look at this lovely little plant with its pretty bright leaves and
beautiful pink blossoms. Well may we ask what makes the little pl...
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The Story Of A Fly
I was hatched one sunny day in May in the nicest, warmest, dirtiest spot
you ever saw. It was in a barnyard heap, just outside a cit...
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Swat The Fly
S is for Sunshine, keeps nature clean,
And makes Mr. Fly feeble and lean.
W is for Waste, where t...
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The Story Of The Rain Barrel
O John! did you know that I almost fell on my head into the rain barrel
at the corner of the house this morning? I was looking at th...
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Malaria
You remember, John, I told you about the "wiggle-tails," or baby
mosquitoes, in the rain barrel, and how eager my mother was to put ...
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Jack Frost
Children, do you know who Jack Frost is? Well, he is a frisky little
fellow. He never seems to lose his youth and freshness, althoug...
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Jack Frost
A mischief-maker is old Jack Frost,
His pranks are many indeed;
He comes and goes with the speed of t...
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A Story Of Tuberculosis
PART I
Mary, did you and Tom see the poor, sick woman on the cars when we were
going to visit grandmother last week? Did you see ...
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It Is Time That You Should Stop
"Whenever you spit, whenever you sneeze,
Whenever your rugs you beat,
When you scatter dust with a ...
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A True Story
In a little city near the great Mississippi River, lived two boys who
were the very best of friends. Every day they played together ...
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Two Little Windows
In every house there is a window. Some houses have many windows to let
in the bright sunshine and the pure fresh air, and to let us ...
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Merry Sunshine
"Good morning, Merry Sunshine,
How did you wake so soon?
You've scared the little stars away,
...
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A Wonderful Stream
I am going to tell you of a wonderful stream that flows through our
bodies. We may call it the stream of life. It is made of tiny ri...
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Two Mills
Come, children, listen to the story Uncle Ned told to me. It was the
story of a long time ago when Uncle Ned was a little boy. One d...
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A Child's Calendar
"January first is cold,
February winds are bold,
March runs whistling round the hill,
A...
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The Toothbrush Brigade
The toothbrush brigade is a happy club
We boys and girls have made,
We try to care for our teeth
...
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Mr Fly And Mrs Mosquito
One day in the summer, Mr. Fly and Mrs. Mosquito stopped to rest on the
window pane of a house in the country.
Mr. Fly, after ...
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A Hygiene Song
A FOLK SONG
1. We're for happiness and health, hurrah!
But we have no claims on wealth, hurrah!
...
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Our Little Enemies
"Hello, Central, give me 1882, Mrs. Consumption Germ. Oh, is that you, I
am so glad to hear your voice. Do tell me what you have bee...
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One Little Girl
One little girl
Said, "Oh, dear, dear,
I want to go to school,
I will be late, I fear....
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Clovis The Boy King
Long, long ago, on the banks of the Rhine, there lived a brave and war
like tribe called Franks. Their name means "Freemen." I alway...
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What Temperance Brings
More of good than we can tell;
More to buy with, more to sell;
More of comfort, less of care;
...
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The White Ship
We are going to have a story to-day about something that happened nearly
eight hundred years ago.
In that far-away time there liv...
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A Queer Case
Agnes, you and John may look at this watch. Don't you think its covering
is very pretty? The covering of the watch is called its cas...
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The Little Girl And The Butterfly
Virginia is a little girl who lives in Not Far-Away Land. Her mother is
a wise woman, and she wants her little girl to grow up into ...
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Little Barefoot
"Look out, little Barefoot, the hookworm will catch you if you don't
watch."
This is what Will seemed to hear a wee small voice s...
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The Little Fairies
Once there was a little girl who was very beautiful. This little girl
was a princess, and her name was Hilda. Hilda had many servant...
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The Red Cross Seal
I am only a tiny bit of paper, with a little green and red color in the
form of a cross or a wreath. I am not much larger than a pos...
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The Sand Bed
I have a sand bed, and there I play,
There in the sand for half the day.
And mother comes and sits ...
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The House That Jack Built
"Oh, Jack, Uncle John says, if we will build a play-house for Mary and
her dolls, he will take us to Washington with him when he goe...
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A New Story Of The Lion And The Mouse
A long while ago, so the story goes, there was a time when the Lion,
King of Beasts, had a little mouse at his mercy. The Lion was a...
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First Aid To The Injured And The Boy Scouts
"I say, Jack, what do you think; I am going to join the Boy Scouts."
"What is that, Tom? I don't know anything about Boy Scouts. I...
|
Some Things Jack And Tom Learned To Do As Boy Scouts
(FIRST AID, IT IS CALLED)
When a person faints, lay him flat, loosen his collar and belt, and
bathe the face in cool water.
When...
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An Invitation
"What do you say?" said the Work to be Done.
"Shall we start bravely together,
Up with the morning s...
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A Great Fight
Tom, Uncle John told me last night that he was going to make a hard
fight. I thought he was going to war. He could not tell me all a...
|
The Five Best Doctors
The five best doctors anywhere,
And no one can deny it,
Are Doctors Sunshine, Water, Air,
...
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Glossary
To facilitate the pronunciation of the words in
this glossary the correct syllabication has been
indi...
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How The Whale Got His Throat
IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and
he ate fishes. He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the ...
|
How The Camel Got His Hump
NOW this is the next tale, and it tells how the Camel got his big hump.
In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and a...
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How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin
ONCE upon a time, on an uninhabited island on the shores of the Red
Sea, there lived a Parsee from whose hat the rays of the sun wer...
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How The Leopard Got His Spots
IN the days when everybody started fair, Best Beloved, the Leopard
lived in a place called the High Veldt. 'Member it wasn't the Low...
|
The Elephant's Child
IN the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, O Best Beloved, had no
trunk. He had only a blackish, bulgy nose, as big as a boot, that...
|
The Sing-song Of Old Man Kangaroo
NOT always was the Kangaroo as now we do behold him, but a Different
Animal with four short legs. He was grey and he was woolly, and...
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The Beginning Of The Armadillos
THIS, O Best Beloved, is another story of the High and Far-Off Times. In
the very middle of those times was a Stickly-Prickly Hedgeh...
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How The First Letter Was Written
ONCE upon a most early time was a Neolithic man. He was not a Jute or
an Angle, or even a Dravidian, which he might well have been, ...
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How The Alphabet Was Made
THE week after Taffimai Metallumai (we will still call her Taffy, Best
Beloved) made that little mistake about her Daddy's spear and...
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The Crab That Played With The Sea
BEFORE the High and Far-Off Times, O my Best Beloved, came
the Time of the Very Beginnings; and that was in the days when
the Eldes...
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The Cat That Walked By Himself
HEAR and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became
and was, O my Best Beloved, when the Tame animals were wild. T...
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The Butterfly That Stamped
THIS, O my Best Beloved, is a story--a new and a wonderful story--a
story quite different from the other stories--a story about The ...
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Connla And The Fairy Maiden
Connla of the Fiery Hair was son of Conn of the Hundred Fights. One
day as he stood by the side of his father on the height of Usna,...
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Guleesh
There was once a boy in the County Mayo; Guleesh was his name. There
was the finest rath a little way off from the gable of the hous...
|
The Field Of Boliauns
One fine day in harvest--it was indeed Lady-day in harvest, that
everybody knows to be one of the greatest holidays in the year--...
|
The Horned Women
A rich woman sat up late one night carding and preparing wool, while
all the family and servants were asleep. Suddenly a knock wa...
|
Conall Yellowclaw
Conall Yellowclaw was a sturdy tenant in Erin: he had three sons.
There was at that time a king over every fifth of Erin. It fell ou...
|
Hudden And Dudden And Donald O'neary
There was once upon a time two farmers, and their names were Hudden
and Dudden. They had poultry in their yards, sheep on the upl...
|
The Shepherd Of Myddvai
Up in the Black Mountains in Caermarthenshire lies the lake known as
Lyn y Van Vach. To the margin of this lake the shepherd of M...
|
The Sprightly Tailor
A Sprightly tailor was employed by the great Macdonald, in his castle
at Saddell, in order to make the laird a pair of trews, use...
|
The Story Of Deirdre
There was a man in Ireland once who was called Malcolm Harper. The man
was a right good man, and he had a goodly share of this wo...
|
Munachar And Manachar
There once lived a Munachar and a Manachar, a long time ago, and it is
a long time since it was, and if they were alive now they ...
|
Gold-tree And Silver-tree
Once upon a time there was a king who had a wife, whose name was
Silver-tree, and a daughter whose name was Gold-tree. On a certa...
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King O'toole And His Goose
Och, I thought all the world, far and near, had heerd of King
O'Toole--well, well but the darkness of mankind is untollable! Well,
...
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The Wooing Of Olwen
Shortly after the birth of Kilhuch, the son of King Kilyth, his mother
died. Before her death she charged the king that he should no...
|
Jack And His Comrades
Once there was a poor widow, as often there has been, and she had one
son. A very scarce summer came, and they didn't know how they'...
|
The Shee An Gannon And The Gruagach Gaire
The Shee an Gannon was born in the morning, named at noon, and went in
the evening to ask his daughter of the king of Erin.
"I wi...
|
The Story-teller At Fault
At the time when the Tuatha De Danann held the sovereignty of Ireland,
there reigned in Leinster a king, who was remarkably fond of ...
|
The Sea-maiden
There was once a poor old fisherman, and one year he was not getting
much fish. On a day of days, while he was fishing, there rose a...
|
A Legend Of Knockmany
What Irish man, woman, or child has not heard of our renowned
Hibernian Hercules, the great and glorious Fin M'Coul? Not one, from
...
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Fair Brown And Trembling
King Hugh Curucha lived in Tir Conal, and he had three daughters,
whose names were Fair, Brown, and Trembling.
Fair and Brown had...
|
Jack And His Master
A poor woman had three sons. The eldest and second eldest were
cunning, clever fellows, but they called the youngest Jack the Fool,
...
|
Beth Gellert
Prince Llewelyn had a favourite greyhound named Gellert that had been
given to him by his father-in-law, King John. He was as gentle...
|
The Tale Of Ivan
There were formerly a man and a woman living in the parish of
Llanlavan, in the place which is called Hwrdh. And work became scar...
|
Andrew Coffey
My grandfather, Andrew Coffey, was known to the whole barony as a
quiet, decent man. And if the whole barony knew him, he knew the w...
|
The Battle Of The Birds
I will tell you a story about the wren. There was once a farmer who
was seeking a servant, and the wren met him and said: "What a...
|
Brewery Of Eggshells
In Treneglwys there is a certain shepherd's cot known by the name of
Twt y Cymrws because of the strange strife that occurred the...
|
The Lad With The Goat-skin
Long ago a poor widow woman lived down near the iron forge, by
Enniscorth, and she was so poor she had no clothes to put on her son;...
|
Nursery Antiquities
Although the names of Scott and Grimm may be enumerated amongst the
writers who have acknowledged the ethnological and philosophic v...
|
Fireside Nursery Stories
The efforts of modern romance are so greatly superior to the best
fictions of a former age, that old wives' tales are not so readily...
|
Teeny-tiny
[This simple tale seldom fails to rivet the attention of children,
especially if well told. The last two words should be said loudly w...
|
The Story Of Mr Vinegar
[This story was obtained from oral tradition in the West of England. It
is undoubtedly a variation of the "Hans im Glueck" of Grimm, w...
|
The Story Of Chicken-licken
As Chicken-licken went one day to the wood, an acorn fell upon her poor
bald pate, and she thought the sky had fallen. So she said s...
|
The Miser And His Wife
["Let us cast away nothing," says Mr. Gifford, "for we know not what use
we may have for it." So will every one admit whose reading ha...
|
The Three Questions
There lived formerly in the county of Cumberland a nobleman who had
three sons, two of whom were comely and clever youths, but the oth...
|
The Cat And The Mouse
[This tale has been traced back fifty years, but it is probably
considerably older.]
The cat and the mouse
Play'd in t...
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The Princess Of Canterbury
In days of yore, when this country was governed by several sovereigns,
amongst them was the King of Canterbury, who had an only daught...
|
Lazy Jack
[From oral tradition in Yorkshire.]
Once upon a time there was a boy whose name was Jack, and he lived with
his mother on a dreary ...
|
The Three Heads Of The Well
[This story is abridged from the old chap-book of the Three Kings of
Colchester. The incident of the heads rising out of the well is v...
|
The Maiden And The Frog
[This tale of the frog-lover is known in every part of Germany, and is
alluded to by several old writers of that country. It is the ta...
|
The Story Of Mr Fox
[A simple, but very curious tale, of considerable antiquity. It is
alluded to by Shakespeare, and was contributed to the variorum edit...
|
The Oxford Student
[Obtained in Oxfordshire from tradition.]
Many years ago there lived at the University of Oxford a young student,
who, having seduc...
|
Jack Hornby
[This little tale was most likely copied from the commencement of the
original edition of Jack the Giant-killer, where similar inciden...
|
Mally Dixon And Knurre-murre
Stories of fairies appearing in the shape of cats are common in the
North of England. Mr. Longstaffe relates that a farmer of Staindro...
|
The Bull Of Norroway
[This is a modern version, taken down from recitation, of the very old
tale of the Black Bull of Norroway, mentioned in the Complaynt ...
|
Puss In Boots
[One of the tales of Perrault, 1697. The plot was taken from the first
novel of the eleventh night of Straparola. Its moral is that ta...
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Jack And The Giants
[The present copy of this tale is taken, with a few necessary
alterations, from the original editions, which differ very considerably
...
|
Tom Hickathrift
[Tom Hickathrift belongs to the same series as Jack the Giant-killer,
one of the popular corruptions of old northern romances. It seem...
|
Tom Thumb
[Thumb stories are common in German and Danish, and the English tale
comprises much that is found in the Northern versions. A writer i...
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Game-rhymes
The most obvious method of arranging the rhymes employed in the
amusements of children is to commence with the simple lines used by ...
|
Toe-games
Harry Whistle, Tommy Thistle,
Harry Whible, Tommy Thible,
And little Oker-bell.
A game with the five toes, each ...
|
The Five Fingers
I do not recollect to have seen anywhere noticed the somewhat singular
fact, that our ancestors had distinct names for each of the fiv...
|
Face-songs
Bo Peeper,
Nose dreeper,
Chin chopper,
White lopper,
Red rag,
And little gap.
These lines a...
|
Knee-songs
This is the way the ladies ride;
Tri, tre, tre, tree,
Tri, tre, tre, tree!
This is the way the ladie...
|
Bo-peep
The children's game of bo-peep is as old as the hills, hiding from each
other, and saying,--
Bo-Peep, Little Bo-Peep:
...
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Miscellaneous Puerile Amusements
I went to the sea,
And saw twentee
Geese all in a row:
My glove I would give
Full of gold, if my wi...
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See-saw
A common game, children vacillating on either end of a plank supported
on its centre. While enjoying this recreation, they have a song...
|
Hitty-titty
Hitty-titty in-doors,
Hitty-titty out;
You touch Hitty-titty,
And Hitty-titty will bite you.
These li...
|
Beans And Butter
So the game of hide-and-seek is called in some parts of Oxfordshire.
Children hide from each other, and when it is time to commence th...
|
Drop-cap
In the game where the following lines are used, one person goes round
inside a ring of children, clapping a cap between his hands. Whe...
|
My Sow Has Pigged
A game at cards, played now only by children. It is alluded to by Taylor
the Water-poet, in his Motto, 12mo. Lond. 1622, and it is als...
|
Niddy-noddy
A simple but very amusing game at cards, at which any number can play.
The cards are dealt round, and one person commences the game by...
|
Slate Games
Entertaining puzzles or exercises upon the slate are generally great
favorites with children. A great variety of them are current in t...
|
Game Of The Cat
This is another slate game, in which, by means of a tale and appropriate
indications on the slate, a rude figure of a cat is delineate...
|
Handy-dandy
This game is now played as follows:--a child hides something in one
hand, and then places both fists endways on each other, crying,--
...
|
Barley-bridge
A string of boys and girls, each holding by his predecessor's skirts,
approaches two others, who, with joined and elevated hands, form...
|
The Town Lovers
A game played by boys and girls. A girl is placed in the middle of a
ring, and says the following lines, the names being altered to su...
|
Mary Brown Fair Gundela
A slightly dramatic character may be observed in this game, which was
obtained from Essex. Children form a ring, one girl kneeling in ...
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My Daughter Jane
Eccleshall version, played as a game by the schoolgirls. See the Nursery
Rhymes of England, p. 114.
Suitors. Here come two du...
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Hewley-puley
The children are seated and the following questions put by one of the
party, holding a twisted handkerchief or something of the sort i...
|
The Diamond Ring
Children sit in a ring or in a line, with their hands placed together
palm to palm, and held straight, the little fingers downmost bet...
|
The Poor Soldier
Children form a half-circle, first choosing one of their number to
represent the poor soldier. The chief regulation is that none of th...
|
The Bramble-bush
A ring-dance imitation-play, the metrical portion of which is not
without a little melody. The bramble-bush is often imaginative, but
...
|
The Game Of Dump
A boy's amusement in Yorkshire, in vogue about half a century ago, but
now, I believe, nearly obsolete. It is played in this manner. T...
|
Dancing Looby
Now we dance looby, looby, looby,
Now we dance looby, looby, light.
Shake your right hand a little
And turn ...
|
Drop-glove
Children stand round in a circle, leaving a space between each. One
walks round the outside, and carries a glove in her hand, saying,
...
|
Nettles Grow In An Angry Bush
Nettles grow in an angry bush,
An angry bush, an angry bush;
Nettles grow in an angry bush,
With my High...
|
Game Of The Gipsy
One child is selected for Gipsy, one for Mother, and one for Daughter
Sue. The Mother says,--
I charge my daughters every one...
|
Game Of The Fox
One child is Fox. He has a knotted handkerchief, and a home to which he
may go whenever he is tired, but while out of home he must alw...
|
The Old Dame
One child, called the Old Dame, sits on the floor, and the rest, joining
hands, form a circle round her, and dancing, sing the followi...
|
The Poor Woman Of Babylon
One child stands in the middle of a ring formed by the other children
joining hands round her. They sing--
Here comes a poor ...
|
Queen Anne
Queen Anne, Queen Anne, who sits on her throne,
As fair as a lily, as white as a swan;
The king sends you three let...
|
Counting-out Rhymes
The operation of counting-out is a very important mystery in many
puerile games. The boys or girls stand in a row, and the operator be...
|
Alphabet Rhymes
Amongst the various devices to establish a royal road to infantine
learning, none are more ancient or useful than the rhymes which s...
|
A Apple-pie
Eachard, a learned clergyman of the Church of England, published a work
in 1671,[36] in which he condescends to illustrate his argumen...
|
Riddle-rhymes
A very favorite class of rhymes with children, though the solutions are
often most difficult to guess. Nursery riddle-rhymes are ext...
|
The Demands Joyous
It is not generally known that many of our popular riddles are centuries
old. Yet such is the fact, and those whose course of reading ...
|
Nature-songs
Rhymes upon natural objects and rural sayings are perhaps more generally
interesting than any other relics of the popular anthology....
|
The Rainbow
Rainbow i' th' morning
Shipper's warning;
Rainbow at night
Shipper's delight.
This, in one form or other,...
|
Weather-rhymes
The ev'ning red, and the morning gray,
Are the tokens of a bonny day.
Winter's thunder
Is the world's wond...
|
Snow
In Yorkshire, when it begins to snow, the boys exclaim,--
Snow, snow faster,
The cow's in the pasture.
When the stor...
|
The Wind
When the wind is in the east,
Then the fishes do bite least;
When the wind is in the west,
Then the fishes b...
|
The Moon
The inhabitants of most of our rural districts still retain the old
dislike to a new moon on Friday, and perpetuate it by the saying,-...
|
The Cuckoo
We are usefully reminded of the season of the cuckoo by the following
homely proverbial lines:
In April,
The cuckoo sh...
|
The Robin And The Wren
The superstitious reverence with which these birds are almost
universally regarded takes its origin from a pretty belief that they
un...
|
The Owl
To-whoo--to-whoo!
Cold toe--toe!
expresses the hooting of the owl. This bird, according to old ballads
and legends, wa...
|
Magpies
Wide-spread is the superstition that it is unlucky to see magpies under
certain conditions, but these vary considerably in different l...
|
Who Kill'd Cock Robin
Who kill'd Cock Robin?
I, said the sparrow,
With my bow and arrow,
I kill'd Cock Robin.
Who see...
|
Crows
In Essex they have a rhyme respecting crows very similar to that above
quoted regarding magpies. The following lines are said to be tr...
|
Pigeons
Pigeons never do know woe,
Till they do a benting go.
This means that pigeons are never short of food except when they ...
|
Lapwing And Ringdove
The common people in the North Riding of Yorkshire, says Brockett, ii.
71, believe that at one period the cushat, or ringdove, laid it...
|
The Wood-pigeon
An Isle of Wight legend respecting this bird tells us that, soon after
the creation of the world, all the birds were assembled for the...
|
Domestic Poultry
The clucking conversation of poultry, the cackling of the hen, and the
replying chuckle of the cock, is represented by the following d...
|
Dragon-flies
In some parts of the Isle of Wight, these insects are found of a
peculiarly large size, and their colours are extremely beautiful. The...
|
The Snail
In Yorkshire, in evenings when the dew falls heavily, the boys hunt the
large black snails, and sing:
Snail, snail! put out y...
|
Apples
Children in the North of England, when they eat apples, or similar
fruit, delight in throwing away the pippin, exclaiming--
P...
|
The Walnut-tree
There is a common persuasion amongst country people that whipping a
walnut-tree tends to increase the produce, and improve the flavour...
|
The Ash
Burn ash-wood green,
'Tis a fire for a queen:
Burn ash-wood sear,
'Twill make a man swear.
Ash, when gree...
|
Peas
Children get the pods of a pea, and flinging them at each other, cry
Pea-pod hucks,
Twenty for a pin;
If you d...
|
Pimpernell
No heart can think, no tongue can tell,
The virtues of the pimpernell.
Gerard enumerates several complaints for which t...
|
Marum
If you set it,
The cats will eat it;
If you sow it,
The cats will know it.
BIRD-SHOOER'S SONG.
...
|
The Gnat
In the eastern counties of England, and perhaps in other parts of the
country, children chant the following lines when they are pursui...
|
The Trout
In Herefordshire the alder is called the aul, and the country people
use the following proverbial lines:
When the bud of the ...
|
Tobacco
Tobacco hic,
Will make you well
If you be sick.
Tobacco was formerly held in great esteem as a medicine. Sicknes...
|
Jack-a-dandy
Boys have a very curious saying respecting the reflection of the sun's
beams from the surface of water upon a ceiling, which they call...
|
Proverb-rhymes
Metrical proverbs are so numerous, that a large volume might be filled
with them without much difficulty; and it is, therefore, unne...
|
Tit For Tat
The proverb of tit for tat may perhaps be said to be going out of
fashion, but it is still a universal favorite with children. When an...
|
Lazy Lawrence
Lazy Lawrence, let me go,
Don't me hold summer and winter too.
This distich is said by a boy who feels very lazy, yet w...
|
Places And Families
This division, like the last, might be greatly extended by references to
Ray and Grose.
...
|
Elton
The following lines are still remembered by the members of the Elton
family:
Upon Sir Abraham Elt being knighted, and taking
...
|
Noel
N. for a word of deniance,
E. with a figure of L. fiftie,
Spelleth his name that never
Will be thriftie.
...
|
Collingwood
The Collingwoods have borne the name,
Since in the bush the buck was ta'en;
But when the bush shall hold the buck,
...
|
The Cauld Lad Of Hilton
This fairy or goblin was seldom seen, but his gambols were heard nightly
in the hall of the great house. He overturned everything in t...
|
Felton
The little priest of Felton,
The little priest of Felton,
He kill'd a mouse within his house,
And ne'er a on...
|
Preston
Proud Preston, poor people,
Fine church, and no steeple.
...
|
Lancashire
Little lad, little lad, where wast thou born?
Far off in Lancashire, under a thorn,
Where they sup sour milk in a r...
|
Leyland
A village in Lancashire, not far from Chorley. There is, or was sixty
years since, a tradition current here, to the effect that the ch...
|
Hugh Of Lincoln
He tossed the ball so high, so high,
He tossed the ball so low;
He tossed the ball in the Jew's garden,
...
|
Cuckstone
If you would go to a church miswent,
You must go to Cuckstone in Kent.
So said because the church is "very unusual in p...
|
Saint Levan
When with panniers astride
A pack-horse can ride
Through St. Levan's stone,
The world will be done.
St. L...
|
Rollright
The "Druidical" stones at Rollright, Oxfordshire, are said to have been
originally a general and his army who were transformed into st...
|
Hampden
The following relation is given in the additions to Camden's Britannia,
co. Bucks, p. 318. Tradition says the Black Prince, who held H...
|
Ribchester
It is written upon a wall in Rome
Ribchester was as rich as any town in Christendom.
Camden says that Ribchester was fa...
|
Hawley
Blow the wind high, blow the wind low,
It bloweth good to Hawley's hoe.
These lines are said to relate to one John Hawl...
|
Gotham
Three wise men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl;
And if the bowl had been stronger,
My song would have been l...
|
Buckland
Buckland and Laverton,
Stanway and Staunton,
Childswickham, Wickamford,
Badsey and Aston.
These are place...
|
Colebrook
There were three cooks of Colebrook,
And they fell out with our cook;
And all was for a pudding he took
From...
|
Gilling
Tradition informs us, but leaves us in ignorance as to the nature of the
offence offered, that once upon a time, a long time ago, his ...
|
Shrewsbury
The inhabitants of Shropshire, and, it is said, especially Shrewsbury,
have an unfortunate habit of misplacing the letter h. It is sca...
|
Jack Robinson
There are few proverbial expressions more common than the saying, "As
soon as you can say Jack Robinson," implying excessive rapidity....
|
Wrangham
Swing'em, swang'em, bells at Wrangham,
Three dogs in a string, hang'em, hang'em.
A hit at the Cheshire provincial pronu...
|
Leicestershire
Higham on the hill,
Stoke in the vale;
Wykin for buttermilk,
Hinckley for ale.
...
|
Brockley-hill
No heart can think, nor tongue can tell,
What lies between Brockley-hill and Penny-well.
Brockley-hill lies near Elstre...
|
Stanton Drew
Stanton Drew,
A mile from Pensford,
Another from Chue.
A Somersetshire proverb, mentioned by Stukeley, in the wo...
|
Severn
Blessed is the eye,
That's between Severn and Wye.
Ray gives this proverb, but appears to misunderstand it, the first l...
|
Sherston Magna
The following very curious observations on this town are extracted from
an anonymous MS. in my possession, written forty or fifty year...
|
North Acre
The Lord Dacre
Was slain in North Acre.
North Acre is or was the name of the spot where Lord Dacre perished at
the bat...
|
Bellasis
[Communicated by Mr. Longstaffe.]
Johnny tuth' Bellas daft was thy poll,
When thou changed Bellas for Henknoll.
This...
|
Roseberry-topping
"Not far from Gisborough is Ounsberry-hill, or Roseberry-topping, which
mounts aloft and makes a great shew at a distance, serving unt...
|
Lincoln
"As for the town, though it flourished mightily for some years together
after the Norman Conquest, by reason of a staple for wooll and...
|
Skiddaw
"After we had passed these borders we arrived again safe in our own
native soil, within the precincts of Cumberland, which, like the r...
|
Ingleborough
"Here are three great hills, not far distant asunder, seeming to be as
high as the clouds, which are Ingleborow, Penigent, and Pendle,...
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The Kirby Feight
Eighty-eight wor Kirby feight,
When nivver a man was slain;
They yatt ther meaat, an drank ther drink,
A...
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Thornton
At the Westgate came Thornton in
With a hap, a halfpenny, and a lambskin.
A Newcastle distich relating to Roger Thornto...
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Isle Of Man
All the bairns unborn will rue the day
That the Isle of Man was sold away;
And there's ne'er a wife that loves a dr...
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Earsdon
Hartley and Hallowell, a' ya' bonnie lassie,
Fair Seaton-Delaval, a' ya';
Earsdon stands on a hill, a' ya',
...
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Superstition-rhymes
Although the spread of education has doubtlessly weakened in an
extraordinary degree the hold which superstition formerly maintained...
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Charm-rhymes
The subject of rural charms, many of which are lineal descendants from
those used by our Anglo-Saxon ancestors, is one of great intere...
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Buckee Bene
Buckee, Buckee, biddy Bene,
Is the way now fair and clean?
Is the goose ygone to nest,
And the fox ygone to ...
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The Ox
In Herefordshire, on the eve of Twelfth-day, the best ox, white or
spotted, has a cake placed on his left horn; the men and girls of t...
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Love Divinations
Butter-dock.--The seeds of butterdock must be sowed by a young
unmarried woman half an hour before sunrise on a Friday morning, in a
...
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St Agnes' Night
"The women have several magical secrets handed down to them by
tradition, as on St. Agnes' night, 21st January. Take a row of pins, an...
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Kale
The young women of some districts in the North of England have a method
of divination by kale or broth, which is used for the purpose ...
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Ball-divination
Cook a ball, cherry-tree;
Good ball, tell me
How many years I shall be
Before my true love I do see?
...
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The Even-ash
A girl must pluck a leaf from the even-ash, and, holding it in her hand,
say--
This even-ash I hold in my hand,
The fi...
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Dock
Nettle in, dock out,
Dock rub nettle out!
If a person is stung with a nettle, a certain cure will be effected by
rubbi...
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The Yarrow
This plant, in the eastern counties, is termed yarroway, and there is
a curious mode of divination with its serrated leaf, with which ...
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Vervain
The herb vervain was formerly held of great efficacy against witchcraft,
and in various diseases. Sir W. Scott mentions a popular rhym...
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Finger-nails
There is a superstition, says Forby, ii. 411, respecting cutting the
nails, and some days are considered more lucky for this operation...
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Days Of Birth
Monday's child is fair in face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday...
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Colours
Colour-superstitions, though rapidly disappearing, still obtain in the
remote rural districts. The following lines were obtained from ...
|
The Man In The Moon
The Man in the Moon
Sups his sowins with a cutty-spoon.
A Northumberland dish called sowins, is composed of the coarse ...
|
Custom-rhymes
It is greatly to be feared that, notwithstanding the efforts made within
the last few years by individuals who have desired to see t...
|
Christmas
Ha wish ye a merry Chresamas,
An a happy new year,
A pantry full a' good rost beef,
An a barril full a' ...
|
Christmas Mummers' Play
A rude drama is performed at Christmas by the guisers or mummers in most
parts of England and Scotland, but the versions are extremely...
|
New Year's Day
God bless the master of this house,
The mistress also,
And all the little children
That round the table ...
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Twelfth-night
The following verses are said to be in some way or other connected with
the amusements of this festival. They refer probably to the ch...
|
Catherning
Catharine and Clement, be here, be here,
Some of your apples, and some of your beer:
Some for Peter, and some for P...
|
Valentine's Day
In the western counties, the children, decked with the wreaths and
true-lover's knots presented to them, gaily adorn one of their numb...
|
Youling
In Rogation week there is or was an odd custom in the country about
Keston and Wickham, in Kent. A number of young men meet together f...
|
Boy's Bailiff
An old custom, formerly in vogue at Wenlock, in Shropshire, thus
described by Mr. Collins: "I am old enough to remember an old custom,...
|
Pace-egging
It is a custom in some parts of England for boys to go round the village
on Easter eve begging for eggs or money, and a sort of dramat...
|
Collop-monday
Collop Monday,
Pancake Tuesday,
Ash Wednesday,
Bludee Thursday,
Friday's lang, but will be dune,
...
|
Isle Of Wight Shrovers
Until within about the last thirty years, it had been the custom in the
Isle of Wight from time immemorial at all the farms and some o...
|
Easter-gloves
Love, to thee I send these gloves,
If you love me,
Leave out the G,
And make a pair of loves!
...
|
Lent-crocking
Parties of young people, during Lent, go to the most noted farmhouses,
and sing, in order to obtain a crock of cake, an old song begin...
|
Care-sunday
Care Sunday, care away,
Palm Sunday and Easter-day.
Care-Sunday is the Sabbath next before Palm Sunday, and the second
...
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April-fool-day
The custom of making fools on the 1st of April is one of the few old
English merriments still in general vogue. We used to say on the
...
|
May-day
Rise up, fair maidens, fie, for shame,
For I've been four lang miles from hame;
I've been gathering my garlands gay...
|
Harvest-home
Here's a health unto our maister,
The founder of the feast,
And I hope to God wi' all my heart,
His soul...
|
The Barley Mow
Here's a health to the barley mow,
Here's a health to the man,
Who very well can
Both harrow, and plough...
|
All-souls' Day
"November 2nd is All Souls, a day instituted by the Church of Rome in
commemoration of all the faithful departed this life, that by th...
|
Fifth Of November
The fifth of November,
Since I can remember,
Gunpowder treason and plot:
This was the day the plot was con...
|
Barbers' Forfeits
---- laws for all faults,
But faults so countenanc'd, that the strong statutes
Stand like the f...
|
Cockle-bread
My granny is sick, and now is dead,[56]
And we'll go mould some cockle-bread;
Up with my heels and down with my hea...
|
A Drinking Custom
A pie sat on a pear tree,
A pie sat on a pear tree,
A pie sat on a pear tree,
Heigh ho! heigh ho! heigh ho!
...
|
Nursery Songs
The earliest and simplest form in which the nursery song appears is the
lullaby, which may be defined a gentle song used for the purpo...
|
Billy My Son
The following lines are very common in the English nursery, and resemble
the popular German ditty of Grandmother Addercook, inserted i...
|
My Cock Lily-cock
An inferior version of the following, which was obtained from Essex, is
printed in Mr. Chambers's Popular Rhymes of Scotland, ed. 1847...
|
Jack Sprat
Fragments of this tale are common in the nursery, but I have only met
with one copy of the following poem, which appears to be of some...
|
Dabbling In The Dew
The following pretty ballad appears to be a humorous imitation of an
Elizabethan eclogue-song. Its style guarantees its antiquity:
...
|
Hey Diddle Diddle![58]
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat scraped the fiddle,
The cow jump'd over the moon;
The little dog bay...
|
Tommy Linn
Tommy Linn is a Scotchman born,
His head is bald and his beard is shorn;
He has a cap made of a hare skin,
A...
|
The Beggars Of Ratcliffe Fair
As I went to Ratcliffe Fair, there I met with a jolly beggare,
Jolly beggare, and his name was John, and his wife's name w...
|
Conclusion
Our collection of vernacular scraps, which, like the "brave beggars of
Coudingham fair," have been gathered from the lanes and by-wa...
|
Green Willow
Tomodata, the young samurai, owed allegiance to the Lord of Noto. He
was a soldier, a courtier, and a poet. He had a sweet voice and...
|
The Flute
Long since, there lived in Yedo a gentleman of good lineage and very
honest conversation. His wife was a gentle and loving lady. To ...
|
The Tea-kettle
Long ago, as I've heard tell, there dwelt at the temple of Morinji, in
the Province of Kotsuke, a holy priest.
Now there were thr...
|
The Peony Lantern
In Yedo there dwelt a samurai called Hagiwara. He was a samurai of
the hatamoto, which is of all the ranks of samurai the most
h...
|
The Sea King And The Magic Jewels
This is a tale beloved by the children of Japan, and by the old folk--a
tale of magical jewels and a visit to the Sea King's palace....
|
The Good Thunder
Folks say that Rai-den, the Thunder, is an unloving spirit, fearful and
revengeful, cruel to man. These are folks who are mortally a...
|
The Black Bowl
Long ago, in a part of the country not very remote from Kioto, the great
gay city, there dwelt an honest couple. In a lonely place w...
|
The Star Lovers
All you that are true lovers, I beseech you pray the gods for fair
weather upon the seventh night of the seventh moon.
For pat...
|
Horaizan
Jofuku was the Wise Man of China. Many books he read, and he never
forgot what was in them. All the characters he knew as he knew th...
|
Reflections
Long enough ago there dwelt within a day's journey of the city of Kioto
a gentleman of simple mind and manners, but good estate. ...
|
The Story Of Susa The Impetuous
When Izanagi, the Lord who Invites, turned his back upon the unclean
place, and bade farewell to Yomi, the World of the Dead, whithe...
|
The Wind In The Pine Tree
It was a Deity from High Heaven that planted the Pine Tree.
So long ago that the crane cannot remember it, and the tortoise knows ...
|
Flower Of The Peony
Aya, sweet maid, was the only child of a daimyo of the Province of
Omi. Mother had she none, and her father was a noble lord and a w...
|
The Mallet
There were once two farmer men who were brothers. Both of them worked
hard in seed-time and in harvest-time. They stood knee-deep in...
|
The Bell Of Dojoji
The monk Anchin was young in years but old in scholarship. Every day for
many hours he read the Great Books of the Good Law and n...
|
The Maiden Of Unai
The Maiden of Unai was fair as an earthly deity, but the eyes of man
might not behold her. She dwelt in a hidden place in her father...
|
The Robe Of Feathers
Mio Strand is in the Province of Suruga. Its sand is yellow and fine,
strewn with rose shells at the ebb tide. Its pine trees are an...
|
The Singing Bird Of Heaven
Ama Terassu, the Glorious, the Light of High Heaven, commanded, saying,
"His Augustness, my August Child, who is called the Conqu...
|
The Cold Lady
Once an old man and a young man left their village in company, in order
to make a journey into a distant province. Now, whether they...
|
The Fire Quest
The Wise Poet sat reading by the light of his taper. It was a night of
the seventh month. The cicala sang in the flower of the pomeg...
|
A Legend Of Kwannon
In the days of the gods, Ama-no-Hashidate was the Floating Bridge of
Heaven. By way of this bridge came the deities from heaven t...
|
The Espousal Of The Rat's Daughter
Mr. Nedzumi, the Rat, was an important personage in the hamlet where he
lived--at least he was so in his own and his wife's estim...
|
The Land Of Yomi
From the glorious clouds of High Heaven, from the divine ether, the
vital essence, and the great concourse of eternal deities, there...
|
The Spring Lover And The Autumn Lover
This is a story of the youth of Yamato, when the gods still walked upon
the Land of the Reed Plains and took pleasure in the fresh a...
|
The Strange Story Of The Golden Comb
In ancient days two samurai dwelt in Sendai of the North. They were
friends and brothers in arms.
Hasunuma one was named, and ...
|
The Jelly-fish Takes A Journey
Once upon a time the jelly-fish was a very handsome fellow. His form was
beautiful, and round as the full moon. He had glittering sc...
|
Urashima
Urashima was a fisherman of the Inland Sea.
Every night he plied his trade. He caught fishes both great and small,
being upon the...
|
Tamamo The Fox Maiden
A pedlar journeyed with his pack upon the great high-road which leads to
the city of Kioto. He found a child sitting all alone by th...
|
Momotaro
If you'll believe me there was a time when the fairies were none so shy
as they are now. That was the time when beasts talked to men...
|
The Matsuyama Mirror
A long, long time ago there lived in a quiet spot a young man and his
wife. They had one child, a little daughter, whom they both...
|
Broken Images
Once there lived two brothers who were princes in the land.
The elder brother was a hunter. He loved the deep woods and the chase....
|
The Tongue-cut Sparrow
Once upon a time there was an old man who lived all alone. And there was
an old woman who lived all alone. The old man was merry and...
|
The Nurse
Ide the samurai was wedded to a fair wife and had an only child, a boy
called Fugiwaka. Ide was a mighty man of war, and as often...
|
The Beautiful Dancer Of Yedo
This is the tale of Sakura-ko, Flower of the Cherry, who was the
beautiful dancer of Yedo. She was a geisha, born a samurai's
da...
|
Hana-saka-jiji
In the early days there lived a good old couple. All their lives long
they had been honest and hard-working, but they had always bee...
|
The Moon Maiden
There was an old bamboo cutter called Take Tori. He was an honest old
man, very poor and hard-working, and he lived with his good ol...
|
Karma
The young man, Ito Tatewaki, was returning homeward after a journey
which he had taken to the city of Kioto. He made his way alon...
|
The Sad Story Of The Yaoya's Daughter
There was a wandering ballad-singer who came to a great house in Yedo
where they wished to be entertained.
"Will you have a dance...
|
England
INTRODUCTION.--The law of England regards marriage as a contract, a status
and an institution. As a contract it is in its essence an...
|
Scotland
The Act of Union between England and Scotland, A. D. 1707 (6 Anne, c. 2),
which made one legislature, the present British Parliament...
|
Ireland
Ireland like Scotland has its separate judicial system, and many of its
laws differ from those of all other parts of the British Emp...
|
The French Law Of Marriage And Divorce
MARRIAGE.--A man cannot contract a marriage before he has completed his
eighteenth year and a woman until she has completed her fift...
|
Italy
MARRIAGE.--Marriage in Italy is governed in practically all its aspects
and connections by the regulations contained in the chapter ...
|
Belgium
REQUIREMENTS FOR MARRIAGE.--A man who has not completed his eighteenth
year and a woman who has not completed her fifteenth year can...
|
Switzerland
The marriage and divorce laws of the Swiss Republic are federal--that is,
operating throughout all the cantons of the confederation....
|
German Law
The German Empire consists of twenty-six political States. These include
four kingdoms, six grandduchies, five duchies, seven princi...
|
Austria-hungary
The Austria-Hungary Empire comprises five countries, each bearing the name
of kingdom--viz., Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, Illyria and ...
|
Hungarian Marriage And Divorce Laws
In Hungary proper and Transylvania, together with Fiume and certain parts
of the Military Boundary, the marriage law of 1894, supple...
|
Sweden
MARRIAGE.--Swedish law recognizes marriages which are to take effect in
the future (sponsalia de futuro), and the existence of a bet...
|
Denmark
Justice is administered in Denmark in the first instance by the judges of
the hundreds in the rural communities and by the city magi...
|
The Norwegian Law
In many respects the laws of marriage and divorce in Norway resemble those
of Denmark. There are, of course, historical and politica...
|
The Russian Empire
There have always been plenty of laws in Russia, the chief difficulty
being not with the quantity but the quality. Another perplexin...
|
Holland
MARRIAGE.--A male must be eighteen years or more and a female sixteen
years or more in order to be lawfully married.
Marriage is ...
|
The Japanese Civil Code
The East and the West, the Past and the Present, meet in the Japanese
Civil Code, which became law in January, 1893.
It is the fi...
|
Spain
Spain is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy, the powers of which are
defined by the fundamental law of June 30, 1876. The legi...
|
Civil Code Of Portugal
On the third day of October, 1910, King Manuel II. of Portugal was
dethroned and a Republic was proclaimed throughout the country. A...
|
Roumania
Roumania is the name officially adopted by the united kingdom that
comprises the former principalities of Walachia and Moldavia. In ...
|
Servia
Servia is a kingdom in the northwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula. In
1882 it became a constitutional monarchy. The judiciary is ...
|
Bulgaria
The national religion of the Bulgarian people is that of the Orthodox
Greek Church, and consequently the laws of that church on the ...
|
The Kingdom Of Greece
Because of its matchless philosophy, literature and art, ancient Greece is
still the marvel of the modern world, but little credit i...
|
The Mohammedan Law Of Turkey Persia Egypt India Morocco And Algeria
The laws of Mohammedanism which are founded on the Koran and the
Traditions of Mohammed to-day constitute the civil and religious co...
|
The United States Of America
The United States as such, that is, in its Federal capacity, has no single
system of marriage and divorce laws applicable to all the...
|
Dominion Of Canada And Newfoundland
The Dominion of Canada now consists of the Provinces of Alberta, British
Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pr...
|
The Republic Of Mexico
Mexico is a federative Republic composed of twenty-seven States, three
Territories and a Federal District.
Under the present Cons...
|
Argentine Republic
The Civil Code of the Argentine Republic shows strong evidences of the
Spanish origin of its precepts. As in the old motherland marr...
|
The United States Of Brazil
The United States of Brazil (Estados Unidos do Brazil), the largest
country in South America and one of the most extensive political...
|
The Republic Of Cuba
A nation may in a day overthrow a dynasty which has ruled for centuries,
it may in a few years completely revolutionize its system o...
|
Commonwealth Of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia, created by an act of the Imperial
Parliament in 1900 (63 and 64 Vic. cap. 12), is a federal State und...
|
Dominion Of New Zealand
The Dominion of New Zealand is a colony of Great Britain consisting of
North, South and Stewart Islands, or New Zealand proper, and ...
|
The Hindu Law
For every person in the world whose rule of civil conduct is based upon
the English system of jurisprudence there are two others to ...
|
The Chinese Empire
A treatise on the marriage and divorce laws of the world would be
incomplete without a chapter dealing with the law of the most comp...
|
Dame Grumble And Her Curious Apple Tree
I
Long, long ago, in a country quite close to the top of the earth, where
the North Wind blew fiercely each spring, there lived a...
|
A Tale Of The Northland Kingdom
I
Long, long ago, in a certain far-off region of the world, there was a
land of ice and snow, and this land was called the Northl...
|
The Little Tree That Never Grew Up
Long, long ago, when the world was very young, so young that the flowers
and trees and grasses had voices and talked with each ...
|
The Tale Of Punchinello
There lived once long ago, in days of jesters and court fools and
harlequins, a certain clown called Punchinello. This Punchine...
|
The Strange Tale Of Brown Bear
Long, long ago, in the very far north, there lived a mammoth Brown Bear.
Never in all the world was seen such a gigantic creature. B...
|
The Beggar Princess
Once upon a time there lived a king who had great wealth and also many
daughters, among whom he divided his kingdom before he died. ...
|
Sweep And Little Sweep
I
Once upon a time, in days long ago, there lived a Chimney Sweep and a
little Crossing Sweeper. This Chimney Sweep was called "S...
|
Kings And Queens And Peasant Folk
Once upon a time, in a splendid palace on the top of a high hill, there
dwelled a very old king and his wife, who was likewise a ver...
|
The Goose Girl And The Blue Gander
Once upon a time there was a goose girl who tended her flock in a green
meadow. The meadow was dotted with forget-me-nots and y...
|
The Little Brown Man
Once upon a time, there lived at the top of a very tall tree a little
magic sprite. Now this magic sprite was called the Little Brow...
|
A Tale For Halloween
Babette and Antone were the children of a very poor woodcutter. They
lived in a little cottage on the side of a steep mountain,...
|
How Glooskap Made The Birds
Once upon a time long before the white men came to Canada there lived
a wicked giant who caused great trouble and sorrow wherever he...
|
Rabbit And The Grain Buyers
Once long ago when the Indians lived in Canada before the white men
came, Rabbit was very lazy. He had worked long for Glooskap...
|
Saint Nicholas And The Children
Two little children lived with their old grandmother in a remote place
in the Canadian forest. They were twin children--a boy a...
|
The Fall Of The Spider Man
In olden times the Spider Man lived in the sky-country. He dwelt in a
bright little house all by himself, where he weaved webs ...
|
The Boy Who Was Called Thick-head
Three brothers lived with their old Indian mother in the forest near
the sea. Their father had long been dead. At his death he ...
|
Rabbit And The Indian Chief
Long ago an Indian Chief was living with his people far in the
Canadian forest. Life was good and food was plentiful and the pe...
|
Great Heart And The Three Tests
Somewhere near the sea in olden times a boy was living with his father
and mother. He had no brothers or sisters. His father wa...
|
The Boy Of The Red Twilight Sky
Long ago there dwelt on the shores of the Great Water in the west a
young man and his younger wife. They had no children and th...
|
How Raven Brought Fire To The Indians
Many ages ago when the world was still young, Raven and White Sea-gull
lived near together in Canada, far in the north country ...
|
The Girl Who Always Cried
On the bank of a stream far in the West, Owl-man lived long ago in a
little house under the ground. He had very strange habits....
|
Ermine And The Hunter
Far away in the Canadian North Country an old man lived with his wife
and children. They lived far from other people, but they ...
|
How Rabbit Deceived Fox
Long ago in Indian days in Canada, when Rabbit worked for Glooskap as
his forest guide, he was a great thief. He liked most of ...
|
The Boy And The Dragon
Once, long ago, before the white man came to Canada, a boy was living
with his parents in a village near the ocean. As he had n...
|
Owl With The Great Head And Eyes
Long ago, when Glooskap was the ruler of the Indians in Eastern
Canada, and when the animals all worked for him and talked like...
|
The Tobacco Fairy From The Blue Hills
A man and his wife and two little children were living long ago on the
shores of a lake surrounded by large trees, deep in the ...
|
Rainbow And The Autumn Leaves
In olden days, long before the Indians came to Canada, all the animals
talked and worked like men. Every year after midsummer t...
|
Rabbit And The Moon-man
Once, long ago, Rabbit lived with his old grandmother deep in the
Canadian forest, far from all other people. He was a great hu...
|
The Children With One Eye
Two little children, a boy and a girl, lived long ago with their
widowed mother in the Canadian forest. The woman was very poor...
|
The Giant With The Grey Feathers
Once long ago, when the Blackfeet Indians dwelt on the Canadian
plains, there was a great famine in all the land. For many mont...
|
The Cruel Stepmother
Once long ago, when the Blackfeet Indians dwelt on the Canadian
prairies, a poor Indian and his two children, a boy and a girl, were...
|
The Boy Who Was Saved By Thoughts
A poor widow woman once lived near the sea in Eastern Canada. Her
husband had been drowned catching fish one stormy day far off the
...
|
The Song-bird And The Healing Waters
Once when the snow lay very deep on the ground and the days were grey
with frost, there was great sorrow in an Indian village. ...
|
The Boy Who Overcame The Giants
Once long ago, before the white man came to Canada, an orphan boy was
living alone with his uncle. He was not very happy, for he had...
|
The Youth And The Dog-dance
Once long ago, when the Indians dwelt in the country in the
north-west, a youth went far away from his native village to catch
bird...
|
Sparrow's Search For The Rain
Long ago, in a village near the sea, many Indian people were living.
Among them was a very nice old warrior who had been given great...
|
The Boy In The Land Of Shadows
Two orphan children, a boy and a girl, lived alone near the mountains.
Their parents had long been dead and the children were l...
|
Gentleman Phil
"He is gentil that doth gentil dedes."--CHAUCER.
The birds have been awake, chirping and twittering for more than an
hour, and t...
|
Boxer
"The poor dog, in life the firmest friend--
The first to welcome, foremost to defend--
Whose honest heart is still his master's ...
|
It Was All Those Horrid Bellows!
A STORY TOLD BY A LITTLE GIRL.
I heard Dick--he's my biggest brother--learning his "Rep" the other day.
I don't quite know what "...
|
Gull's Twinses
"Children of wealth or want, to each is given
One spot of green, and all the blue of heaven!"
"Mind! mind! I say, Tom, you're ...
|
The B D S
The Bill had passed the House of Commons [I mean, you know, that nurse
had approved of it], and much anxiety was felt among the litt...
|
The Frog Princess
There was once a king, who was very old; but he had three grown-up sons.
So he called them to him, and said:
"My dear sons, I am ...
|
Princess Miranda And Prince Hero
Far away, in the wide ocean there was once a green island where lived
the most beautiful princess in the world, named Miranda. She h...
|
The Eagles
There was once a king, who had lost his wife. They had a family of
thirteen--twelve gallant sons, and one daughter, who was exquisit...
|
The Whirlwind
In a far-off country, beyond the sea and the mountains, there lived a
king and queen, with a beautiful daughter, who was called Prin...
|
The Good Ferryman And The Water Nymphs
There was once an old man, very poor, with three sons. They lived
chiefly by ferrying people over a river; but he had had nothing bu...
|
The Princess Of The Brazen Mountain
There was a young prince, who was not only most handsome and well-grown,
but also most kind-hearted and good. Now sooner or later ki...
|
The Bear In The Forest Hut
There was once an old man, who was a widower, and he had married an old
woman, who was a widow. Both had had children by their first...
|
Thomas The Rhymer
Of all the young gallants in Scotland in the thirteenth century, there
was none more gracious and debonair than Thomas Learmont, Lai...
|
Gold-tree And Silver-tree
In bygone days there lived a little Princess named Gold-Tree, and she
was one of the prettiest children in the whole world.
Altho...
|
Whippety-stourie
I am going to tell you a story about a poor young widow woman, who lived
in a house called Kittlerumpit, though whereabouts in Scotl...
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The Red-etin
There were once two widows who lived in two cottages which stood not
very far from one another. And each of those widows possessed a...
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The Seal Catcher And The Merman
Once upon a time there was a man who lived not very far from John o'
Groat's house, which, as everyone knows, is in the very north o...
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The Page-boy And The Silver Goblet
There was once a little page-boy, who was in service in a stately
Castle. He was a very good-natured little fellow, and did his duti...
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The Black Bull Of Norroway
In bygone days, long centuries ago, there lived a widowed Queen who had
three daughters. And this widowed Queen was so poor, and had...
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The Wee Bannock
"Some tell about their sweethearts,
How they tirled them to the winnock,
But I'll tell you a bonnie tale
About a...
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The Elfin Knight
There is a lone moor in Scotland, which, in times past, was said to be
haunted by an Elfin Knight. This Knight was only seen at rare...
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What To Say To The New Mune
New Mune, true Mune,
Tell unto me,
If my ane true love
He will marry me.
If he marry me in ...
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Habetrot The Spinstress
In byegone days, in an old farmhouse which stood by a river, there lived
a beautiful girl called Maisie. She was tall and straight, ...
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Nippit Fit And Clippit Fit
In a country, far across the sea, there once dwelt a great and mighty
Prince. He lived in a grand Castle, which was full of beautifu...
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The Fairies Of Merlin's Crag
About two hundred years ago there was a poor man working as a labourer
on a farm in Lanarkshire. He was what is known as an "Orra Ma...
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The Wedding Of Robin Redbreast And Jenny Wren
There was once an old grey Pussy Baudrons, and she went out for a stroll
one Christmas morning to see what she could see. And as she...
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The Dwarfie Stone
Far up in a green valley in the Island of Hoy stands an immense boulder.
It is hollow inside, and the natives of these northern isla...
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Canonbie Dick And Thomas Of Ercildoune
It chanced, long years ago, that a certain horse-dealer lived in the
South of Scotland, near the Border, not very far from Longtown....
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The Laird O' Co'
It was a fine summer morning, and the Laird o' Co' was having a dander
on the green turf outside the Castle walls. His real name was...
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Poussie Baudrons
"Poussie, Poussie Baudrons,
Where hae ye been?"
"I've been at London,
Seeing the Queen!"
"Poussie, Pous...
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The Milk-white Doo
There was once a man who got his living by working in the fields. He had
one little son, called Curly-Locks, and one little daughter...
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The Draiglin' Hogney
There was once a man who had three sons, and very little money to
provide for them. So, when the eldest had grown into a lad, and sa...
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The Brownie O' Ferne-den
There have been many Brownies known in Scotland; and stories have been
written about the Brownie o' Bodsbeck and the Brownie o' Bled...
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The Witch Of Fife
In the Kingdom of Fife, in the days of long ago, there lived an old man
and his wife. The old man was a douce, quiet body, but the o...
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Assipattle And The Mester Stoorworm
In far bygone days, in the North, there lived a well-to-do farmer, who
had seven sons and one daughter. And the youngest of these se...
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The Fox And The Wolf
There was once a Fox and a Wolf, who set up house together in a cave
near the sea-shore. Although you may not think so, they got on ...
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Katherine Crackernuts
There was once a King whose wife died, leaving him with an only
daughter, whom he dearly loved. The little Princess's name was
Velv...
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The Well O' The World's End
There was once an old widow woman, who lived in a little cottage with
her only daughter, who was such a bonnie lassie that everyone ...
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Farquhar Macneill
Once upon a time there was a young man named Farquhar MacNeill. He had
just gone to a new situation, and the very first night after ...
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Peerifool
There was once a King and a Queen in Rousay who had three daughters.
When the young Princesses were just grown up, the King died, an...
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The Lochmaben Harper
"Oh, heard ye of a silly harper,
Wha lang lived in Lochmaben town,
How he did gang to fair England,
To steal Kin...
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The Laird O' Logie
"I will sing if ye will hearken,
If ye will hearken unto me;
The king has ta'en a poor prisoner,
The wanton lair...
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Kinmont Willie
"Oh, have ye na heard of the fause Sakelde?
Oh, have ye na heard of the keen Lord Scroope?
How they ha'e ta'en bauld Ki...
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The Gude Wallace
"Would ye hear of William Wallace,
An' sek him as he goes,
Into the lan' of Lanark,
Amang his mortal foes?
...
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The Warlock O' Oakwood
"Ae gloamin' as the sinking sun
Gaed owre the wastlin' braes,
And shed on Oakwood's haunted towers
His bright bu...
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Muckle-mou'ed Meg
"O wha hasna heard o' the bauld Juden Murray,
The Lord o' the Elibank Castle sae high?
An' wha hasna heard o' that nota...
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Dick O' The Cow
"Now Liddesdale has layen lang in,
There is na ryding there at a';
The horses are a' grown sae lither fat,
They ...
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The Heir Of Linne
"Lithe and listen, gentlemen,
To sing a song I will beginne;
It is of a lord of faire Scotland,
Which was the un...
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Black Agnace Of Dunbar
"Some sing o' lords, and some o' knichts,
An' some o' michty men o' war,
But I sing o' a leddy bricht,
The Black...
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Thomas The Rhymer
"True Thomas lay on Huntly bank;
A ferlie he spied with his e'e;
And there he saw a ladye bright,
Came riding do...
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Lord Soulis
"Lord Soulis he sat in Hermitage Castle,
And beside him Old Redcap sly;--
'Now, tell me, thou sprite, who art meikle of...
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The Brownie Of Blednock
"There came a strange wight to our town en',
An' the fient a body did him ken;
He twirled na' lang, but he glided ben,
...
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Sir Patrick Spens
"The king sits in Dunfermline town,
Drinking the blude-red wine;
'O whare will I get a skeely skipper,
To sail t...
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Young Bekie
"Young Bekie was as brave a knight
As ever sailed the sea;
And he's done him to the Court of France
To serve for...
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The Earl Of Mar's Daughter
"It was intil a pleasant time,
Upon a simmer's day,
The noble Earl of Mar's daughter
Went forth to sport and pla...
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Hynde Horn
"'Oh, it's Hynde Horn fair, and it's Hynde Horn free;
Oh, where were you born, and in what countrie?'
'In a far distan...
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The Gay Gos-hawk
"'Oh weel is me, my gay gos-hawk,
If your feathering be sheen!'
'Oh waly, waly, my master dear,
But ye look pa...
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The Princess Eglantine
A certain queen had twin children, a boy and a girl, both as beautiful
as the dawn of a summer morning. As the mother was one day ha...
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Dame Martha's Step-daughter Or The Grandmother Of The Gnomes
Dame Martha lived at the foot of a high mountain. Her cottage was large
enough to give shelter only to herself and two young girls, ...
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The Adventures Of Ha'penny Or The Dwarf The Witch And The Magic Slippers
Once upon a time lived a poor, little, crooked dwarf named "Ha'penny."
When he was born he was so small that his nurse exclaimed,...
|
Sybilla Myrtillo And Furioso
A certain king had a beautiful golden-haired daughter named Sybilla,
whose suitors came from every country, though with small succes...
|
Annette Or The Magic Coffee-mill
A poor woman and her daughter, who were on the verge of starvation, saw
a little green bud of a plant growing through their cottage ...
|
Juliet Or The Little White Mouse
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who loved each other so
dearly that they were an example to all the married couples...
|
The Fairies And The Fiddler
In the pretty little village of Hayfield, not far from the borders of a
thick forest, lived a good-natured, idle fellow, named Si...
|
Ethelinda Or The Ice King's Bride
Ethelinda lived alone with her father, Count Constant, in a quiet
country place, which had always been her home. Her mother was dead...
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Deep-sea Violets
In a modest hut upon the sea-shore, half-hidden from sight by an
enormous bank of drifted sand, lived a fisherman and his wife, w...
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The Wild Woodsman
Once there lived a peasant whose only daughter, Martha, had eyes as blue
as corn-flowers and long hair like the silk around an ea...
|
The Frozen Hearth-fairy
Once upon a time, there were a poor couple who lived in a little cottage
overgrown with vines. From roof-tree to cellar, their home ...
|
Rosy's Stay-at-home Parties
"Oh! dear, oh! dear," sighed Rosy, "I'm the most unhappy little girl in
all the world."
She was kneeling in a chair, gazing throu...
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Blondina Or The Turkey-queen
A certain king had two daughters, one of them lovely and accomplished,
and the other an ugly, cross-tempered personage, who early...
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Timid Agnes
Once there lived a poor girl whose wicked aunt treated her very cruelly.
One morning, the aunt set out for a day of shopping and ...
|
The Ogress And The Cook
One summer afternoon, a young girl sat upon the door-stone of her
cottage home, awaiting the return of her father from the mill. Her...
|
Miss Peggy And The Frog
(An old nursery tale told from memory.)
Once there lived a widow, whose only child was a pretty girl named
Peggy. Peggy loved to ...
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The Leperhaun: A Legend Of The Emerald Isle
Once upon a time, by the glimmer of the nursery-fire, a little girl sat
listening to the tales told by her buxom Irish nurse. The deta...
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The Trials Of Sir Isumbras
(From Ellis' Abridgment of the MS. in Caius College.)
Once upon a time there lived a knight so handsome, so rich, and so
valiant ...
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Bisclaveret
(From one of Marie's Lays.)
Once upon a time there lived in Brittany a baron who was handsome, wise,
courteous, and brave. Althou...
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Roswal And Lilian
(From a Scottish Romance of the XVIth Century.)
There lived once, at Naples, a king and queen whose only son, Roswal,
was a pa...
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Eliduc And Guilliadun
(From one of Marie's Lays.)
Eliduc was a knight of Brittany who, through the cabals of enemies, fell
under the displeasure of the...
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The Falcon-king
(From one of Marie's Lays.)
There lived once, in Britain, an old knight who was lord of Caerwent, a
city situated on the River Do...
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Eglamour And Crystabell
(From Ellis' Abstract of Copy in Garrick Collection.)
Count Prinsamour, an independent sovereign of Artois, was famed for his
...
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The Queen Of Lantern Land
Once upon a time the youngest son of a king became filled with the
desire to go abroad and see the world. He got his father's permissi...
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The Adventures Of Florian
[Illustration: Boy walking through forest following a small ball.]
Once upon a time there lived in an old and ruinous house by the...
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The Seller Of Dreams
Once upon a time a mother called her only son into the kitchen, gave him
a basket of fine, fresh eggs, and bade him carry them to his ...
|
The Treasure Castle
[Illustration: Three men in a flying castle tower.]
Once upon a time a hunter was roaming through the wildwood when he heard
a vo...
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Prince Sneeze
[Illustration: In a cave filled with icicles, a small dog and a giant
are looking into an open chest.]
Once upon a time a king an...
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Marianna
[Illustration: Young girl sitting on tree trunk; a small bird is perched
on her left hand; a small bottle is fastened to her belt.]
...
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The Lost Half-hour
Once upon a time there was an old widow woman who had three sons: the
first two were clever enough, but the third, Bobo by name, was l...
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The Enchanted Elm
[Illustration: Young girl sitting in a tree.]
Once upon a time, while riding, a brave, young prince dashed merrily
ahead of his...
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The Bird Boy
Late one autumn night a young queen stood by her window, gazing upon the
silent and deserted meadows gleaming in the moonlight. Sudden...
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The Master Mariner
Once upon a time a fine young fisherman rose early in the morning, and
sailed alone to the fishing-grounds. There was very little wind...
|
The Marvelous Dog And The Wonderful Cat
[Illustration: Background, books scattered on library shelves.
Foreground, a white dog with glasses and a black cat seated at a low
t...
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The Shepherd Of Clouds
[Illustration: A man and two elves watching clouds pour through a large
gate.]
Once upon a time a young husband and wife named Gi...
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The City Under The Sea
[Illustration: A black ship in the background, persuded by another ship
in the foreground.]
Once upon a time, in a country of mou...
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The Story Of Tuan Mac Cairill
CHAPTER I
Finnian, the Abbott of Moville, went southwards and eastwards in great
haste. News had come to him in Donegal that th...
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The Boyhood Of Fionn
He was a king, a seer and a poet. He was a lord with a manifold and
great train. He was our magician, our knowledgable one, our ...
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The Birth Of Bran
CHAPTER I
There are people who do not like dogs a bit--they are usually women--but
in this story there is a man who did not lik...
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Oisin's Mother
CHAPTER I
EVENING was drawing nigh, and the Fianna-Finn had decided to hunt no
more that day. The hounds were whistled to heel, a...
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The Wooing Of Becfola
CHAPTER I
We do not know where Becfola came from. Nor do we know for certain where
she went to. We do not even know her real na...
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The Little Brawl At Allen
CHAPTER I
"I think," said Cairell Whiteskin, "that although judgement was given
against Fionn, it was Fionn had the rights of i...
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The Carl Of The Drab Coat
CHAPTER I
One day something happened to Fionn, the son of Uail; that is, he
departed from the world of men, and was set wanderi...
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The Enchanted Cave Of Cesh Corran
CHAPTER I
Fionn mac Uail was the most prudent chief of an army in the world, but
he was not always prudent on his own account. ...
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Becuma Of The White Skin
CHAPTER I
There are more worlds than one, and in many ways they are unlike each
other. But joy and sorrow, or, in other words, ...
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Mongan's Frenzy
CHAPTER I
The abbot of the Monastery of Moville sent word to the story-tellers of
Ireland that when they were in his neighbourhoo...
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St George Of Merrie England
In the darksome depths of a thick forest lived Kalyb the fell
enchantress. Terrible were her deeds, and few there were who had the
...
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The Story Of The Three Bears
Once upon a time there were three Bears, who lived together in a house
of their own, in a wood. One of them was a Little Wee Bear, a...
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Tom-tit-tot
Once upon a time there was a woman and she baked five pies. But when
they came out of the oven they were over-baked, and the crust w...
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The Golden Snuff-box
Once upon a time, and a very good time too, though it was not in my
time, nor your time, nor for the matter of that in any one's tim...
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Tattercoats
In a great Palace by the sea there once dwelt a very rich old lord, who
had neither wife nor children living, only one little grandd...
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The Three Feathers
Once upon a time there lived a girl who was wooed and married by a man
she never saw; for he came a-courting her after nightfall, an...
|
Lazy Jack
Once upon a time there was a boy whose name was Jack, and he lived with
his mother on a common. They were very poor, and the old wom...
|
Jack The Giant-killer
I
When good King Arthur reigned with Guinevere his Queen, there lived,
near the Land's End in Cornwall, a farmer who had one only...
|
The Three Sillies
Once upon a time, when folk were not so wise as they are nowadays, there
lived a farmer and his wife who had one daughter. And she, ...
|
The Golden Ball
Once upon a time there lived two lasses, who were sisters, and as they
came from the fair they saw a right handsome young man standi...
|
The Two Sisters
Once upon a time there were two sisters who were as like each other as
two peas in a pod; but one was good, and the other was bad-te...
|
The Laidly Worm
In Bamborough Castle there once lived a King who had two children, a son
named Childe Wynde, and a daughter who was called May Margr...
|
Titty Mouse And Tatty Mouse
Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse both lived in a house.
Titty Mouse went a-gleaning, and Tatty Mouse went a-gleaning.
So they both w...
|
Jack And The Beanstalk
A long long time ago, when most of the world was young and folk did what
they liked because all things were good, there lived a boy ...
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The Black Bull Of Norroway
Long ago in Norroway there lived a lady who had three daughters. Now
they were all pretty, and one night they fell a-talking of whom...
|
Catskin
Once upon a time there lived a gentleman who owned fine lands and
houses, and he very much wanted to have a son to be heir to them. ...
|
The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time there was an old sow who had three little pigs, and as
she had not enough for them to eat, she said they had better...
|
Nix Naught Nothing
Once upon a time there lived a King and a Queen who didn't differ much
from all the other kings and queens who have lived since Time...
|
Mr And Mrs Vinegar
Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar, a worthy couple, lived in a glass pickle-jar. The
house, though small, was snug, and so light that each speck ...
|
The True History Of Sir Thomas Thumb
At the court of great King Arthur, who lived, as all know, when knights
were bold, and ladies were fair indeed, one of the most reno...
|
Henny-penny
One day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the rickyard when--whack!--an
acorn hit her upon the head. "Goodness gracious me!" said H...
|
The Three Heads Of The Well
Once upon a time there reigned a King in Colchester, valiant, strong,
wise, famous as a good ruler.
But in the midst of his glory...
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Mr Fox
Lady Mary was young and Lady Mary was fair, and she had more lovers than
she could count on the fingers of both hands.
She lived ...
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Dick Whittington And His Cat
More than five hundred years ago there was a little boy named Dick
Whittington, and this is true. His father and mother died when he...
|
The Old Woman And Her Pig
An old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked
sixpence. "What," said she, "shall I do with this little sixpenc...
|
The Wee Bannock
Once upon a time there was an old man and his old wife who lived in a
wee cottage beside a wee burnie. They had two cows, five hens,...
|
How Jack Went Out To Seek His Fortune
Once on a time there was a boy named Jack, and one morning he started to
go and seek his fortune.
He hadn't gone very far before ...
|
The Bogey-beast
There was once a woman who was very, very cheerful, though she had
little to make her so; for she was old, and poor, and lonely. She...
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Little Red Riding-hood
Once upon a time there was a little girl who was called little Red
Riding-Hood, because she was quite small and because she always w...
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Childe Rowland
Childe Rowland and his brothers twain
Were playing at the ball.
Their sister, Burd Helen, she played
In the midst among th...
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The Wise Men Of Gotham Of Buying Of Sheep
There were two men of Gotham, and one of them was going to market to
Nottingham to buy sheep, and the other came from the market, and ...
|
Caporushes
Once upon a time, a long, long while ago, when all the world was young
and all sorts of strange things happened, there lived a very ...
|
The Red Ettin
There was once a widow that lived on a small bit of ground, which she
rented from a farmer. And she had two sons; and by and by it w...
|
The Fish And The Ring
Once upon a time there lived a Baron who was a great magician, and could
tell by his arts and charms everything that was going to ha...
|
Master Of All Masters
A Girl once went to the fair to hire herself for servant. At last a
funny-looking old gentleman engaged her and took her home to his...
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Molly Whuppie And The Double-faced Giant
Once upon a time there was a man and his wife who were not over rich.
And they had so many children that they couldn't find meat for...
|
The Ass The Table And The Stick
A lad named Jack was once so unhappy at home through his father's
ill-treatment, that he made up his mind to run away and seek his f...
|
The Well Of The World's End
Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, though it wasn't in my
time, nor in your time, nor any one else's time, there was a g...
|
The Rose Tree
Once upon a time, long long years ago, in the days when one had to be
careful about witches, there lived a good man, whose young wif...
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Raggedy Ann Learns A Lesson
One day the dolls were left all to themselves.
Their little mistress had placed them all around the room and told them
to be nice...
|
Raggedy Ann And The Washing
"Why, Dinah! How could you!"
Mamma looked out of the window and saw Marcella run up to Dinah and take
something out of her hand a...
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Raggedy Ann And The Kite
Raggedy Ann watched with interest the preparations.
A number of sticks were being fastened together with strings and covered
with...
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Raggedy Ann Rescues Fido
It was almost midnight and the dolls were asleep in their beds; all
except Raggedy Ann.
Raggedy lay there, her shoe-button eyes s...
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Raggedy Ann And The Painter
When housecleaning time came around, Mistress' mamma decided that she
would have the nursery repainted and new paper put upon the wa...
|
Raggedy Ann's Trip On The River
When Marcella had a tea party out in the orchard, of course all of the
dolls were invited. Raggedy Ann, the tin soldier, the Indian ...
|
Raggedy Ann And The Strange Dolls
Raggedy Ann lay just as Marcella had dropped her--all sprawled out with
her rag arms and legs twisted in ungraceful attitudes.
He...
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Raggedy Ann And The Kittens
Raggedy Ann had been away all day.
Marcella had come early in the morning and dressed all the dolls and
placed them about the nur...
|
Raggedy Ann And The Fairies' Gift
All the dolls were tucked snugly in their little doll-beds for the night
and the large house was very still.
Every once in a whil...
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Raggedy Ann And The Chickens
When Marcella was called into the house she left Raggedy sitting on the
chicken yard fence. "Now you sit quietly and do not stir," M...
|
Raggedy Ann And The Mouse
Jeanette was a new wax doll, and like Henny, the Dutch doll, she could
say "Mamma" when anyone tipped her backward or forward. She h...
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Raggedy Ann's New Sisters
Marcella was having a tea party up in the nursery when Daddy called to
her, so she left the dollies sitting around the tiny tab...
|
The Cat's Elopement
[From the Japanische Marchen und Sagen, von David Brauns (Leipzig:
Wilhelm Friedrich).]
Once upon a time there lived a cat of mar...
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How The Dragon Was Tricked
From Griechtsche und Albanesische Marchen, von J. G. von Hahn. (Leipzig:
Engelmann. 1864.)
Once upon a time there lived a man who...
|
The House In The Wood
From the German of Grimm.
A poor woodcutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a little
hut on the borders of a great for...
|
Uraschimataro And The Turtle
From the Japanische Marchen und Sagen, von David Brauns (Leipzig:
Wilhelm Friedrich).
There was once a worthy old couple who live...
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The Slaying Of The Tanuki
From the Japanische Murchen und Sagen.
Near a big river, and between two high mountains, a man and his wife
lived in a cottage a ...
|
The Flying Trunk
Translated from the German of Hans Andersen.
There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved
the whole street,...
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The Snow-man
Translated from the German of Hans Andersen.
'How astonishingly cold it is! My body is cracking all over!' said the
Snow-man. 'Th...
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The Shirt-collar
Translated from the German of Hans Andersen.
There was once a fine gentleman whose entire worldly possessions
consisted of a boot...
|
The Princess In The Chest
Translated from the Danish.
There were once a king and a queen who lived in a beautiful castle, and
had a large, and fair, and ri...
|
The Three Brothers
Translated from the German of the Brothers Grimm.
There was once a man who had three sons, and no other possessions
beyond the ho...
|
The Snow-queen
Translated from the German of Hans Andersen by Miss Alma Alleyne.
There was once a dreadfully wicked hobgoblin. One day he was in ...
|
The Fir-tree
Translated from the German of Hans Christian Andersen.
There was once a pretty little fir-tree in a wood. It was in a capital
pos...
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Hans The Mermaid's Son
Translated from the Danish.
In a village there once lived a smith called Basmus, who was in a very
poor way. He was still a young...
|
Peter Bull
From the Danish.
There once lived in Denmark a peasant and his wife who owned a very good
farm, but had no children. They often l...
|
The Bird 'grip'
Translated from the Swedish.
It happened once that a king, who had a great kingdom and three sons,
became blind, and no human ski...
|
Snowflake
Slavonic story. Contes Populaires Slaves, traduits par Louis Leger.
Paris: Leroux, Editeur.
Once upon a time there lived a peasan...
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I Know What I Have Learned
From the Danish.
There was once a man who had three daughters, and they were all married
to trolls, who lived underground. One da...
|
The Cunning Shoemaker
Sicilianische Mahrchen.
Once upon a time there lived a shoemaker who could get no work to do,
and was so poor that he and his wif...
|
T He King Who Would Have A Beautiful Wife
Sicilianische Mahrchen.
Fifty years ago there lived a king who was very anxious to get married;
but, as he was quite determined t...
|
Catherine And Her Destiny
Sicilianische Mahrchen von Laura Gonzenbach. Leipzig, Engelmann, 1870.
Long ago there lived a rich merchant who, besides possessin...
|
How The Hermit Helped To Win The King's Daughter
Sicilianische Mahrchen
Long ago there lived a very rich man who had three sons. When he felt
himself to be dying he divided his p...
|
The Water Of Life
Cuentos Populars Catalans, per lo Dr. D. Francisco de S. Maspous y
Labros. Barcelona, 1885.
Three brothers and one sister lived t...
|
The Wounded Lion
Cuentos Populars Catalans.
There was once a girl so poor that she had nothing to live on, and
wandered about the world asking for...
|
The Man Without A Heart
Once upon a time there were seven brothers, who were orphans, and had no
sister. Therefore they were obliged to do all their own hou...
|
The Two Brothers
Sicilianische Malirchen. L. Gonzenbach.
Long ago there lived two brothers, both of them very handsome, and both
so very poor that...
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Master And Pupil
From the Danish.
There was once a man who had a son who was very clever at reading, and
took great delight in it. He went out int...
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The Golden Lion
Sicilianische Mahrchen. L. Gonzenbach.
There was once a rich merchant who had three sons, and when they were
grown up the eldest ...
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The Sprig Of Rosemary
Cuentos Populars Catalans, per lo Dr. D. Francisco de S. Maspons y
Labros (Barcelona: Libreria de Don Alvar Verdaguer 1885).
Once...
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The White Dove
From the Danish.
A king had two sons. They were a pair of reckless fellows, who always
had something foolish to do. One day they ...
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The Troll's Daughter
From the Danish.
There was once a lad who went to look for a place. As he went along he
met a man, who asked him where he was goi...
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Esben And The Witch
From the Danish.
There was once a man who had twelve sons: the eleven eldest were both
big and strong, but the twelfth, whose nam...
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Princess Minon-minette
Bibliotheque des Fees et aes Genies
Once upon a time there lived a young king whose name was Souci, and he
had been brought up, e...
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Maiden Bright-eye
From the Danish
Once, upon a time there was a man and his wife who had two children, a
boy and a girl. The wife died, and the man...
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The Merry Wives
From the Danish
There lay three houses in a row, in one of which there lived a tailor,
in another a carpenter, and in the third a...
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King Lindorm
From the Swedish.
There once lived a king and a queen who ruled over a very great kingdom.
They had large revenues, and lived hap...
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The Jackal The Dove And The Panther
Contes populaires des Bassoutos. Recueillis et traduits par E. Jacottet.
Paris: Leroux, Editeur.
There was once a dove who built ...
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The Little Hare
Contes populaires des Bassoutos. Recueillis et traduits par E. Jacottet.
Paris: Leroux, Editeur.
A long, long way off, in a land ...
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The Sparrow With The Slit Tongue
From the Japanische Marchen und Sagen.
A long long time ago, an old couple dwelt in the very heart of a high
mountain. They lived...
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The Story Of Ciccu
From Sicilianische Mahrchen.
Once upon a time there lived a man who had three sons. The eldest was
called Peppe, the second Alfin...
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Don Giovanni De La Fortuna
Sicilianische Mahrchen
There was once a man whose name was Don Giovanni de la Fortuna, and he
lived in a beautiful house that his...
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The Drowned Buccaneer
The story of Wolfert Webber was said by Louis Stevenson to be one of the
finest treasure-seeking stories in the world; and as Steven...
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The Perplexity Of Zadig
On the banks of the river Euphrates there once lived a man called Zadig,
who spent all his days watching the animals he saw about hi...
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The Return Of The Dead Wife
Once upon a time there lived in Alaska a chief of the Tlingit tribe who
had one son. When the boy grew to be a man, he saw a girl wh...
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Young Amazon Snell
When George I. was king, there lived in Worcester a man named Snell, who
carried on business as a hosier and dyer. He worked hard, a...
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The Good Sir James
My Sir James is not the leal friend of Robert Bruce nor is he the
Douglas who fell at Otterburn and was buried 'by the bracken bush ...
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Rip Van Winkle
West of the river Hudson, and at the foot of the Catskill Mountains,
lies one of the oldest European villages in the United States o...
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The Wonderful Basket
There was once a time when young women of the Tlingit tribe were not
allowed to eat between their meals, but in spite of this rule w...
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The Escape Of The Galley-slaves
In the year 1563 the 'Three Half Moons,' with thirty men on board, set
sail from Portsmouth for the south of Spain, intending to sel...
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The Beaver And The Porcupine
Once upon a time there lived in the North West of America a beaver and a
porcupine, who were great friends; and, as often happens, t...
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An Old-world Ghost
Children are often inclined to think that the nations who ruled the
world long, long ago, were quite unlike ourselves, and always bu...
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The Gentleman Highwayman
Few people can have crowded more occupations into a life of twenty-six
years than James Maclean.
His father, a Scot by birth, had...
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The Vision Of The Pope
It was the evening of October 7, 1571, when the Christian fleet, under
the command of Don John of Austria, had defeated the Turks at...
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Growing-up-like-one-who-has-a-grandmother
That was the name of a little Indian boy living on the North-West coast
of America, and a very odd name it is, as well as a very lon...
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The Handless Brigade
Have you ever thought what it would be like to have no arms, and be
obliged to use your toes for everything? If not, try it on a wet...
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The Son Of The Wolf Chief
Once upon a time a town near the North Pacific Ocean suffered greatly
from famine and many of the Indians who lived there died of hu...
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Blind Jack Of Knaresborough
This is the story of a blind man who did more, without any eyes at all,
than many people can do with two. For numbers of children ne...
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Blind Jack Again
Would you like to hear some more of Blind Jack? This story tells how he
joined the army of the Duke of Cumberland, which was sent to...
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The Story Of Djun
Once upon a time a famine broke out among the tribe of the Tlingits, and
one of their girls, who was an orphan and had to look after...
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What Became Of Owen Parfitt?
In the early part of the eighteenth century a family named Parfitt were
living in a small town in the West of England called Shepton...
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Blackskin
In an Indian town on the North Pacific Ocean there lived a chief, whose
ambition it was to be stronger than other men and be able to...
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The Pets Of Aurore Dupin
During the years in which Napoleon and his armies were fighting in
Spain, in Germany, and in Russia, a little girl might be seen run...
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The Trials Of M Deschartres
For many years Aurore Dupin spent her life between Berry and Paris,
travelling in a coach drawn by six strong horses, till lack of m...
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Aurore At Play
When Aurore Dupin went to Paris she found herself in the Rue Thiroux,
where Madame Dupin had taken a suite of rooms, or, as the Fren...
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How Aurore Learnt To Ride
When Aurore was old enough to leave the convent she went back to Nohant
to live with her grandmother, who was failing fast and died ...
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Land-otter The Indian
On the North-West part of America, and especially near the sea, a great
many tribes of Indians are still living, each with its pecul...
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The Disinheriting Of A Son
Near a large town in England there lived in the last century a gentleman
with his son and daughter. His wife died when her children ...
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The Siege Of Rhodes
When you are reading the history of the sixteenth century, you will
notice that in Europe nearly the whole of that period was occupi...
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The Princess Of Babylon
Belus, King of Babylon, thought himself the greatest man in all the
earth, for his subjects were continually telling him so and he h...
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The Adventures Of Fire-drill's Son
Here is another story of the Tlingit Indians, and in these stories you
will often find the Raven playing the part of friend and help...
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The Strange Story Of Elizabeth Canning
Are you fond of puzzles? I am. And here is a mystery which all sorts of
people have been seeking to explain for a hundred and fifty ...
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Mrs Veal's Ghost
Now you are going to hear a ghost story published, but he says, not
written, by Daniel Defoe the author of 'Robinson Crusoe.' If you...
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The Chief's Daughter
Raven's wife had died, and as he felt very lonely he soon determined to
marry a second, but it was not very easy to find a girl to s...
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The Boyhood Of A Painter
If we are to believe the proverb, a 'Jack of all Trades is master of
none,' and it is mostly true. But here and there even in our ow...
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The Adventures Of A Spanish Nun
If you had visited the convent of St. Sebastian in the Spanish town of
the same name at the end of the sixteenth century, you would ...
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The Arabian Nights
In the chronicles of the ancient dynasty of the Sassanidae, who reigned
for about four hundred years, from Persia to the borders of ...
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The Story Of The Merchant And The Genius
Sire, there was once upon a time a merchant who possessed great wealth,
in land and merchandise, as well as in ready money. He was ...
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The Story Of The First Old Man And Of The Hind
I am now going to begin my story (said the old man), so please attend.
This hind that you see with me is my wife. We have no chil...
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The Story Of The Second Old Man And Of The Two Black Dogs
Great prince of the genii, you must know that we are three
brothers--these two black dogs and myself. Our father died, leaving us
...
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The Story Of The Fisherman
Sire, there was once upon a time a fisherman so old and so poor that he
could scarcely manage to support his wife and three children...
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The Story Of The Greek King And The Physician Douban
In the country of Zouman, in Persia, there lived a Greek king. This
king was a leper, and all his doctors had been unable to cure h...
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The Story Of The Husband And The Parrot
A good man had a beautiful wife, whom he loved passionately, and never
left if possible. One day, when he was obliged by important ...
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The Story Of The Vizir Who Was Punished
There was once upon a time a king who had a son who was very fond of
hunting. He often allowed him to indulge in this pastime, but ...
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The Story Of The Young King Of The Black Isles
You must know, sire, that my father was Mahmoud, the king of this
country, the Black Isles, so called from the four little mountains...
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The Story Of The Three Calenders Sons Of Kings And Of Five Ladies Of Bagdad
In the reign of the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid, there lived at Bagdad a
porter who, in spite of his humble calling, was an intelligent...
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The Story Of The First Calender Son Of A King
In order, madam, to explain how I came to lose my right eye, and to
wear the dress of a Calender, you must first know that I am the ...
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The Story Of The Second Calendar Son Of A King
"Madam," said the young man, addressing Zobeida, "if you wish to know
how I lost my right eye, I shall have to tell you the story of...
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The Story Of The Envious Man And Of Him Who Was Envied
In a town of moderate size, two men lived in neighbouring houses; but
they had not been there very long before one man took such a h...
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The Story Of The Third Calendar Son Of A King
My story, said the Third Calender, is quite different from those of my
two friends. It was fate that deprived them of the sight of ...
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The Seven Voyages Of Sindbad The Sailor
In the times of the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid there lived in Bagdad a
poor porter named Hindbad, who on a very hot day was sent to ca...
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First Voyage
I had inherited considerable wealth from my parents, and being young
and foolish I at first squandered it recklessly upon every kind...
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Second Voyage
I had resolved, as you know, on my return from my first voyage, to
spend the rest of my days quietly in Bagdad, but very soon I grew...
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Third Voyage
After a very short time the pleasant easy life I led made me quite
forget the perils of my two voyages. Moreover, as I was still in...
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Fourth Voyage
Rich and happy as I was after my third voyage, I could not make up my
mind to stay at home altogether. My love of trading, and the ...
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Fifth Voyage
Not even all that I had gone through could make me contented with a
quiet life. I soon wearied of its pleasures, and longed for cha...
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Sixth Voyage
It must be a marvel to you how, after having five times met with
shipwreck and unheard of perils, I could again tempt fortune and ri...
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Seventh And Last Voyage
After my sixth voyage I was quite determined that I would go to sea no
more. I was now of an age to appreciate a quiet life, and I ...
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The Little Hunchback
In the kingdom of Kashgar, which is, as everybody knows, situated on
the frontiers of Great Tartary, there lived long ago a tailor a...
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The Story Of The Barber's Fifth Brother
As long as our father lived Alnaschar was very idle. Instead of
working for his bread he was not ashamed to ask for it every evenin...
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The Story Of The Barber's Sixth Brother
There now remains for me to relate to you the story of my sixth
brother, whose name was Schacabac. Like the rest of us, he inherite...
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The Adventures Of Prince Camaralzaman And The Princess Badoura
Some twenty days' sail from the coast of Persia lies the isle of the
children of Khaledan. The island is divided into several provi...
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Noureddin And The Fair Persian
Balsora was the capital of a kingdom long tributary to the caliph.
During the time of the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid the king of Balso...
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Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp
There once lived a poor tailor, who had a son called Aladdin, a
careless, idle boy who would do nothing but play all day long in the...
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The Adventures Of Haroun-al-raschid Caliph Of Bagdad
The Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid sat in his palace, wondering if there was
anything left in the world that could possibly give him a few...
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The Story Of The Blind Baba-abdalla
I was born, Commander of the Faithful, in Bagdad, and was left an
orphan while I was yet a very young man, for my parents died withi...
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The Story Of Sidi-nouman
The Caliph, Haroun-al-Raschid, was much pleased with the tale of the
blind man and the dervish, and when it was finished he turned t...
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The Story Of Ali Colia Merchant Of Bagdad
In the reign of Haroun-al-Raschid, there lived in Bagdad a merchant
named Ali Cogia, who, having neither wife nor child, contented h...
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The Enchanted Horse
It was the Feast of the New Year, the oldest and most splendid of all
the feasts in the Kingdom of Persia, and the day had been spen...
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The Story Of Two Sisters Who Were Jealous Of Their Younger Sister
Once upon a time there reigned over Persia a Sultan named Kosrouschah,
who from his boyhood had been fond of putting on a disguise a...
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The Golden Beetle Or Why The Dog Hates The Cat
"What we shall eat to-morrow, I haven't the slightest idea!" said Widow
Wang to her eldest son, as he started out one morning in ...
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The Great Bell
The mighty Yung-lo sat on the great throne surrounded by a hundred
attendants. He was sad, for he could think of no wonderful thi...
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The Strange Tale Of Doctor Dog
Far up in the mountains of the Province of Hunan in the central part of
China, there once lived in a small village a rich gentlem...
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How Footbinding Started
In the very beginning of all things, when the gods were creating the
world, at last the time came to separate the earth from the ...
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The Talking Fish
Long, long before your great-grandfather was born there lived in the
village of Everlasting Happiness two men called Li and Sing....
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Bamboo And The Turtle
A party of visitors had been seeing the sights at Hsi Ling. They had
just passed down the Holy Way between the huge stone animals...
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The Mad Goose And The Tiger Forest
Hu-lin was a little slave girl. She had been sold by her father when
she was scarcely more than a baby, and had lived for five ye...
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The Nodding Tiger
Just outside the walls of a Chinese city there lived a young woodcutter
named T'ang and his old mother, a woman of seventy. They ...
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The Princess Kwan-yin
Once upon a time in China there lived a certain king who had three
daughters. The fairest and best of these was Kwan-yin, the you...
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The Two Jugglers
One beautiful spring day two men strolled into the public square of
a well-known Chinese city. They were plainly dressed and look...
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The Phantom Vessel
Once a ship loaded with pleasure-seekers was sailing from North China
to Shanghai. High winds and stormy weather had delayed her,...
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The Wooden Tablet
"Yes, my boy, whatever happens, be sure to save that tablet. It is the
only thing we have left worth keeping."
K'ang-p'u's fat...
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The Golden Nugget
Once upon a time many, many years ago, there lived in China two friends
named Ki-wu and Pao-shu. These two young men, like Damon ...
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The Man Who Would Not Scold
Old Wang lived in a village near Nanking. He cared for nothing in the
world but to eat good food and plenty of it. Now, though th...
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Lu-san Daughter Of Heaven
Lu-san went to bed without any supper, but her little heart was hungry
for something more than food. She nestled up close beside ...
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Knoes
Once upon a time there was a poor widow, who found an egg under a pile
of brush as she was gathering kindlings in the forest. She to...
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Lasse My Thrall!
Once upon a time there was a prince or a duke or whatever you choose
to call him, but at any rate a noble tremendously high-born, wh...
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Finn The Giant And The Minster Of Lund
There stands in the university town of Schonen, the town of Lund, the
seat of the first archbishopric in all Scandinavia, a stately ...
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The Skalunda Giant
In the Skalunda mountain, near the church, there once lived a giant in
the early days, who no longer felt comfortable after the chur...
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Yuletide Specters
Once upon a time there lived two peasants on a homestead called
Vaderas, just as there are two peasants living on it now. In those
...
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Silverwhite And Lillwacker
Once upon a time there was a king, who had a queen whom he loved with
a great love. But after a time the queen died, and all he had ...
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Stompe Pilt
Not far from Baalsberg, near Filkestad in the Willandsharad, there is
a hill in which a giant named Stompe Pilt once used to live.
...
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The Girl And The Snake
Once upon a time there was a girl who was to go to the wood and drive
the cattle home; but she did not find the herd, and losing her...
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Faithful And Unfaithful
Once upon a time there was a couple of humble cottagers who had no
children until, at last, the man's wife was blessed with a boy, w...
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Starkad And Bale
Starkad, the hero of the legends, the bravest warrior in the army of
the North, had fallen into disgrace with the king because of a ...
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The Werewolf
Once upon a time there was a king, who reigned over a great kingdom.
He had a queen, but only a single daughter, a girl. In conseque...
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First Born First Wed
Once upon a time there was a king who had a three-year old son, and
was obliged to go to war against another king. Then, when his sh...
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The Lame Dog
Once upon a time there lived a king, like many others. He had three
daughters, who were young and beautiful to such a degree that it...
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The Mount Of The Golden Queen
Once upon a time a lad who tended the cattle in the wood was eating
his noon-tide meal in a clearing in the forest. As he was sittin...
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Old Hopgiant
Once upon a time there were two neighbors: one of them rich and the
other poor. They owned a great meadow in common, which they were...
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The Princess And The Glass Mountain
Once upon a time there was a king who took such a joy in the chase,
that he knew no greater pleasure than hunting wild beasts. Early...
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Queen Crane
Once upon a time there was a poor, poor boy. He went to the king and
begged to be taken into service as a shepherd, and all called h...
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Tales Of The Trolls
I
A peasant from Jursagard in the parish of Hanger had gone to the
forest the day before Christmas, and started out for home late...
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Charcoal Nils And The Troll-woman
In the old days there lived on a headland that juts out into the
northwestern corner of Lake Rasval, in the neighborhood of the Lind...
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The Three Dogs
Once upon a time there was a king who went forth into the world and
fetched back a beautiful queen. And after they had been married ...
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The Poor Devil
Once upon a time there was a peasant, who led his cow to pasture in
the spring, and prayed God to have her in His care.
The evil ...
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How Smaland And Schonen Came To Be
The Smalanders declare:
At the time when our Lord created the earth, he made a level and
fruitful stretch of land, and that was S...
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The Evil One And Kitta Grau
One day the devil met Kitta Grau:
"Where have you been, old man?" asked Kitta Grau, for she recognized
him.
"Well," said the e...
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The Lady Of Pintorp
Where to-day a castellate building towers between spreading parks and
gardens on the noble estate of Eriksberg, there lay in ancient...
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The Spectre In Fjelkinge
During the first half of the eighteenth century, several large estates
in Schonen were the property of the family of Barnekow, or ra...
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The Rooster The Hand-mill And The Swarm Of Hornets
Once upon a time there was a peasant who wanted to go to sell a pig.
After he had gone a while, he met a man who asked him where he ...
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Torre Jeppe
In a church-nave a specter sat night by night, and the specter's name
was Torre Jeppe. He was a dried-up corpse that could not decay...
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The Man Who Died On Holy Innocents' Day
Once upon a time there was a man named Kalle Kula. He was a wild
fellow, and had committed many a grievous crime during his life. Wh...
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Lovely Ilonka
There was once a king's son who told his father that he wished to marry.
'No, no!' said the king; 'you must not be in such a hurry. ...
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Lucky Luck
Once upon a time there was a king who had an only son. When the lad was
about eighteen years old his father had to go to fight in a wa...
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The Hairy Man
Somewhere or other, but I don't know where, there lived a king who owned
two remarkably fine fields of rape, but every night two of th...
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The Story Of The Seven Simons
Far, far away, beyond all sorts of countries, seas and rivers, there
stood a splendid city where lived King Archidej, who was as good ...
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The Language Of Beasts
Once upon a time a man had a shepherd who served him many years
faithfully and honestly. One day, whilst herding his flock, this
shep...
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The Boy Who Could Keep A Secret
Once upon a time there lived a poor widow who had one little boy. At
first sight you would not have thought that he was different from...
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The Prince And The Dragon
Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons. They were
all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day pass...
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Little Wildrose
Once upon a time the things in this story happened, and if they had not
happened then the story would never have been told. But that w...
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Tiidu The Piper
Once upon a time there lived a poor man who had more children than
bread to feed them with. However, they were strong and willing, and...
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Paperarelloo
Once upon a time there lived a king and a queen who had one son. The
king loved the boy very much, but the queen, who was a wicked wom...
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The Gifts Of The Magician
Once upon a time there was an old man who lived in a little hut in the
middle of a forest. His wife was dead, and he had only one son,...
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The Strong Prince
Once upon a time there lived a king who was so fond of wine that he
could not go to sleep unless he knew he had a great flaskful tied ...
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The Treasure Seeker
Once, long ago, in a little town that lay in the midst of high hills and
wild forests, a party of shepherds sat one night in the kitch...
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The Cottager And His Cat
Once upon a time there lived an old man and his wife in a dirty,
tumble-down cottage, not very far from the splendid palace where the
...
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The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality
Once upon a time, in the very middle of the middle of a large kingdom,
there was a town, and in the town a palace, and in the palace a...
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The Stone-cutter
Once upon a time there lived a stone-cutter, who went every day to
a great rock in the side of a big mountain and cut out slabs for
g...
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The Gold-bearded Man
Once upon a time there lived a great king who had a wife and one son
whom he loved very much. The boy was still young when, one day, t...
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Tritill Litill And The Birds
Once upon a time there lived a princess who was so beautiful and so good
that everybody loved her. Her father could hardly bear her ou...
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The Three Robes
Long, long ago, a king and queen reigned over a large and powerful
country. What their names were nobody knows, but their son was call...
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The Six Hungry Beasts
Once upon a time there lived a man who dwelt with his wife in a little
hut, far away from any neighbours. But they did not mind being ...
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How The Beggar Boy Turned Into Count Piro
Once upon a time there lived a man who had only one son, a lazy, stupid
boy, who would never do anything he was told. When the father ...
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The Rogue And The Herdsman
In a tiny cottage near the king's palace there once lived an old man,
his wife, and his son, a very lazy fellow, who would never do a ...
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Eisenkopf
Once upon a time there lived an old man who had only one son, whom he
loved dearly; but they were very poor, and often had scarcely en...
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The Death Of Abu Nowas And Of His Wife
Once upon a time there lived a man whose name was Abu Nowas, and he was
a great favourite with the Sultan of the country, who had a pa...
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Motiratika
Once upon a time, in a very hot country, a man lived with his wife in
a little hut, which was surrounded by grass and flowers. They we...
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Niels And The Giants
On one of the great moors over in Jutland, where trees won't grow
because the soil is so sandy and the wind so strong, there once live...
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Shepherd Paul
Once upon a time a shepherd was taking his flock out to pasture, when he
found a little baby lying in a meadow, left there by some wic...
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How The Wicked Tanuki Was Punished
The hunters had hunted the wood for so many years that no wild animal
was any more to be found in it. You might walk from one end to t...
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The Crab And The Monkey
There was once a crab who lived in a hole on the shady side of a
mountain. She was a very good housewife, and so careful and industrio...
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The Horse Gullfaxi And The Sword Gunnfoder
Many many years ago there lived a king and queen who had one only son,
called Sigurd. When the little boy was only ten years old the q...
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The Story Of The Sham Prince Or The Ambitious Tailor
Once upon a time there lived a respectable young tailor called Labakan,
who worked for a clever master in Alexandria. No one could cal...
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The Colony Of Cats
Long, long ago, as far back as the time when animals spoke, there lived
a community of cats in a deserted house they had taken possess...
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How To Find Out A True Friend
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who longed to have a son.
As none came, one day they made a vow at the shrine of St. Jam...
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Clever Maria
There was once a merchant who lived close to the royal palace, and had
three daughters. They were all pretty, but Maria, the youngest,...
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The Magic Kettle
Right in the middle of Japan, high up among the mountains, an old man
lived in his little house. He was very proud of it, and never ti...
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The Box Of Robbers
No one intended to leave Martha alone that afternoon, but it
happened that everyone was called away, for one reason or another.
Mrs...
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The Glass Dog
An accomplished wizard once lived on the top floor of a tenement
house and passed his time in thoughtful study and studious thought....
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The Queen Of Quok
A king once died, as kings are apt to do, being as liable to
shortness of breath as other mortals.
It was high time this king aba...
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The Girl Who Owned A Bear
Mamma had gone down-town to shop. She had asked Nora to look after
Jane Gladys, and Nora promised she would. But it was her afternoo...
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The Enchanted Types
One time a knook became tired of his beautiful life and longed for
something new to do. The knooks have more wonderful powers than a...
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The Laughing Hippopotamus
On one of the upper branches of the Congo river lived an ancient and
aristocratic family of hippopotamuses, which boasted a pedigree...
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The Magic Bon Bons
There lived in Boston a wise and ancient chemist by the name of Dr.
Daws, who dabbled somewhat in magic. There also lived in Boston ...
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The Capture Of Father Time
Jim was the son of a cowboy, and lived on the broad plains of
Arizona. His father had trained him to lasso a bronco or a young
bull...
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The Wonderful Pump
Not many years ago there lived on a stony, barren New England farm a
man and his wife. They were sober, honest people, working hard ...
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The Dummy That Lived
In all Fairyland there is no more mischievous a person than
Tanko-Mankie the Yellow Ryl. He flew through the city one
afternoon--qu...
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The King Of The Polar Bears
The King of the Polar Bears lived among the icebergs in the far
north country. He was old and monstrous big; he was wise and
friend...
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The Mandarin And The Butterfly
A mandarin once lived in Kiang-ho who was so exceedingly cross and
disagreeable that everyone hated him. He snarled and stormed at
...
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The Fairies' Dancing-place
BY WILLIAM CARLETON
Lanty M'Clusky had married a wife, and, of course, it was necessary to
have a house in which to keep her. Now...
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The Rival Kempers
BY WILLIAM CARLETON
In the north of Ireland there are spinning meetings of unmarried
females frequently held at the houses of far...
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The Young Piper
BY CROFTON CROKER
There lived not long since, on the borders of the county Tipperary, a
decent honest couple, whose names were Mi...
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A Fairy Enchantment
Story-teller--MICHAEL HART
Recorder--W. B. YEATS
In the times when we used to travel by canal I was coming down from
Dublin. W...
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Teigue Of The Lee
BY CROFTON CROKER
I can't stop in the house--I won't stop in it for all the money that
is buried in the old castle of Carrigrohan...
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The Fairy Greyhound
Paddy M'Dermid was one of the most rollicking boys in the whole county
of Kildare. Fair or pattern[3] wouldn't be held barring he wa...
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The Lady Of Gollerus
BY CROFTON CROKER
On the shore of Smerwick harbour, one fine summer's morning, just at
daybreak, stood Dick Fitzgerald 'shoghing ...
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The Devil's Mill
BY SAMUEL LOVER
You see, sir, there was a colonel wanst, in times back, that owned a
power of land about here--but God keep uz, t...
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Fergus O'mara And The Air-demons
BY DR. P. W. JOYCE
Of all the different kinds of goblins that haunted the lonely places
of Ireland in days of old, air-demons wer...
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The Man Who Never Knew Fear
TRANSLATED FROM THE GAELIC BY DOUGLAS HYDE
There was once a lady, and she had two sons whose names were Louras
(Lawrence) and Car...
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Seanchan The Bard And The King Of The Cats
BY LADY WILDE
When Seanchan, the renowned Bard, was made Ard-File or Chief Poet of
Ireland, Guaire, the king of Connaught, to do ...
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Owney And Owney-na-peak
BY GERALD GRIFFEN
When Ireland had kings of her own--when there was no such thing as a
coat made of red cloth in the country--whe...
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The Knighting Of Cuculain
BY STANDISH O'GRADY
One night in the month of the fires of Bel, Cathvah, the Druid and
star-gazer, was observing the heavens thro...
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The Little Weaver Of Duleek Gate
BY SAMUEL LOVER
You see, there was a waiver lived, wanst upon a time, in Duleek here,
hard by the gate, and a very honest, indust...
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Aesop's Fables
THE ANT AND THE DOVE
An Ant came down to the brook: he wanted to drink. A wave washed him
down and almost drowned him. A Dove was...
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Adaptations And Imitations Of Hindoo Fables
THE SNAKE'S HEAD AND TAIL
The Snake's Tail had a quarrel with the Snake's Head about who was to
walk in front. The Head said:
...
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The Foundling
A poor woman had a daughter by the name of Masha. Masha went in the
morning to fetch water, and saw at the door something wrapped in...
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The Peasant And The Cucumbers
A peasant once went to the gardener's, to steal cucumbers. He crept up
to the cucumbers, and thought:
"I will carry off a bag of ...
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The Fire
During harvest-time the men and women went out to work. In the village
were left only the old and the very young. In one hut there r...
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The Old Horse
In our village there was an old, old man, Pimen Timofeich. He was ninety
years old. He was living at the house of his grandson, doin...
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How I Learned To Ride
When I was a little fellow, we used to study every day, and only on
Sundays and holidays went out and played with our brothers. Once...
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The Willow
During Easter week a peasant went out to see whether the ground was all
thawed out.
He went into the garden and touched the soil ...
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Bulka
I had a small bulldog. He was called Bulka. He was black; only the tips
of his front feet were white. All bulldogs have their lower ...
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Bulka And The Wild Boar
Once we went into the Caucasus to hunt the wild boar, and Bulka went
with me. The moment the hounds started, Bulka rushed after them...
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Pheasants
Wild fowls are called pheasants in the Caucasus. There are so many of
them that they are cheaper there than tame chickens. Pheasants...
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Milton And Bulka
I bought me a setter to hunt pheasants with. The name of the dog was
Milton. He was a big, thin, gray, spotted dog, with long lips a...
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The Turtle
Once I went with Milton to the chase. Near the forest he began to
search. He straightened out his tail, pricked his ears, and began ...
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Bulka And The Wolf
When I left the Caucasus, they were still fighting there, and in the
night it was dangerous to travel without a guard.
I wanted t...
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What Happened To Bulka In Pyatigorsk
From the Cossack village I did not travel directly to Russia, but first
to Pyatigorsk, where I stayed two months. Milton I gave away...
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Bulka's And Milton's End
Bulka and Milton died at the same time. The old Cossack did not know how
to get along with Milton. Instead of taking him out only fo...
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The Gray Hare
A gray hare was living in the winter near the village. When night came,
he pricked one ear and listened; then he pricked his second ...
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God Sees The Truth But Does Not Tell At Once
In the city of Vladimir there lived a young merchant, Aksenov by name.
He had two shops and a house.
Aksenov was a light-complexi...
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Hunting Worse Than Slavery
We were hunting bears. My companion had a chance to shoot at a bear: he
wounded him, but only in a soft spot. A little blood was lef...
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A Prisoner Of The Caucasus
I.
A certain gentleman was serving as an officer in the Caucasus. His name
was Zhilin.
One day he received a letter from home....
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Ermak
In the reign of Ivan Vasilevich the Terrible there were the rich
merchants, the Stroganovs, and they lived in Perm, on the river Kam...
|
The Magnet
I.
In olden days there was a shepherd whose name was Magnes. Magnes lost a
sheep. He went to the mountains to find it. He came to...
|
Moisture
I.
Why does a spider sometimes make a close cobweb, and sit in the very
middle of its nest, and at other times leave its nest and...
|
The Different Connection Of Particles
Why are cart bolsters cut and wheel naves turned not from oak, but from
birch? Bolsters and naves have to be strong, and oak is not ...
|
Crystals
If you pour salt into water and stir it, the salt will begin to melt and
will entirely disappear; but if you pour more and still mor...
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Injurious Air
In the village of Nikolskoe, the people went on a holiday to mass. In
the manor yard were left the cow-tender, the elder, and the gr...
|
How Balloons Are Made
If you take a blown-up bladder under water and let go of it, it will fly
up to the surface of the water and will swim on it. Just so...
|
Galvanism
There was once a learned Italian, Galvani. He had an electric machine,
and he showed his students what electricity was. He rubbed th...
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The Sun's Heat
Go out in the winter on a calm, frosty day into the field, or into the
woods, and look about you and listen: all around you is snow,...
|
The Owl And The Hare
It was dusk. The owls began to fly through the forest to find some prey.
A large hare leaped out on a clearing and began to smooth...
|
How The Wolves Teach Their Whelps
I was walking along the road, and heard a shout behind me. It was the
shepherd boy who was shouting. He was running through the fiel...
|
Hares And Wolves
The hares feed at night on tree bark; the field hares eat the winter rye
and the grass, and the threshing-floor hares eat the grain ...
|
The Scent
Man sees with his eyes, hears with his ears, smells with his nose,
tastes with his mouth, and feels with his fingers. One man's eyes...
|
Touch And Sight
Twist the forefinger over the middle finger and touch a small ball with
them, so that it may roll between the two fingers, and shut ...
|
The Silkworm
I had some old mulberry-trees in my garden. My grandfather had planted
them. In the fall I was given a dram of silkworm eggs, and wa...
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The Apple-tree
I set out two hundred young apple-trees, and for three years I dug
around them in the spring and the fall, and in winter wrapped the...
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The Old Poplar
For five years our garden was neglected. I hired labourers with axes and
shovels, and myself began to work with them in the garden. ...
|
The Bird-cherry
A bird-cherry grew out on a hazel bush path and choked the bushes. I
deliberated for a long time whether I had better cut down the
...
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How Trees Walk
One day we were cleaning an overgrown path on a hillock near the pond.
We cut down a lot of brier bushes, willows, and poplars,--the...
|
First Fragment
I.
This happened not long ago, in the reign of Alexander II., in our days
of civilization, progress, questions, regeneration of Rus...
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Second Fragment
(Variant of the First Chapter)
The litigation "about the seizure in the Government of Penza, County of
Krasnoslobodsk, by the lande...
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Third Fragment
(Variant of the First Chapter)
On the 2d of August, 1817, the sixth department of the Directing Senate
handed down a decision in th...
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On Popular Education
I suppose each of us has had more than one occasion to come in contact
with monstrous, senseless phenomena, and to find back of thes...
|
What Men Live By
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love
the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in de...
|
The Three Hermits
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for
they think that they shall be heard for their much speaki...
|
Neglect The Fire
And You Cannot Put It Out
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother
sin against me, and I forgive ...
|
The Candle
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, That ye resist not evi...
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The Two Old Men
Therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well:
and it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of ...
|
Where Love Is There God Is Also
Shoemaker Martyn Avdyeich lived in the city. He lived in a basement, in
a room with one window. The window looked out on the street....
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Texts For Chapbook
...
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The Fiend Persists But God Resists
In ancient times there lived a good master. He had plenty of everything,
and many slaves served him. And the slaves prided themselve...
|
Little Girls Wiser Than Old People
It was an early Easter. They had just quit using sleighs. In the yards
lay snow, and rills ran down the village. A large puddle had ...
|
The Two Brothers And The Gold
In ancient times there lived not far from Jerusalem two brothers, the
elder named Athanasius, and the younger John. They lived in a ...
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Ilyas
In the Government of Ufa there lived a Bashkir, Ilyas. His father had
left him no wealth. His father had died a year after he had go...
|
A Fairy-tale
About Ivan the Fool and His Two Brothers, Semen the Warrior and
Taras the Paunch, and His Dumb Sister Malanya, and About the...
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Princess Crystal Or The Hidden Treasure
A Story by Isabel Bellerby.
THERE were the four Kings: the King of the North, the region of
perpetual snow; the King of the South...
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The Story Of The Invisible Kingdom
The Story of the Invisible Kingdom.
From the German of Richard Leander.
IN a little house half-way up the mountain-sid...
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How Sampo Lappelill Saw The Mountain King
From the Swedish of Z. Topelius.
FAR away in Lapland, at a place called Aimio, near the River Jana, there
lived, in a little hut,...
|
The Witch-dancer's Doom
A BRETON LEGEND.
I.
LONG, long ago, in the days of good King Arthur, Count Morriss dwelt in
the old chateau of La Roche Morice...
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The Three Valleys
From the German.
IN olden days there lived a Count, who had many castles and estates, and
a most beautiful daughter, but no one w...
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The Spring-tide Of Love
By Pleydell North (Mrs. Egerton Eastwick).
THE mists of the early twilight were falling, and Elsa, the little girl
who lived at t...
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Ringfalla Bridge
By K. E. Sutter.
ONCE upon a time there lived a King who had two kingdoms to govern--his
own always the perfection of law and ord...
|
The Children's Fairy
FROM THE FRENCH of SAINT-JUIRS.
IT was a dull, heavy afternoon, and the long, dusty road looked quite
deserted, not a horse or ev...
|
Wittysplinter
From the German of Clemens Brentano.
ONCE upon a time there was a King of Roundabout who had, among many
other servants, a page-b...
|
The Mid-day Rock
FROM THE FRENCH of J. JARRY.
ONCE upon a time there was a poor man, who lived somewhere in the middle
of the woods near a place c...
|
Lillekort
From the French of Xavier Marmier.
THERE was once a man and his wife who were very, very poor, and had a
great many children. Eac...
|
The Ten Little Fairies
FROM THE FRENCH of GEORGES MITCHELL.
VAINLY I try to recall from my recollections of yesterday, still vividly
remembered, and fro...
|
The Magician And His Pupil
From the German of A. Godin.
THERE was once a poor shoemaker renowned far and wide as a drunkard. He
had a good wife and many dau...
|
The Strawberry Thief
FROM THE GERMAN BY PAULINE SCHANZ.
THE mid-day sun was shining brightly as two children ran merrily down
the steep grassy slope l...
|
The Adventures Of Said
From the German of W. Hauff.
IN the time of Haroun Al-Raschid, ruler of Bagdad, there lived in
Balsora a man Benezar by name. His...
|
Little Blue Flower
FROM THE GERMAN BY MISS F. E. HYNAM.
A STORK swept high over the Bohemian forest. It was a most important
duty that had brought h...
|
The Princess Who Despised All Men
By Charles Smith Cheltnam.
THERE was once a King and Queen who, having everything a King and Queen
could reasonably desire, might...
|
The Necklace Of Tears
By Mrs. Egerton Eastwick.
ONCE, many years ago, there lived in Ombrelande a most beautiful
Princess. Now, Ombrelande is a country...
|
The Prince And The Lions
From the Persian.
IN an Eastern city there once lived a young Prince named Azgid. He was
virtuous and accomplished, but had one f...
|
The Tale Of The Blue Glove
The King of the South country was not as happy as a king ought to be
whose subjects are both peaceful and industrious. Every night w...
|
The Invisible Wall
On the edge of the Dark Wood dwelt for a time a Wizard, whose life had
been spent in the acquirement of many wonderful arts. As a yo...
|
The Tree In The Dark Wood
In the kingdom of the Princess Myrtle were many forests cut through with
roaring streams which dashed and danced their way over imme...
|
The Cat That Winked
Once there was an old woman who lived on the edge of the Dark Wood in a
small cottage all covered with thick thatch and over the tha...
|
The Magic Tears
There was once a king named Theophile who lived in a dim castle on the
edge of the ocean, but so far above the water that the flying...
|
The Golden Archer
In the midst of a plain stood a great church built of white stones, with
a massive tower. On this tower was a weather vane in the sh...
|
The Silkworm And Spider
At his cocoon a busy Silkworm labored;
A Spider, who with all her might was spinning
Hard by, with laugh malicious, thus b...
|
The Bear The Monkey And The Hog
A Piedmontese a Bear had taught
Upon two legs the art of dancing;
To earn their bread, the master sought,
By showi...
|
The Drones And The Bee
By a sense of their bad reputation molested,
The Drones in grave council assembled one day;
And various measures each id...
|
The Two Parrots And The Magpie
A dame from St. Domingo
Brought with her Parrots twain.
Now this island is half Gallic,
Half owns the flag of Spain;
...
|
The Showman's Monkey And His Master
That authentic author, Father Valdecebro,--
In his veracious Natural History,
Who exercised his warm imagination,
By s...
|
The Cathedral Bell And The Little Bell
In a certain cathedral a huge bell there hung,
That only on solemn occasions was rung;
Its echoes majestic, by strokes thr...
|
The Ass And The Flute
Be it good or bad,
This little lay
To me occurred to-day,
By chance.
Through a field in our village
A wander...
|
The Ant And The Flea
A curious affectation some put on
Of knowing everything they chance upon.
Whatever matter they may hear or see,
Howeve...
|
The Wall-flower And The Thyme
A Wall-flower spoke,--as I have somewhere read,--
A Thyme-plant growing in a neighboring bed,
In the flower language, scor...
|
The Rabbits And The Dogs
A Rabbit, whom
Two Dogs pursue,
Into the copse
In terror flew.
Out of his burrow,
At the clatter,
...
|
The Eggs
Beyond the sunny Philippines
An island lies, whose name I do not know;
But that's of little consequence, if so
You und...
|
The Duck And The Snake
On the borders of a pond
Stood a Duck, discoursing thus:
"Nature to me is generous
All creatures else beyond.
Fo...
|
The Muff The Fan And The Umbrella
If some absurd presumption show--
In seeking everything to know,
To serve but for a single use
May also be without exc...
|
The Frog And The Tadpole
On Tagus' banks, in artless wonder,
A little Tadpole, on a canebrake gazing,
Long with its mother chatted of the leaves,
...
|
The Bustard
The sluggish Bustard, in her foolish pate,
Vexed with her young ones' awkward flight,
Purposed to raise a brood more light...
|
The Linnet And The Swan
"Keep silence, noisy little one,"
Unto a Linnet said the Swan.
"It almost tempts myself to sing; although
No voice, ou...
|
The Hack Mule
Full fed and antic,
A Hack Mule pushed
With speed so frantic
Forth from her stable,
That her rider
Scarc...
|
The Goat And The Horse
A Goat, in mute delight,
To the sweet echoes of a violin,
Harmonious, long stood listening;
His feet, the while, in sy...
|
The Bee And The Cuckoo
"Stop, Cuckoo," said the Bee;
"With my labor interferes
That unpleasant voice of thine,
Always ringing in my ears....
|
The Rat And The Cat
At telling of rabies old Esop was grand;
With his subtile invention, his wisdom so great.
And a story of his, as I have ...
|
The Owl And Lamp And The Dogs And The Ragman
There is a set of dastard knaves,
Vile critics, that will wait to make attack
On authors till their victims are--alack!-...
|
The Thrush Parrot And Magpie
A Thrush, who heard a Parrot talking--
Of him, rather than of his instructor, man,
Desired himself the mystery to learn.
...
|
The Wolf And The Shepherd
The Wolf a Shepherd blandly once addressed:
"Friend--let me say I really do not know
Why you will view me always as a pe...
|
The Lion Eagle And Bat
The Eagle and Lion
Held solemn debate;
To settle between them
Some matters of state
Loud complaints of the B...
|
The Monkey
A Monkey, clothed in silk,
Will a Monkey still remain;
So says an ancient proverb,
And so say I again;
As to all, ...
|
The Ass And His Master
"On good and bad an equal value sets
The stupid mob. From me the worst it gets,
And never fails to praise," With vile pret...
|
The Turnspit And The Mule Of The Well
In inn or convent kitchen,
The reader oft, no doubt,
Turning the spit about,
A contrivance shrewd has seen.
A wh...
|
The Author And The Rat
In study of a scholar, sage and mellow,
There dwelt a Rat,--a devil of a fellow,--
Who on naught else his hunger would ass...
|
The Squirrel And The Horse
A Steed,--a noble sorrel,--
Docile to spur and rein,
Before a little Squirrel
Went dashing round a plain.
Wa...
|
The Fox And The Lady
A famous gallant, of Parisian renown,
A Fop of the most extravagant taste,
Who silver and gold like water would waste,
...
|
The Ostrich The Dromedary And The Fox
A party of beasts assembled for pleasure,--
For beasts, like mankind, thus diversify leisure,--
With a thousand discussion...
|
The Crow And The Turkey
A bitter contest once did spring,--
No matter how the fact I know,--
On their respective speed of wing,
Between a ...
|
The Silkworm And The Caterpillar
At the very same time, when the gaunt Dromedary
And Ostrich, so ugly, each other bepraised,
In terms so unmeasured and e...
|
The Purchase Of The Ass
Yesterday through our street
An Ass did pass,
In trappings most complete--
A gorgeous Ass.
Saddle and halter too
...
|
The Ox And The Grasshopper
As in a field the sturdy Ox was ploughing,
A Grasshopper, close by him, shrilly sang out;
"Ah! what a crooked furrow, frie...
|
The Macaw And The Marmot
A brilliantly-colored Macaw,
A wandering clown, near the spot
Where she hung in a balcony, saw--
A Savoyard, more ...
|
The Portrait
A spreading contagion, defacing our tongue
With phrases outlandish, our critics bemoan.
But some fools have their notion...
|
The Two Inns
Coming to a little town,
The mountain's skirts within,
Two youthful travellers, seeking rest,
Looked round them for an...
|
The Tea-plant And Sage
From China, once, the Tea-plant coming,
Met with the Sage upon his way.
"Friend,"--said the latter,--"whither roaming?"
...
|
The Cat The Lizard And The Cricket
Creatures there are, of wondrous skill
To rid themselves of every ill,
By use of vegetable specific--
Their sound cons...
|
The Concert Of The Beasts
Attention--noble auditory!
While the rebeck I tune;
And be prepared with plaudits soon,
When ye have heard my story.
...
|
The Sword And The Spit
Sheer, sharp and trusty, tempered well,
A Sword, as good as from the skilful hand
Of famous smith Toledan ever fell,
T...
|
The Unfortunates
A man who, from his birth, was dumb
And deafer than a mole,
Some trifle to arrange was set
With a blind man, cheek...
|
The Cocks
A Cock, that was well known
As a champion brave and stout,
And a Chicken but half grown
Squabbled something about,...
|
The Monkey And The Magpie
To her friend, the crafty Monkey,
Said a Magpie,--"If you'll go
With me unto my dwelling,
I've some pretty things ...
|
The Nightingale And The Sparrow
A Nightingale her voice one day was tuning
In notes to match an organ's sonorous swell;
When by her cage a chattering Sp...
|
The Gardener And His Master
A copious fountain played
In a garden's flowery bed,
And served to form a basin
Where many fish were fed.
Of...
|
The Two Thrushes
A Thrush, with years grown gray,
And wise as well as old,
His grandson asked one day,--
An unpractised youth and b...
|
The Lace-makers
Near a lace-weaver, lived
A man who made silver and gold galloons.
"Now, who would have believed,
Neighbor," s...
|
The Hunter And His Ferret
Well tired, and exhausted
With the heat of the sun,
But loaded with rabbits,
A Hunter turned home.
Near by--...
|
The Pig The Cock And The Lamb
In a court-yard a poultry-house did lie,
Where a brisk Cock around at pleasure ran;
Behind the court, in a convenient st...
|
The Flint And The Steel
The Steel the Flint abused
Most bitterly one day,
For the unfeeling way,
In which his sides he...
|
The Judge And The Robber
A villain was by hands of justice caught,
Just as of cash, and even of his life,
At the sharp point of murderous knife,
...
|
The Housemaid And The Broom
A Housemaid once was sweeping out a room
With a worn-out and very dirty Broom;
"Now, hang you for a Broom!"--said she in w...
|
The Lizards
A Naturalist, cruel as a Turk,
Two Lizards in his garden catches,
And coolly sets himself at work
To anatomize the lit...
|
The Watches
A knot of friends, invited to a feast,
At table sat--a loitering guest,
Who came long after all the rest,
Sought for h...
|
The Mole And Other Animals
Some four-footed creatures
Assembled one day,
At the game of the blind man
Together to play.
A Dog and a Mon...
|
The Rope-dancer
As an unpractised urchin lessons took
In dancing, of a veteran of the ring,
On slack or tight rope,--it is all one thing,-...
|
The Owl And The Toad
A red Owl was sitting quietly
Up in his hole, in a hollow tree,
Where he chanced to catch the curious eye
Of a great T...
|
The Oil-merchant's Ass
Once on a time, an Ass,--
An Oilman's hack,--
Bearing upon his back
A huge skin filled with oil,
With foot o'er-wo...
|
The Connoisseurs
A quarrel rose, both long and loud,
A well-stocked wine-cellar within,
Where wine-bibbers--a goodly crowd--
Tasted and...
|
The Frog And The Hen
Once on a time, a noisy Frog
Heard a Hen cackling near his bog;
"Begone!" said he; "your clamor rude
Disturbs our quie...
|
The Beetle
For a fable a subject I have,
Which would do very well,--but for rhymes
To-day my muse is too grave;
As she always...
|
The Rich Man's Library
In Madrid, there was a rich man--and, they say,
That ten times as stupid, as rich, he was too;--
Whose magnificent mansi...
|
The Viper And The Leech
"A strangely inconsistent crew!"--
Said the Viper to the simple Leech,--
"Men fly from me and seek for you;
Althou...
|
The Eagle And The Assembly Of Birds
To her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
The moral lay, to beauty due,
I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you;
Well pleas'd ...
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The Panther Horse And Other Beasts
The man who seeks to win the fair,
(So custom says) must truth forbear;
Must fawn and flatter, cringe and lie,
And raise t...
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The Nightingale And Glow-worm
The prudent nymph, whose cheeks disclose
The lily and the blushing rose,
From public view her charms will skreen,
And rare...
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Hymen And Death
Sixteen, d'ye say? Nay, then 'tis time;
Another year destroys your prime.
But stay--The settlement? "That's made?"
Why the...
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The Poet And His Patron
Why, CELIA, is your spreading waist
So loose, so negligently lac'd?
Why must the wrapping bed-gown hide
Your snowy bosom's...
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The Wolf The Sheep And The Lamb
Duty demands the parent's voice
Should sanctify the daughter's choice;
In that is due obedience shewn;
To choose belongs t...
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The Goose And The Swans
I hate the face, however fair,
That carries an affected air;
The lisping tone, the shape constrain'd,
The study'd look, th...
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The Lawyer And Justice
Love; thou divinest good below,
Thy pure delights few mortals know:
Our rebel hearts thy sway disown,
While tyrant LUST us...
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The Farmer The Spaniel And The Cat
Why knits my dear her angry brow?
What rude offence alarms you now?
I said, that DELIA'S fair; 'tis true,
But did I say sh...
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The Spider And The Bee
The nymph who walks the public streets,
And sets her cap at all she meets,
May catch the fool who turns to stare;
But men ...
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The Young Lion And The Ape
'Tis true, I blame your lover's choice,
Tho' flatter'd by the public voice,
And peevish grow, and sick, to hear
His exclam...
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The Colt And The Farmer
Tell me, CORINNA, if you can,
Why so averse, so coy, to man?
Did NATURE, lavish of her care,
From her best pattern form yo...
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The Owl And The Nightingale
To know the MISTRESS'S humour right,
See if her maids are clean and tight,
If BETTY waits without her stays,
She copies bu...
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The Sparrow And The Dove
It was, as learn'd traditions say,
Upon an APRIL'S blithsome day,
When PLEASURE, ever on the wing,
Return'd, companion of ...
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The Female Seducers
'Tis said of WIDOW, MAID, and WIFE,
That honour is a WOMAN'S life;
Unhappy sex! who only claim
A being in the breath of fa...
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Love And Vanity
The breezy morning breath'd perfume,
The wak'ning flow'rs unveil'd their bloom;
Up with the sun, from short repose,
Gay HE...
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Old Mr Owl Writes A Book
"Old Mr. Owl wanted to write a book and he asked the fairies how to set
about doing it," commenced daddy.
"'Well,' said the fa...
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The Woodpeckers Start A Bird Band
The Woodpecker family were around on various trees drumming, drumming on
the bark. Mr. Hairy Woodpecker, Mr. Downy Woodpecker, and M...
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The Cardinal Bird And The Robin
"The cardinal bird," said daddy, "is a very superior bird and will not
come down to the ground. The lowest he will come is to a bush...
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The Winter Wrens' Dew-drop Baths
"The winter wren is really with us during the summer too," said daddy.
"But he is too shy to be near us. We can only hear him sing s...
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The Seagulls Move To Bluey Cove
"Mr. and Mrs. Seagull didn't really know what to do," said daddy. "They
loved their home, which was in a big harbor, for they enj...
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How The Little Redbird Became Red
Jack and Evelyn had been playing circus all day. Jack had been the big
man who stands in the middle of the ring and cracks his wh...
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Poor Old Mr Owl's Toothache
Evelyn had been eating a great deal of candy--so much that it had given
her a very bad toothache--and when daddy came home he fou...
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The Soloist Of The Bird Concert
The birds had begun their early morning concerts. "I know why," said
daddy. "It is because they have been practising for their op...
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The Robins Open A Spring Shop
"The robins, having left their warm winter home, had settled near a
great, big, lovely park," said daddy. "Now, one of the robins...
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The Race Between The Secretary Birds
"The secretary birds had planned to have some field races," began daddy,
"and the afternoon of the races had come. You know, the ...
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The Quarrel Between Naughty Little Sparrows
Jack and Evelyn had been feeding crumbs to the birds every day
for some time.
"I fancy they enjoy them pretty well, don't they...
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The Successful Concert Of The Chickadees
Evelyn was very fond of little chickadees, and she was so
pleased when daddy said that he was going to tell them a story
about t...
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The Colony Of Starlings Give A Ball
The birds gave concerts early every morning and sometimes, too, they
would give an extra one just after the sun went down in the ...
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Robin Redbreast's And Miss Robin's Wedding
"Little Miss Robin was preening her feathers and smoothing them down,
for it was the 14th of February and she had received a vale...
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The Tame Canary Bird And His Mistress
Daddy had heard that afternoon the story of a very tame canary bird.
The little girl who owned the bird, and who was a friend of ...
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The Pet Bird Of The Ward
"Well," said daddy, "I suppose you are ready for your story, and this
evening I am going to tell you about a little boy I saw as ...
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The Eagle's Pride As The Bird Of Freedom
Of course, as you can imagine, Jack and Evelyn had been buying all
sorts and all sizes of firecrackers.
"I think the Fourth of...
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What The Birds Thought Of The Fourth Of July
It was the day after the Fourth of July, and daddy told the children
that he must surely tell them about the little birds and wha...
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Mr Nightingale's New Friend Mr Blackbird
"I heard a story the other day," said daddy, "a quite true story. Mr.
Nightingale had built too large a nest.
"After a while h...
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Mr Plain Sparrow Calls On Ducks
"It was such a hot day yesterday," said daddy, "that Mr. Plain Sparrow
simply could not get cool. You see he never goes away in t...
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Farmer's Scarecrow Protects A Corn-field
"To-night," said daddy, "we are going to have the story of the meeting
of the brownies, crows, and old Mr. Scarecrow. The crows h...
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The Brave Brown Sparrows In Winter
"You know," said daddy, "I saw such a strange thing to-day in the city."
"Tell us about it," said Jack.
"What was it?" asked...
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What The Rainbow Thinks Of The World
"The fairies were giving a luncheon party for the birds, and they wanted
to have a great, big surprise," said daddy. "The birds w...
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Eagles And Ravens
"Some white-tailed eagles were boasting one day of their bravery,"
commenced daddy. "They were also saying how fine they were in ...
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The Eagles Who Were Always Still
"In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always
fascinated him. It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth's...
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The Bobolinks Have A Tea Party
"The other day," commenced daddy, "the bobolinks had an afternoon tea.
"The tea party was given for the meadow larks. The bobol...
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A Happy Day In Birdland
"The birds," said daddy, "found a new room for breakfast. It was in a
row of bushes--and the bushes were berry bushes.
"One day a...
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The Robins' Spring Concert
"The robins gave their spring concert the other morning for the
fairies," said daddy. "They give one every year just after most o...
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The Crows At The Fairies' Ball
"The fairies had one of their fine balls just two evenings ago,"
said daddy.
"Among their guests were the brownies, elves, gno...
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The Naughty Little Sick Snowbird
Daddy had been encouraging Jack and Evelyn to feed the little birds
that came outside the window. So one evening when it was time...
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A Sparrow Calls On A Hippopotamus
"The hippopotamus who lived in the zoo had a very strange caller the
other day," said daddy.
"Into the animal house flew a spa...
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The Robins Come To The Rescue
The honeysuckles were beginning to bud. Already the humming-birds were
hovering near and had built a nest right in the heart of t...
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Mr And Mrs Owl's Storeroom
"Two owls," commenced daddy, "lived in a soft feathered nest in the big
woods. After a time they got a little tired of talking an...
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Polly Was The Heroine Of The Fire
Jack and Evelyn had been to see a friend of theirs who owned a parrot.
The parrot, whose name, of course, was Polly, had complete...
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The Winter Home For The Wren Family
"A number of little boys living in a small town were very much
interested in carpentry," said daddy. "They made boxes and chairs ...
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The Vain Goldfinch Learns A Lesson
"Mr. Goldfinch," said daddy, "was very conceited and proud of himself.
To be sure, a goldfinch's voice is very much like a canary...
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The Bats Have A Jollification
"The bats are all so glad the summer has come," said daddy. "For a
long, long time they have been staying in the caves and hiding...
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The Repentance Of Little Jim Crow
"Little Jim Crow had been very naughty," began daddy. "He had been
bullying Sammy Crow for some time past simply because Sammy wa...
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The Rescue Of The Canary Bird
"I am going to tell you a really true story," said daddy, "something
which happened to-day. I was walking along a rather poor par...
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Small Fire Department Rescues Birds
"The salamanders," said daddy, "are little creatures very much like
lizards in looks, except their skin is not scaly as a lizard'...
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