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The Fox and the Grapes
Sometimes no matter how hard we try, we cannot reach our goal. And, of course, it is much easier to claim our goal undesirable than to admit defeat. There is hardly a child who doe ...
The Fox and the Crow
Sweet words and manipulative compliments can make everyone's head spin. The 'Fox and the Crow' teaches us to keep clear mind in the face of flattery. Aesop (620–564 BCE) was a sto ...
What Old Johanne Told
Rasmus was a bitter, pessimistic young boy who was nothing like his good and pious mother. Rasmus was with a free spirit and he could not bear living in a small town. So he set on ...
Urbanus
Urbanus was a young and pious young man who was entrusted with the keys to the cloister’s book collection. Urbanus spent his days reading the writings of the Apostle Paul. He was h ...
This Fable is Intended for You
Why were the fables created? Hans Christian Andersen tells the story of the wise men of ancient times who ingeniously discovered how to tell people the truth without being blunt to ...
The Talisman
A prince and a princess were just married. They were in love, their relationship was stronger than anything. And they wanted to keep it like that forever. But how? They thought tha ...
The Pigs
If you think that the destiny of four pigs and one coach can’t become intertwined, you may as well grab Hans Christian Andersen’s tale "The Pigs". When everything seems predestined ...
The Poor Woman and the Little Canary Bird
Once lived an old woman who was so poor that she could not afford to buy coffin for her death husband. She was desperate and hopeless and the only thing that kept her going was the ...
The Penman
There once was a man who held an office that required good penmanship. While he filled the office ably otherwise, he was incapable of good penmanship, so he advertised in the newsp ...
The New Century's Goddess
With the beginning of a new century, we wait for one thing, a new source of inspiration for our poetry that will set it apart from that of the previous centuries. But where is thi ...
Kept Secret but not Forgotten
Is the good deed worth it if it remains a secret? It is indeed meaningful and significant both for the one who reaches out a helping hand and for the one who takes it. "Kept Secret ...
The Dryad
Here we are in Paris, where we will visit the exhibition. On the square next to our hotel, we are planting a tree that will shelter a dryad. This dryad, when its tree lived in the ...
The Windmill
The windmill on the top of the hill swelled with pride whenever someone looked up at him. And even though he pretended not to be, he was very proud of himself as well!Hans Christia ...
The Bird of Folklore
Outside, it is dark. The earth and the trees are covered with snow and a storm arrives with the clouds. But we are sitting inside next to the fire and we tell stories to pass the t ...
The Bishop of Börglum and his Men
Now that we are in Jylland, we will go to the Börglum monastery, right at the top of the hill of sand. It is night, and on the upper floors of the monastery, the wind howls – the a ...
Ängel på villovägar
När drottning Victoria beordrar Tilda att gifta sig med prinsen av det avlägsna landet Oberia måste hon åka dit för att träffa honom, trots att hon verkligen inte vill gifta sig me ...
Flykt undan kärleken
Den vackra Druscilla Morley har i hela sitt liv blivit utnyttjad av så kallade gentlemän. Druscilla är nu anställd som guvernant i hertigen av Windlehams hushåll. Hon blir förvånad ...
Sanaton kirja
Kukkivassa syreenilehdossa seisoo avoin ruumisarkku. Arkussa makaa mies, jonka pään alla on suuri kirja. Kirja on kasvio – siihen on kerätty mitä kauneimpia kuivattuja kasveja. Mik ...
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
John McFarlane, a young solicitor, got himself in a mess which could cost him his future. He is afraid that he is about to be arrested for the murder of Jonas Oldacre, a builder wh ...
The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
What can destroy sisterly love faster than a love triangle?'The Romance of Certain Old Clothes' tells the story of two sisters: Viola and Perdita, described as equally beautiful. ...
A Service of Love
Love, art, ambitions and sacrifices. O. Henry’s "A Service of Love" tells the story of the artist Joe and the pianist Delia who fall in love with each other. They marry and althoug ...
Tales of the Alhambra
The famous Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, served as the major influence for this collection of essays and sketches by Washington Irving. Blending history, myth, and natural des ...
Sketches of Young Gentlemen
"Out-and-out young gentlemen may be divided into two classes – those who have something to do, and those who have nothing."In Sketches of Young Gentlemen Charles Dickens presents t ...
Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read
"It is because I think so much of warm and sensitive hearts, that I would spare them from being wounded." In this wonderful compilation of classic Charles Dickens stories, the adve ...
The Wreck of the Golden Mary
"Remember to the last, that while there is life there is hope."Onboard the ship The Golden Mary we meet a dignified woman in black, a man who wants to try his luck in the gold rush ...