A SPORTSMAN went out once into a wood to shoot, and met a snipe. "Dear friend," said the snipe, "don't shoot my children?" ...
What wasthe young'sname?THE big bear and the clever fox had once bought a firkin of butter together; they were to have it at Christmas-tide, and h...
Meanwhile, the robbers had again visited their cave; and finding that the body had been removed, saw that somebody knew their secret, and resolved not...
THERE once lived in a town in Persia two brothers, one named Cassim, and the other Ali Baba. Cassim had married a rich wife, but Ali Baba was poor, an...
A LONG time ago, there lived a man who was very rich. He owned vast tracts of land, and lived in a splendid castle, that stood upon a high, steep hill...
OLD MOTHER GOOSE lived in a cottage with her son Jack. Jack was a very good lad, and although he was not handsome, he was good-tempered and industriou...
I WAS born in the city of York, in England, in the year 1632. My father was a man of some wealth, able to give me a good home and send me to school. I...
Thus years and years passed away. Although I had, to some extent, become contented with my solitary lot, yet at times a terrible sense of loneliness a...
One sunny day Coyote and Fox were out walking up a hill together. They were warm and decided to stop for a rest. Coyote pointed to a large smooth rock...
Coyote made the world and all the animals and birds that lived in it. When he had finished he said to himself "Now I will wander around and admir...