When Hercules was received among the gods and was entertained at a banquet by Jupiter, he responded courteously to the greetings of all with the excep...
Sometime after Paul died, his widow, Lily, was finally able to speak about what a thoughtful and wonderful man her late husband had been."Paul th...
A young man was caught stealing, and sentenced to death three days later.He wanted to speak with his mother before the execution. Of course this was g...
Once upon a time a man had a big house, and in the house there was a big oven, but this man's family was small -- only himself and his wife. When ...
A man walked into a doctor's examining room."Put out your tongue," the doctor said.The man put out his tongue and the doctor said."...
A man had two daughters, one of whom he gave in marriage to a gardener, and the other to a potter. After a time he thought he would go and see how the...
A man who had lost all his hair took to wearing a wig. One day he went out hunting. It was blowing rather hard at the time, and he hadn't gone far...
A man of Athens fell into debt and was pressed for the money by his creditor; but he had no means of paying at the time, so he begged for delay. But t...
Two soldiers travelling together were set upon by a robber. One of them ran away, but the other stood his ground, and laid about him so lustily with h...
There was once a farmer who lived near a road.It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.Near the farm gate, there was a larg...