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 to his bed-pos...
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 girl in all the rat ...
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 seldom left the house...
Once upon a time...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 p...
Once upon a time...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 Thak...
Once upon a time...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...
Once upon a time...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 going. He told him his...
Once upon a time...It happened once that a king, who had a great kingdom and three sons, became blind, and no human skill or art could restore to him ...
Once upon a time...There was once a dreadfully wicked hobgoblin. One day he was in capital spirits because he had made a looking-glass which reflected...
Once upon a time...There was once a man who had three sons, and no other possessions beyond the house in which he lived. Now the father loved his thre...