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The Four Clever Brothers
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. Begin by learning some craft or…Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Little Robber Maiden
The Prince and PrincessThe Lapland Woman and the Finland WomanThe Little Robber Maiden They drove through the dark wood; but the carriage shone like a torch, and it dazzled the eyes of…Flatland: How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there
by Edwin A. Abbott How the Sphere, having in vain...How, though the Sphere showed ...How I came to Spaceland, and what I saw there An unspeakable horror seized me. There was a darkness;…Kaushitaki-Upanishad: Fourth Adhyâya
Fourth Adhyâya 1. There was formerly Gargya Balaki, famous as a man of great reading; for it was said of him that he lived among the Usinaras, among the Satvat-Matsyas the Kuru-…1 Samuel: 26
1 Samuel Chapter 26 1 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon? 2 Then Saul arose, and went…Christina Rossetti: Under the Rose
Under the Rose'The iniquity of the fathers upon the children.'Oh the rose of keenest thorn! One hidden summer morn Under the rose I was born.I do not guess his name Who wrought my Mother's…Tender Troubles
Tender Troubles"Jo, I'm anxious about Beth.""Why, Mother, she has seemed unusually well since the babies came.""It's not her health that troubles me now, it's her spirits. I'm sure there is…Jo Meets Apollyon
Jo Meets Apollyon"Girls, where are you going?" asked Amy, coming into their room one Saturday afternoon, and finding them getting ready to go out with an air of secrecy which excited her…The Hungry Stones: The Hungry Stones
by Rabindranath Tagore PrefaceThe VictoryThe Hungry Stones My kinsman and myself were returning to Calcutta from our Puja trip when we met the man in a train. From his dress and bearing…John Brooke
John Brooke"Wake up, Demi, dear! I want you." "Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;" and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep. "It's only ten…Trending
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