Author: misamaliraza94
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The Golden Goose
Simpleton was the youngest of three brothers. Each brother chopped wood for a living. One day, the oldest brother went off to the forest where he met a dwarf. “Please,” said the dwarf, looking hungrily at the oldest brother’s basket, “Won’t you share your lunch with me?” “Why should I?” snapped the oldest brother. The…
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The Frog and the Condor
HIGH in the Andes Mountains a frog lived in a cool stream. The frog had been born with a right leg much longer than the left leg. “If only I had two perfect legs like my brothers and sisters,” bemoaned the frog whenever she saw her limping reflection in the water. She could tell her brothers…
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Fisherlad and the Mermaids Ring
ONCE IN SCOTLAND a young lad was so smitten with a bonny lass that he did nothing but think of her night and day. At last he summoned his courage, offered her his heart and asked for hers to return. Flattered was she but alas! her heart was already offered to another. She sweetly smiled…
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The Enormous Nose
Once a king made the unfortunate mistake of joking about the large nose of an enchantress who lived in the forest. Instantly the enchantress appeared before the King. Fixing her angry eyes on him and wagging her finger before his face, she said, “There will come a time when you shall have a son. This…
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Boots and His Brothers
Once upon a time there was a man who had three sons called Peter, Paul, and Boots. The father was so poor he didn’t even have one penny to rub against the other. So one day he told his sons they must go out into the world, for at home there was nothing to look…
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Hakus Power
I AM SO tired of being a stonecutter,” Haku sighed. The Emperor, held aloft in a curtained chair, passed by in a magnificent royal procession. “I have been poor all my life. If only I were the powerful Emperor instead, I would be carried on high by servants, above all others.” Suddenly, inexplicably, Haku was the Emperor,…
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The Girl Fish
Once upon a time there lived on the bank of a stream a man and a woman who had a daughter. They never could make up their minds to punish her for her faults or to teach her nice manners. As for work — she laughed in her mother’s face if she asked her to…