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The Hare and the Tortoise (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop 1

The Hare and the Tortoise (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A HARE one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied, laughing: “Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race.” The Hare, believing...

The Mole and His Mother (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop 1

The Mole and His Mother (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: “I am sure than I can see, Mother!” In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him...

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The Dog and the Shadow (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A DOG, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece...

THE DREAM OF LITTLE TUK by Hans Christian Andersen 0

THE DREAM OF LITTLE TUK by Hans Christian Andersen

Ah! yes, that was little Tuk: in reality his name was not Tuk, but that was what he called himself before he could speak plain: he meant it for Charles, and it is all...