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May 6, 2018

The Raven and the Swan (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan’s splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the...

May 1, 2018

THE PARSON (REYNARD THE FOX, 1920) by JOHN MASEFIELD

And with him came the stock which grew him— The parson and his sporting wife, She was a stout one, full of life With red, quick, kindly, manly face. She held the knave, queen,...

April 29, 2018

The Thirsty Pigeon (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed...

April 24, 2018

SHEEM, THE FORSAKEN BOY (The Indian Fairy Book, 1869) BY CORNELIUS MATHEWS

On a certain afternoon the sun was falling in the West, and in the midst of the ruddy silence a solitary lodge stood on the banks of a remote lake. One sound only broke,...

April 22, 2018

The Oxen and the Axle-Trees (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A HEAVY WAGON was being dragged along a country lane by a team of Oxen. The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the Oxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels: “Hullo there! why do...

April 17, 2018

THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE (Tales of Old Japan) by YEI THEODORA OZAKI

Long, long ago there lived a man called Sentaro. His surname meant “Millionaire,” but although he was not so rich as all that, he was still very far removed from being poor. He had...