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February 13, 2018

Why the Sea Moans (Fairy Tales from Brazil, 1917) by Elsie Spicer Eells

Once upon a time there was a little princess who lived in a magnificent royal palace. All around the palace there was a beautiful garden full of lovely flowers and rare shrubs and trees....

February 11, 2018

The Swallow and the Crow (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

THE SWALLOW and the Crow had a contention about their plumage. The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying, “Your feathers are all very well in the spring, but mine protect me...

February 6, 2018

How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird (Fairy Tales from Brazil, 1917) by Elsie Spicer Eells

Once upon a time there was a father with three sons who had reached the age when they must go out into the world to earn their own living. When the time for parting...

February 4, 2018

The Bear and the Fox (Aesop’s fables) by Aesop

A BEAR boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of all animals he was the most tender in his regard for man, for he had such respect for him that he would not...

January 30, 2018

How Black Became White (Fairy Tales from Brazil, 1917) by Elsie Spicer Eells

One often hears the saying that one cannot make black white or white black. I said something about it once upon a time to my Brazilian ama and she stared at me in surprise. “O, yes,...

January 28, 2018

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

A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Mother, “You are larger than a dog, and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your horns as a defense; why, then, O Mother! do...