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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...

THE RED SHOES by Hans Christian Andersen 0

THE RED SHOES by Hans Christian Andersen

There was once a little girl who was very pretty and delicate, but in summer she was forced to run about with bare feet, she was so poor, and in winter wear very large...

THE NAUGHTY BOY by Hans Christian Andersen 0

THE NAUGHTY BOY by Hans Christian Andersen

Along time ago, there lived an old poet, a thoroughly kind old poet. As he was sitting one evening in his room, a dreadful storm arose without, and the rain streamed down from heaven;...

THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL by Hans Christian Andersen 1

THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL by Hans Christian Andersen

Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening—the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded,...