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August 29, 2017

The Awful Drunkard (Russian Fairy Tales) by W. R. S. RALSTON

Once there was an old man who was such an awful drunkard as passes all description. Well, one day he went to a kabak, intoxicated himself with liquor, and then went staggering home blind...

August 28, 2017

The Cross-Surety (Russian Fairy Tales) by W. R. S. RALSTON

Once upon a time two merchants lived in a certain town just on the verge of a stream. One of them was a Russian, the other a Tartar; both were rich. But the Russian...

August 27, 2017

How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty (Fairy Tales from Brazil, 1917) by Elsie Spicer Eells

Once upon a time the monkey made the tiger very angry. This is how it happened. The monkey was seated high up among the leafy branches of a mango tree playing upon his guitar....

August 26, 2017

How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations (Fairy Tales from Brazil, 1917) by Elsie Spicer Eells

Once upon a time the tiger sent an invitation to the goat asking the goat to accompany him on a visit. The goat promptly accepted the invitation and at the appointed day they started...

August 25, 2017

How the Monkey Became a Trickster (Fairy Tales from Brazil, 1917) by Elsie Spicer Eells

Once upon a time there was a beautiful garden in which grew all sorts of fruits. Many beasts lived in the garden and they were permitted to eat of the fruits whenever they wished....

August 24, 2017

The King who Married the Cock’s Daughter (FOLK STORIES FROM SOUTHERN NIGERIA WEST AFRICA, 1910) BY ELPHINSTONE DAYRELL

King Effiom of Duke Town, Calabar, was very fond of pretty maidens, and whenever he heard of a girl who was unusually good-looking, he always sent for her, and if she took his fancy,...