Tag: Jan 1971

Two friends who lived in the same village were also companions in misfortune. This predicament had come about be- cause both of them had gone

There once lived a merchant, bad-tempered and mean, with never a kind word for anyone. Unfortunately, his wife was no better. Perhaps they would have

Once there lived a poor peasant whose wife had died, leaving with three sons. When they were old enough, he called his sons together. “I

Many years ago, there lived a- farmer in Russia with three sons. The youngest of the three was called Ivan, but he was a halfwit.

Once upon a time, a king had a troop of monkeys. It was in charge of a giant monkey. As the king’s gardener was going

Once, on a far-away island in the sunny South Seas, a king lived with only one son. The people were happy, for the sun always

Chiang was a tobacco seller. He was too poor to own a shop, so he pedalled his wares in the streets. He would put his

Juanito, the little Spanish boy, sat sadly on the step of his home. It was a lovely day, and Juanito would have been happy if

It was the tired hour of noon. It was so hot, and the farm was like an oven. Only the sparrows were twittering in the