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Rudyard Kipling: How the whale got his throat.
In the sea, once upon a time, O my best beloved, there was a whale and he ate fishes. He ate the starfish, and the garfish and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly…
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The Emperor’s New Clothes
An emperor’s obsession with fashion leads to a revealing deception and public embarrassment.
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Rudyard Kipling:The Butterfly That Stamped
Suleiman-bin-Daoud’s wisdom shines through a humorous tale, teaching humility amidst his many quarrelsome wives.
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Cinderella
A rich man’s daughter, Cinderella, faces cruelty from her stepfamily, but with perseverance and magical aid, she finds love and happiness.
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AESOP’S FABLES: THE LESSON OF THE BODY AND IT’S MEMBERS
The members of the Body once rebelled against him. They said he led an idle, lazy life at their expense. The Hands declared that they would not again lift a crust even to keep him from starving, the Mouth that it would not take in a bit of food, the Legs that they would carry…
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Rapunzel
A couple longing for a child trades their newborn to an enchantress. The girl, Rapunzel, faces captivity and tragedy, but reunites with her prince.
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Aesop’s Fables: The Goat and the Boy’s Lesson
A Boy whose business it was to look after some Goats gathered them together as night began to fall to lead them home. One of the number refused to obey his call and stood on a ledge of a rock, nibbling the herbage that grew there. The boy lost all patience, and taking up a…
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The Myth of Tschen and Shen: Lessons from the Stars
Two stars, Tshchen and Shen, quarreled, vowing never to see each other again.
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AESOP’S FABLES: The Dog and the Oyster’s Lesson
A Dog used to eating eggs saw an oyster and, opening his mouth to its widest extent, swallowed it down with the utmost relish, supposing it to be an egg. Soon afterwards, suffering great pain in his stomach, he said “i deserve all this torment, for my folly in thinking that everything round must be…
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