Once upon a time, a king and a queen had a child whom they loved dearly. One morning, the little prince saw the sun shining brightly in the sky. “I want the sun for my crown,” he demanded. The king asked the court magician to get the sun for the prince. The magician lit a […]
Once, a friendly dragon named Yowler made his home in a huge cave in a mountain near the village. The rainy weather gave him a bad cold. Yowler did not recover for many months. Yowler sneezed a lot. Each time he sneezed, fire and smoke came out of his nostrils. The villagers were scared, but
Once, a goblin and a wizard were arguing over who was the better at magic. They saw a poor looking man sitting under a tree and decided to ask him. They went up to him and asked, “Sir, which one of us is the better at magic?” “Unless you show me, how can I tell?”
One Christmas day, a couple found a sweet little girl in a basket with a note: Keep me warm and fed always. I will bring you good luck, Shirley. The lady took little Shirley into the house and their luck changed for good. Many years passed and Shirley grew up into a beautiful young girl.
Once, a goblin and a wizard were arguing over who was the better at magic. They saw a poor looking man sitting under a tree and decided to ask him. They went up to him and asked, “Sir, which one of us is the better at magic?” “Unless you show me, how can I tell?”
One day, a woodcutter named Peter found a cave full of treasure. He was staring at the gold when Norvin, the elf, entered the cave. Norvin asked, “What are you doing inside my cave?” Peter replied, “I found this cave. If you do not give me gold, I’ll tell everybody about it.” Norvin agreed to
Long, long ago, the two children of a woodcutter, Hansel and Gretel, were lost in a forest. The children wandered around and found a strange house made of chocolates, candies, bread and cake in the middle of the forest. The hungry children grabbed a piece of house and started eating. Suddenly, an old witch appeared
Once upon a time in a certain village in Japan, there lived a woman named Okiku. She used to wash dishes at Himeji Castle. One of her master’s retainers, a samurai named Aoyama tried to seduce Okiku many times, but every time she rejected him. After some time, Aoyama became impatient and decided to trick
Long ago in Yotsuya, an area of Tokyo, there lived a beautiful young woman named Oiwa. She wished to marry a samurai, Tamiya Iemon. Iemon had lost his master’s favour and presently was unemployed. But still, Oiwa loved him very much and married him. Oiwa didn’t care that Iemon was poor. But, as time went
Once upon a time, a young boy was born into the powerful clan of Ogata. All the people in the clan expected him to accomplish great things. But soon enough, there was a fall of the Ogata clan. After the fall of the clan, the boy (now a young man) was left homeless. He joined
Once, a gambler sitting under a big tree was rolling the dice. A long-nosed demon was looking at the gambler and wanted the dice very much. So, the gambler exchanged the dice for the demon’s feather fan. The demon said, “If you fan a nose with this fan, it will become longer. Turn the fan
Once upon a time, there lived an honest, hard-working but a penniless young man. He had a very bad luck. He made all his efforts to earn a decent living for himself but everything went in vain. His bad luck kept him poor. He did not know what to do. Unable to bear his poverty,
Once upon a time, there was a proud samurai. One day it so happened, that he had to spend the night at a farm house in the country. The farmer asked him to cover himself with the straw matting as it was too cold. “I have fought so many battles, and when I slept in
Once upon a time, there lived an old man and an old woman in a certain village of Japan. One night, it was raining heavily and they could not sleep. So, they started talking. The old man said, “A leak in an old house is something to be afraid of even more than a tiger-wolf.”
Once, there lived a couple who liked mochi more than anything else. One night, they made a huge amount of mochi and ate a lot. At last, only a little was left. “Tonight let’s see who can keep still the longest. The one who wins will have the remaining mochi,” the wife said. They agreed.