Once a man and his wife exchanged their work. The wife went out with the mowers and the man began churning the butter. He felt thirsty, so he turned on the tap. A pig came into the kitchen and knocked the churn over. He began churning again. But he had to draw water from the […]
Once, a man lived near the northern borders of China. He was well experienced in the practices of Taoism. One day, his horse ran into the territory of the northern tribes. “Maybe this will turn out to be a blessing,” said his father. A few months later, the horse came back. A fine horse from
Once in Friesland, a baby-girl was born in a family. The couple was glad but the grandmother was angry and wished to kill her. So, the parents gave the baby to a woman who took her to her home. The father secretly made her a cradle. The parents came often to see her. There was
Kaddy was a lady farmer. One day, she went to the forest to gather sticks for her fire. While she was gathering the sticks, she found a piece of gold and was overjoyed. She took it home but she never told anyone that she had found a gold piece for she always pretended to be
Once there lived a woman with her son Francisco. He was a handsome boy. He went fishing daily. Once he went fishing at night. After being tired, he slept in his boat. A water-nymph saw the handsome youth and was attracted towards him. She gently drew him to her palace. Francisco’s mother was grief-stricken. She
One day, a man saw some mermen and mermaids dancing and several seal-skins strewed beside them on the ground. At his approach, they took their seal-skins and plunged into the sea. But one skin still lay there which he carried with him. On returning to the shore he met a beautiful maiden. She was the
The greedy man drew many pictures, but they did not become real. Angrily, he said to Ma Liang, “If you draw some pictures for me and turn them to life, I will set you free.” Ma Liang got an idea. He agreed to the idea of the rich man. The rich man said, “Draw me
Once there was a president who was very unjust to his people. One day, he angrily said that he wished to have horns so that he might frighten his people. Soon, his wish was granted and two sharp horns began to grow on his head. While trimming the president’s hair, his barber discovered this but
Once there was a sultan who had three little sons. One day a magician offered to teach reading and writing to his sons. He asked for one of his sons as his fees. The sultan agreed. In a short time, the magician turned them into great scholars. The sultan took his two sons that he
Once a king’s barber fell in love with a princess who was equally fond of him. But the king did not like it. So, the couple left the palace and went to the forest. On their way, the couple exchanged their clothes and went to the king of Leon. The princess offered her services to
Once a flea, a grasshopper and a toy-goose got into an argument. They wanted to see which one of them could jump the highest. So, they decided to have a competition and invited the whole world to see the frolic. “Well, I will give my daughter to the one who jumps the highest,” said the
Once, a poor boy named Ma Liang lived in a small village in China. He wanted to be an artist and drew pictures everywhere. One night, he dreamt that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush to help poor people. In the morning, when he woke up, he found the magic paintbrush on his
Once there was a serpent who fell in love with a princess. He went to the king and expressed his love for the princess and his desire to marry her. The king put up conditions that seemed impossible for him to be fulfilled. But the serpent fulfilled them all. So, the king had to agree
Once there was a princess. She wished to marry a man who could bury himself alive with her if she died first. A youth promised to fulfil her desire and they were soon married. Some years later, the princess died. Her husband was buried alive with her. Inside the grave, a snake crept and the
Once there was a poor boy. He owned nothing but a violin. One day, the boy went to a forest and began playing his violin. The flock of sheep, that were grazing at some distance, heard the music and started dancing to the tune. They followed the sound and reached the boy. He continued to
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