Short Stories

Short Stories

The Monster Mosquito

The Monster Mosquito Charles Skinner They have some pretty big mosquitoes in New Jersey and on Long Island, but, if report of their...

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The Adventures of an Indian Brave

A long, long way off, right away in the west of America, there once lived an old man who had one son. The country round was covered with forests,

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Lord Percy’s Dream

Leaving the dissipations of the English court, Lord Percy came to America to share the fortunes of his brethren in the contest then raging on our soil.

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A Little Cinderella

Once upon a time Yellow Corn and Blue Corn had a little sister whom they treated very unkindly. They made her live out in the turkey house,

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The Lost Woman

Long time ago the Blackfeet were camped on Backfat Creek. There was in the camp a man who had but one wife, and he thought a great deal of her.

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named Jack, and a cow named Milky-white. And all they had to live on was the milk the cow gave

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How Andare Ate The King’s Sugar

Long, long ago when the Sinhalese kings were ruling Srilanka, there lived a famous court jester by the name of Andare. By his many tricks...

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The Flying King

There was once a king who did nothing but sit on his throne, eat enormous drumsticks and drink flagon after flagon of cheap beer. He was a disgrace to his kingdom

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The Blind Girl

On a cold winter day, Akbar and Birbal took a walk along the lake. A thought came to Birbal that a man would do anything for money. He expressed his feelings

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The Businessman and The Fisherman

While on vacation in one of the southern isles, a wealthy businessman was taking a morning stroll along the beach after breakfast.

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