14 September 2019 • 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...
14 September 2019 • Short Stories
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,
14 September 2019 • Short Stories
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.
14 September 2019 • Short Stories
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,
14 September 2019 • Short Stories
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.
14 September 2019 • Short Stories
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
14 September 2019 • Short Stories
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...
11 September 2019 • Short Stories
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
9 September 2019 • Short Stories
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
9 September 2019 • Short Stories
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.