There once lived in a town of Persia two brothers, one named Cassim and the other Ali Baba. Their father…
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Once on a time there was a Little Old Woman who lived in a Shoe. This shoe stood near a…
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A shoemaker named Simon, who had neither house nor land of his own, lived with his wife and children in…
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The Story of the Aged Mother, this Japanese folktale tells the story of an unkind ruler who issues cruel orders,…
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One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and…
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High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over…
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The Monkey’s Paw is a classic “three wishes” story that doubles as a horror story and a cautionary tale; reminding…
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In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called…
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O. Henry’s story is simple. It involves an old woman who runs a bakery and an old man who buys…
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“How Much Land Does a Man Need?” is a short story by Leo Tolstoy, the great 19th-century Russian novelist and…
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One day, when Rakesh was six, he walked from the Mussoorie bazaar eating cherries. They were a little sweet, a…
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The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators…
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