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Keloglan and the Magic Seal
One day, Keloğlan was walking back from the marketplace after selling his crops to the people of the neighbouring village. He had earned three gold coins that day and was pleased with himself because now his mother would be able to buy food and clothing to last through the long winter. Suddenly, Keloğlan came across […]
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Juha
Juha Wins a Donkey! One day, Juha bought ten donkeys. He rode on one of them and herded the nine in front of him. He started counting the donkeys and found only nine, forgetting the donkey he was riding on! He got down quickly and counted them again and he found that there were ten. […]
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Joha and his Donkey
One day, Joha was riding upon his donkey on the way to market. Joha’s son walked beside the donkey, holding the reins and talking with his father. When the father and son passed a small group of people gathered by the side of the track, the people criticized Joha. They said to the old man, ‘How can […]
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Once upon a time, in a little house on the edge of the woods, a girl called Goldilocks lived with her parents. One morning, she woke up as the sun was streaming through her window; thinking it was time for school, she leapt out of bed. Downstairs her mother was busy. “It’s far too early […]
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Chako Chaki
There was once a male sparrow and female sparrow who lived together happily. They jumped from one branch to another and flew freely. With team work, they built a nest for themselves and made their home ready. One day, the female sparrow brought rice and the male sparrow brought lentils. He cooked Khichdi – an […]
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Beauty and the Beast
Once upon a time, there was a struggling trader. He lived with his daughter, Beauty, in a small village in France. He left their home for a business trip, leaving Beauty behind. Coming back, he had to pass through a dark forest. As he was tired, he looked for a place to sleep. He came […]
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Adem’s Baba Embarrassed Him
Somewhere below the clouds there is an island called the United Kingdom. In the south of this island there is a city called London. In the south of this city there is a small village. And in this village there lives an eleven year old boy called Adem. No, no. His name is not Adam. It is […]
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A Lesson of Tit for Tat
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends decided to cross the river so that they could travel to a nearby farm to steal food. The small fox could not swim so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb up onto my back and I […]