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Aladdin And The Magic Lamp
Long time ago in China, there lived a poor boy, whose name was Aladdin. Aladdin lived with his mother. One day a rich and distinguished looking man came to their house and said to Aladdin’s mother, “I am a merchant from Arabia and want your son to come with me. I will reward him handsomely.” […]
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You Can’t Please Everyone
One day a man was going to market with his son and his ass. they met a couple on the way. “Why walk when you have an ass to ride?” called out the husband, “seat the boy on the ass.” “I would like that,” said the boy, “help me up father.” And the father did […]
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The Cock And The Jewel
A cock was scratching the ground with his claws looking for a tasty morsel to eat. While doing so, he chanced to turn over a stone and find a shining gem under it. “Cock-a doodle-do !” cried the cock and said, “It looks very fine and it may be valuable to some people. But I […]
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The Lark In The Corn-Field
Once a Lark made her nest in a corn-field. Soon she laid eggs in it. After a few days small babies hatched out of them. One day the baby-larks overheard the farmer say, “I will call my neighbors to reap this field.” The Baby-larks got alarmed to hear this and told their mother about it. […]
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The Boar And The Foxes
Two foxes watched a wild boar sharpening his tusks on a tree-trunk. “Why do you do that?” asked one of them, “the huntsmen are not out today.” “Let that be so,” answered the boar, “but whenever my life is in danger, I shall need my tusks and there will be no time to sharpen them.” […]
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The Town-Mouse And The Country-Mouse
A town-mouse paid a visit to his friend who lived in the countryside. The country-mouse was happy to see his friend. So he prepared a fine feast for him. The town-mouse looked at the fruit and the car of corn with hatred “Is this how you live ?” he asked, “life in the country does […]
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A Fisherman And A Sprat
A fisherman had been fishing for along time but without luck. At last he tugged at his net and saw a small fish caught in it. “Please let me go,” begged the fish, “I will grow bigger in a few days and then you can catch me again.” The fisherman said, “Now that I have […]
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The Pig And The Sheep
A farmer’s boy went into his field. There were some sheep and a pig there. He picked up the pig that squealed aloud. “Why are you making a fuss? When he catches us, we never cry.” said a sheep. “Shut up, cried the pig, “the shepherd wants only wool from you. But this boy is taking […]
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The Peacock And The Crane
One day a peacock met a crane and said, “So sorry for you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine colors of my feathers.” “Well!” replied the crane, “your look are brighter than mine. but whereas I can fly high up into the sky, all you can do is to strut about on […]
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The Crow And The Pitcher
A thirsty crow once found a pitcher with a little water in it. But when he tired to drink the water, he could not. The pitcher was tall and his beak didn’t reach the water. The cleaver crow thought and hit upon a plan. He went on dropping pebbles into the pitcher. The water rose […]