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Author Archives: Ayyar
The goose-girl
The king of a great land died, and left his queen to take care of their only chi...
The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
There were formerly a king and a queen, who were so sorry that they had no child...
The Hare and the Tortoise
THE HARE was once boasting of his speed before the other animals...
The Four Oxen and the Lion
A LION used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used to dwell...
The Lion and the Statue
A MAN and a Lion were discussing the relative strength of men and lions in gener...
The Fox and the Stork
AT one time the Fox and the Stork were on visiting terms and seemed very good fr...
The Wolf and the Lamb
ONCE upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside when, looking up, ...
Brother and Sister
A certain man had two children, a boy and a girl; and the boy was as good-lookin...