Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes...
Author Archives: Jennifer
The Three Spinners
There was once a girl who was idle and would not spin, and
let her mother say wh...
The Ugly Duckling
It was so beautiful in the country. It was the summer time...
The Cat-Maiden
THE GODS were once disputing whether it was possible for a living being to chang...
The Wind and the Sun
THE WIND and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger...
The Young Thief and His Mother
A YOUNG Man had been caught in a daring act of theft and had been condemned to b...
The Man and the Wood
A MAN came into a Wood one day with an axe in his hand, and begged all the Trees...
The Lion and the Mouse
ONCE when a Lion was asleep a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; t...
The Bald Knight
A certain knight, who wore a wig to conceal his baldness, was out hunting one da...
The Peasant and the Apple Tree
A peasant had an apple tree growing in his garden, which bore no fruit, but mere...