The Two Crabs – comic story for kids
ONE fine day two Crabs came out from their home to take a stroll on the sand. “Child,” said the mother, “you are walking very ungracefully. You should accustom yourself…
The Tortoise and the Birds – comic story for kids
A TORTOISE desired to change its place of residence, so he asked an Eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a rich reward for her trouble. The…
The Nurse and the Wolf – comic story for kids
“BE quiet now,” said an old Nurse to a child sitting on her lap. “If you make that noise again I will throw you to the Wolf.” Now it chanced…
The Man and His Two Wives – comic story for kids
IN the old days, when men were allowed to have many wives a middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and one that was young; each loved him very…
The Young Thief and His Mother – comic story for kids
A YOUNG Man had been caught in a daring act of theft and had been condemned to be executed for it. He expressed his desire to see his Mother, and…
The Shepherd’s Boy – comic story for kids
THERE was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so…
The Man and the Wooden God – comic story for kids
IN the old days men used to worship stocks and stones and idols, and prayed to them to give them luck. It happened that a Man had often prayed to…
The Dog in the Manger – comic story for kids
A DOG looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into the Manger of an Ox and lay there cosily upon the straw. But soon the Ox, returning from its afternoon…
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing – comic story for kids
A WOLF found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found the skin of a sheep…
The Fox and the Cat – comic story for kids
A FOX was boasting to a Cat of its clever devices for escaping its enemies. “I have a whole bag of tricks,” he said, “which contains a hundred ways of…