There was once a poor woman who gave birth to a little son, and as he came into the world with a caul on, it was predicted that in his…
There was once a little girl who was very pretty and delicate, but in summer she was forced to run about with bare feet, she was so poor, and in…
Once upon a time, in a very far-off country, there lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his undertakings that he was enormously rich. As he had,…
Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was so much like her, both in looks and character, that whoever saw the daughter saw…
Once upon a time there was a poor laborer who, feeling that he had not much longer to live, wished to divide his possessions between his son and daughter, whom…
The king of a great land died, and left his queen to take care of their only child. This child was a daughter, who was very beautiful; and her mother…
There was once upon a time an old king who was ill and thought to himself 'I am lying on what must be my deathbed.' Then said he 'tell faithful…
SECOND STORY: A LITTLE BOY AND A LITTLE GIRL In a large town full of houses and people there is not room for everybody to have even a little garden.…