Tag: English Short Story
Mere Appearance Cannot Predict Qualities One day, a young beautiful girl arrived at the palace claiming she was a princess. The queen had made a room ready for …
Keep Away From Very Strong and Rich Friends Or Enemies A long time ago, the Sun and the Moon were a married couple, who lived on the Earth and …
Hope Sustains Life Charles could not keep count of the times he would stop and look in the window of the grocer’s shop. That attractive sight looked even more …
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine In a cage by a window, there was, once, a nightingale, who was in the habit of singing only at night. An owl …
A Man is known by His Manners A young shepherd knew three girls, who were so beautiful that he did not know which one to marry. So, he asked …
God Helps Those Who Help Themselves A witch found two children playing beside a river and stole them away. They succeeded in escaping one day, but the witch set …
Don’t Enjoy At The Cost Of Others A woman borrowed a pot from her friend and handed it back the next morning, together with a much smaller pot. ‘It …
Think Twice Before You Act The frogs lived together in a marsh. They were very happy with their lot there. But one hot summer, the marsh dried up, and …
Speak The Truth and Shame The Devil A shepherd’s boy was tending his flock near a village, and thought it would be great fun to hoax the villagers by …
Be Happy With What You Have A crab once left the sea and settled in a meadow some way inland, which looked very nice and green, and seemed likely …
