The Loomploy The loomploy population was divided into the able and the unable. The able could care for themselves in the darkness of the land. The cold did not freeze them for they were able to work hard and make warm coats. The unable were

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The Bronze Ring Once upon a time... In a certain country there lived a king whose palace was surrounded by a spacious garden. But, though the gardeners were many and the soil was good, this garden yielded neither flowers nor fruits, not eve

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Toads and Diamonds Once upon a time... There was once upon a time a widow who had two daughters. The eldest was so much like her in the face and humour that whoever looked upon the daughter saw the mother. They were both so disagreeable and

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The Goose-Girl Once upon a time... An old queen, whose husband had been dead for many years, had a beautiful daughter. When she grew up she was betrothed to a prince who lived a great way off. Now, when the time drew near for her to be marr

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The History of Dick Whittington Once upon a time... Dick Whittington was a very little boy when his father and mother died; so little, indeed, that he never knew them, nor the place where he was born. He strolled about the country as ragged

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Trusty John Once upon a time... There was an old king who was so ill that he thought to himself, I am most likely on my death-bed. Then he said, Send Trusty John to me. Now Trusty John was his favourite servant, and was so called because al

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The Master-Maid Once upon a time... There was a king who had many sons. I do not exactly know how many there were, but the youngest of them could not stay quietly at home, and was determined to go out into the world and try his luck, and af

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The Princess on Glass Hill Once upon a time... There was a man who had a meadow which lay on the side of a mountain, and in the meadow there was a barn in which he stored hay. But there had not been much hay in the barn for the last two yea

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A Voyage to Lilliput Once upon a time... CHAPTER ONE My father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire, and I was the third of four sons. He sent me to Cambridge at fourteen years old, and after studying there three years I was bound apprenti

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The Red Etin Once upon a time... There were once twa widows that lived on a small bit o' ground, which they rented from a farmer. One of them had twa sons, and the other had one; and by-and- by it was time for the wife that had twa sons to

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The Water-Lily and the Gold-Spinners Once upon a time... In a large forest, there lived an old woman and three maidens. They were all three beautiful, but the youngest was the fairest. Their hut was quite hidden by trees, and none saw their

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Why the Sea is Salt Once upon a time... Long, long ago, there were two brothers, the one rich and the other poor. When Christmas Eve came, the poor one had not a bite in the house, either of meat or bread; so he went to his brother, and beg

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The Gold Colt and the Fire Dragon Shirt There once lived a landlord who loved money as he loved his own life. In his eyes the smallest coin seemed as large as a millstone. He was always on the lookout for some new way of making money and wa

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The Story of the Three Genjias Once upon a time in a certain place there lived three men who all had the same name -- Genjia. One was the tribal chief, the second a carpenter, and the third the chief's steward. Genjia the carpenter was marr

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Mr. Coyote meets Mr. Snail Mr. Coyote was getting very old and had to be more careful for his own safety. He had been walking for hours and hours through a beautiful valley when he came upon a large tree. Mr. Coyote was very tired and wante

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