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There was once an ass whose master had made him carry sacks to the mill for many a long year, but whose strength began at last to fail, so that each…
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There was once on a time a King who had a great forest near his palace, full of all kinds of wild animals. One day he sent out a huntsman to…
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There was once a young fellow who enlisted as a soldier, conducted himself bravely, and was always the foremost when it rained bullets. So long as the war lasted, all went…
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Far away in the land to which the swallows fly when it is winter, dwelt a king who had eleven sons, and on daughter, named Eliza. The eleven brothers were princes,…
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Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she woul have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find…
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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 winter…
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There was once a woman who wished very much to have a little child, but she coul not obtain her wish. At last she went to a fairy, and said, “I…
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In China, you know, the emperor is a Chinese, and all those about him are Chinamen also. The story I am going t tell you happened a great many years ago,…
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There was once a rich man whose wife lay sick, and when she felt her end drawing near she called to her only daughter to come near her bed, and said,…