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The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son (From the New Testament, Luke XV)
The prodigal is a parable, spoken by Jesus in praise of forgiveness. It is one of...
The Dove And The Crow
The Dove And The Crow (Anonymous: 2nd Century B.C. or later)
It is thought that the collection of fables now known as the Panchatantra had...
Orpheus and Eurydice
Ovid (43 B.C.—18 A.D.?)
Publius Ovidius Naso, better known to readers of English as Ovid, was born not far from Rome, and spent the latter...
The Robbers of Egypt
Heliodorus (3rd Century, A.D.)
Heliodorus was one of the earliest writers of the novel, or romance. Though he lived long after the close of the...
A Legend of the Dance part 4
When, now, the dances and songs and all the ceremonies had come to an end and the heavenly company sat down, Musa was taken...
A Legend of the Dance part 3
As this involuntary twitching would not forsake her, and often seduced her to a little skip before she was aware, she caused her tender...
A Legend of the Dance part 2
Musa found no time to wonder at all this until the dance, which lasted a pretty long time, was over; for the merry gentleman...
A Legend of the Dance part 1
Gottfried Keller (1819 – 1890)
Keller, one of the most distinguished writers of Switzerland, is claimed by the Germans because he wrote in their language....
Bruin the Bear and Reynard part 5
Yet he said in scorn as he passed, “Monsieur, Dieu vous garde!” “O thou foul red villain!” said the bear to himself. “What impudence...
Bruin The Bear And Reynard part 4
All these so belabored the poor bear that his life was in extreme jeopardy; he sat and sighed sadly during the massacre, but the...
