Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
(an Irish legend) Of all the pipers, none was as amazing as the blind man Paddy Connor. Paddy could not see, but he could play the pipes — reels and jigs and marches, fast or slow. And...
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2015
(a Greek tale) Demeter, goddess of grain and Earth, cares for the harvest. When Demeter is sad, crops do not thrive. When crops wither and die, people starve. And so it is important — no, more than...
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
(a Korean folktale) Once upon a time, long ago, there lived a boy named Bae who did not like to work — at anything. The only thing Bae loved was sleeping. He could sleep all day long,...
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
(a Turkish tale) Once upon a time in Aksehir, the mukhtar announced that he would hold a great feast to celebrate his favorite people. He was grateful to all those who had helped his family — the...
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2015
(a South American tale) Once upon a time, a man named Oumar lived with his wife in a camp near a thick forest. Oumar was content with his life. Most days he was happy to do little...
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2015
(a tale of the Arabian Nights) Once upon a time, there lived a very rich man named Farid in Baghdad. For a long time, Farid enjoyed his wealth, but one day he lost all his money. After...
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
(a Japanese tale) Once upon a time in a village in Japan, an old woodcutter known as Mosaku hired a young man to help him with his work. The young man was named Minokichi, and every day...
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
(a Polish tale) Once upon a time in Chelm, a village in Poland not far from Lublin, there lived some of the wisest fools this world has ever known. The people of Chelm often did silly things,...
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2015
(a fairytale) Long, long ago, in a deep pine forest in southern Georgia, three black bears lived in a hollow tree. One day Papa Bear was out wandering and came upon a crevice in the rocks. He...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
(a Chinese folktale) One of the celestial creatures that created the world, along with the unicorn, the tortoise and the dragon, is the emperor of birds, known as Feng Huang. After the creation of the world, the...
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