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Tattercoats

日期：2007-10-06 In a great Palace by the sea there once dwelt a very rich old lord, who had neither wife nor children living, only one little granddaughter, whose face he had never seen in all her life. He hated her bitterly, because at her birth his favorite daugh... 阅读全文>>

The Mermaid of Zennor

日期：2007-09-28 The village of Zennor lies upon the windward coast of Cornwall. The houses cling to the hillside as if hung there by the wind. Waves still lick the ledges in the coves, and a few fishermen still set out to sea in their boats. In times past, the sea... 阅读全文>>

Betty Stoggs' Baby

日期：2007-09-28 On her seventeenth birthday, Betty Stoggs was up with the sun. Without wasting a minute of that day, she sat down and began peeling apples. She wasn't peeling them to help her old mam. She wasn't peeling them to eat, either, although more went into... 阅读全文>>

Mergen and his Friends

日期：2007-09-21 Long ago by the swift-flowing River Amur lived Mergen, a bold hunter. Though he would never slay more than met his needs, his table never lacked for food. One day his hunting led him far from home. Having encountered no prey for his deadly bow, he p... 阅读全文>>

How the Sun was Rescued

日期：2007-09-21 Thus it was. Once upon a time, evil spirits stole the Sun from the tundra dwellers. And in the everlasting gloom that followed all the birds and beasts stumbled about seeking their food by touch. Soon the birds and the beasts decided to call a grand... 阅读全文>>

Ankakumikaityn the Nomad Wolf

日期：2007-09-21 One summer the fox heard that Ankakumikaityn the nomad wolf was courting his neighbor, the elder she-dog. So the wily fox made himself an outfit of wolf's clothing: a grey fur cloak, boots and cap. Then, when the she-dog's brothers were away and she... 阅读全文>>