The Story of Daniel
There was a king of Babylon whose name was Nebuchadnezzar. And he sent one of his chief men to choose some of the young Jews who had been well brought up, that …
Short Stories
The Story of Abraham – The Man of Faith
There dwelt in the land of Ur a man whose name was Abraham. And in that land the men did not serve the true God, but had set up false gods to …
The Story of a Mother by Hans Christian Andersen
A mother sat there with her little child. She was so downcast, so afraid that it should die! It was so pale, the small eyes had closed themselves, and it drew its …
The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen
There we were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers; they were all brothers, for they had all been born of one old tin spoon. They shouldered their muskets, and looked straight before them; their …
The Stag and His Reflection by Aesop
A Stag, drinking from a crystal spring, saw himself mirrored in the clear water. He greatly admired the graceful arch of his antlers, but he was very much ashamed of his spindling …
The Spendthrift and the Swallow by Aesop
A young fellow, who was very popular among his boon companions as a good spender, quickly wasted his fortune trying to live up to his reputation. Then one fine day in early …