The Oak and the Reeds by Aesop
A Giant Oak stood near a brook in which grew some slender Reeds. When the wind blew, the great Oak stood proudly upright with its hundred arms uplifted to the sky. But …
Short Stories
The North Wind and the Sun by Aesop
The North Wind and the Sun had a quarrel about which of them was the stronger. While they were disputing with much heat and bluster, a Traveler passed along the road wrapped …
The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen
In China, as you know, the Emperor is a Chinaman, and all the people around him are Chinamen too. It is many years since the story I am going to tell you …
The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde
“She said that she would dance with me if I brought her red roses,” cried the young Student; “but in all my garden there is no red rose.” From her nest in …
The Next Logical Step by Ben Bova
Ordinarily the military least wants to have the others know the final details of their war plans. But, logically, there would be times— “I don’t really see where this problem has anything …
The Naughty Boy by Hans Christian Andersen
Once upon a time there was an old poet-one of those good, honest old poets. One evening, as he was sitting quietly in his home, a terrible storm broke out-the rain poured …