A father was one day sitting at dinner with his wife and hischildren, and a good friend who had come on a visit was withthem. And as they thus sat, and it was striking twelve o'clock,the stranger sa....
There was once on a time a little girl whose father and motherwere dead, and she was so poor that she no longer had any little room to live in, or bed to sleep in, and at last she had nothing else but...
There was once on a time a shepherd boy whose fame spread far and wide because of the wise answers which he gave to everyquestion. The King of the country heard of it likewise, but did not believe it...
A certain King had three sons who were all equally dear to him, and he did not know which of them to appoint as his successorafter his own death. When the time came when he was about todie, he summon...
THERE was once an enchanter who was standing in the midst of a great crowd of people performing his wonders. He had a cockbrought in, which lifted a heavy beam and carried it as if it were as light a...
THE Lord God had created all animals, and had chosen out the wolfto be his dog, but he had forgotten the goat. Then the Devil madeready and began to create also, and created goats with fine longtails...
IN the time when our Lord still walked this earth, he and St. Peter stopped one evening at asmith's and received free quarters. Then it came to pass that a poor beggar, hardly pressed by ageand infi....
THERE were once two brothers who both served as soldiers; one ofthem was rich, and the other poor. Then the poor one, to escapefrom his poverty, put off his soldier's coat, and turned farmer.He dug ....
there were once a little brother and a little sister, who lovedeach other with all their hearts. their own mother was, however, dead, and they had a step-mother, who was not kind to them, andsecretly...
a girl from brakel once went to st. anne's chapel at the footof the hinnenberg, and as she wanted to have a husband, andthought there was no one else in the chapel, she sang,"oh, holy saint anne!hel.....
