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• 1.The Beam
• There was once an enchanter（巫师，魔法师） who was standing in the midst of a great crowd of people performing his wonders. He had a cock brought in,...
• 2.The Old Beggar-Woman
• There was once an old woman, but thou hast surely seen an old woman go a-begging before now? This woman begged likewise, and when she got anything she...
• 3.The Three Sluggards
• 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 successor after his own death. Whe...
• 4.The Shepherd Boy
• There was once on a time a shepherd boy whose fame spread far and wide because of the wise answers which he gave to every question. The King of the co...
• 5.The Star-Money
• There was once on a time a little girl whose father and mother were dead, and she was so poor that she no longer had any little room to live in, or be...
• 6.The Stolen Farthings
• A father was one day sitting at dinner with his wife and his children, and a good friend who had come on a visit was with them. And as they thus sat, ...
• 7.Brides On Their Trial
• There was once a young shepherd who wished much to marry, and was acquainted with three sisters who were all equally pretty, so that it was difficult ...
• 8.Odds And Ends
• There was once on a time a maiden who was pretty, but idle（懒惰的） and negligent（疏忽的） . When she had to spin she was so out of temper that if t...
• 9.The Sparrow And His Four Children
• A sparrow had four young ones in a swallow's nest. When they were fledged（羽毛丰满的） , some naughty boys pulled out the nest, but fortunately all t...
• 10.MaLiang and His Magical Writing Brush
• There was once a boy called MaLiang. His family was very poor, so poor that he couldn't afford a writing brush. One day on his way home after herding ...