017 The Candles Once, there were two candles. One candle was made from beeswax and the other was made from animals' fat. I am much brighter than other candles, and I can last longer than all of us can. That's why I should stand on a silver candle hol...
016 The Feather Pen and the Inkstand There was an inkstand on the desk in a poet's room. Some strange sounds came out of the bottle. How amazing! Anything can come out of that inkstand. The inkstand was proud of herself when she heard that. Yes, I am...
015 The Anemone It was winter with cold air and strong wind. A seed was still lying down in the bulb under the ground covered with snow. One day, it was raining, and the raindrops that soaked into the thick ground, touched the bulb and told stories o...
014 The Rotten Apples and the Wife There was a poor farmer in the country. He had a wife with a warm heart. The only things they had were a small piece of rice field, a farm and a horse. One day, the farmer said to his wife. We have to exchange the h...
013 The Shadow A scholar who used to live in a cold region took a trip to a place of tropical weather. He stayed in the house all day because it was too hot to go out. Phew. It is so hot. I can't even go outside. At night, people came out from their...
012 The Cripple Hans There once was a rich feudal lord. He and his wife had a big farm. They wished everyone else would live as happily as they did. On one Christmas Eve, a beautifully decorated Christmas tree stood in their big hall, and firewood wa...
010 Last Dream for an Old Oak Tree Once upon a time, there was a large oak tree in the forest. This oak tree was very old. One day during the hot summer, a mayfly flew by and alighted on a leaf of the oak tree. Mayfly, you must be so sad. Why? You ge...
009 The Terrible King A long time ago, there lived a terrible king. The terrible king's wish was that all the people would shake in fear at the sound of his name. The terrible king made the lives of the people in the neighbor land horrible. Here! Tak...
006 The Wild Swans Once upon a time in a kingdom far away, there were eleven Princes and a single Princess, by the name of Elisa. One day, their mother died of a disease. Eventually the King married again. The new Queen hated the twelve children. She...
005 Nightingale A long time ago in China there lived an emperor. The emperor loved to read books. One day, in the book he was reading, it wrote, The most beautiful precious treasure is the bird nightingale. The emperor had never seen or heard of nigh...
