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Tale Summary There was once a Sparrow and a Mouse who both took grain from the same granary, each living off of the food inside. When there wasn't much left, the Mouse chewed a hole in the floor and hid the remaining grain for himself. The Sparrow

Tale Summary A Crane and a Heron lived in a swamp, each having nests on opposite ends. One day, tired of living alone, the Crane decided to propose to Miss Heron. She turned him down, saying his legs were spindly and his flying poor. He went home

Tale Summary One day an old man was out checking his traps, when he came upon buried treasure. He didn’t know what to do, because his wife was a terrible blabbermouth, and he knew that he would be in trouble with the barin (he found the treasure on

Tale Summary There was once a girl named Masha, who one day went with her friends for a swim and left her smock on the shore. After her friends had left, Masha found that there was a huge snake on her smock and was horrified. He lifted up its head

Tale Summary There was once a poor old peasant woman who had two sons, one of whom had died, and the other had left for a long journey. When she was alone, a soldier came by, telling her that he was a soldier from the Great Beyond, and when she

Tale Summary Once upon a time there were two very hungry foxes, a small and a big one, lying along the edge of a woods near a roadway too weak and tired to try and find food. Then they spied a peasant girl coming out of the woods with a basket of

Tale Summary There was once a wolf with a beautiful daughter who was very popular among all the man animals, but never wanted to settle down with any of them. Her father was sick of the way she would have them over at his house, sitting in his

Tale Summary One night, a troop of fairies was dancing together under the moon, when one of them said something which made them all scamper away and hide: “Cease! Cease with your humming! Here’s an end to your mumming! By my smell I can tell

Tale Summary Once upon a time, a poor woodman and his wife were so desperate for a child that they claimed they would be happy even with one no bigger than their thumb. This is what happened, and the boy they named Tom Thumb was smart and bright but

Tale Summary There was once a wealthy merchant who had six children, three sons and three daughters, whom he adored. The youngest daughter was called Beauty by all, and she was as good as she was beautiful, but her two older sisters were ill-natured