At the young age of fifteen, there was a boy living in Sherwood forest who could handle a bow and arrow better than any grown man in the village of Nottingham. This boy,…
short stories
The Seal’s Skin
The Seal’s Skin Story Like his father before him, Sean was a fisherman. He spent his days at work on the sea. The work was easy for Sean. It was in his blood.…
Four Friends And A Hunter
Four Friends And A Hunter Story A deer, a turtle, a crow and a rat were friends. They lived happily in a jungle. One day, the deer was caught in a hunter’s trap…
Tom Sawyer
It was a sunny, summer Saturday morning and all was right with the world. The town of St. Petersburg basked in the warmth of the sun. Birds twittered and sang, filling the air…
Pecos Bill
Pecos Bill Story More than a hundred years ago, in the Wild West, a child was born. That child was named Pecos Bill. Now when Pecos Bill was still a baby, his parents…
Black Beauty
Black Beauty See those two horses in the picture down there? The little one is me. That’s my mom with me. I was just a young colt back then. I remember those days…
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Tortoise and the Hare In the woods there lived a very slow tortoise and a very swift hare. The Hare was a proud animal, fast and sleek, and well aware of his…
The Bell of Justice
The Bell of Justice Story Long, long ago, during the rule of old King John, there was a small and humble hillside town called Atri. One day King John’s procession came through Atri.…
The Fox and the Pixies
The Fox and the Pixies Story Another singular story is told on Dartmoor: There was once a fox, who, prowling by night in search of prey, came unexpectedly on a colony of pixies.…
The Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Pigs Story Once upon a time there was an old sow who had three little pigs, and as she had not enough for them to eat, she said they had…