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English Fairy Tales 2

The Fish And The Ring

Once upon a time there lived a Baron who was a great magician, and could tell by his arts and charms everything that was going to happen at any time.

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Categories Celtic Folktales, English Fairy Tales 2, European Folktales, Folk Tales Tags Fiction

The Rose Tree

Once upon a time, long long years ago, in the days when one had to be careful about witches, there lived a good man, whose young wife died, leaving him a baby girl.

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Categories Celtic Folktales, English Fairy Tales 2, European Folktales, Folk Tales Tags Fiction

The Well Of The World’s End

Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, though it wasn’t in my time, nor in your time, nor any one else’s time, there was a girl whose mother had died,

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Categories Celtic Folktales, English Fairy Tales 2, European Folktales, Folk Tales Tags Fiction

The Ass, The Table, And The Stick

A lad named Jack was once so unhappy at home through his father’s ill-treatment, that he made up his mind to run away and seek his fortune in the wide world.

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Categories Celtic Folktales, English Fairy Tales 2, European Folktales, Folk Tales Tags Fiction

Molly Whuppie And The Double-Faced Giant

Once upon a time there was a man and his wife who were not over rich. And they had so many children that they couldn’t find meat for them; so, as the three youngest were girls,

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Categories Celtic Folktales, English Fairy Tales 2, European Folktales, Folk Tales Tags Fiction

Master Of All Masters

A Girl once went to the fair to hire herself for servant. At last a funny-looking old gentleman engaged her and took her home to his house.

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Four Things

The world is supported by four things:

  • The learning of the wise
  • The justice of the great
  • The prayers of the righteous and
  • The valor of the brave

But, all of these are as nothing without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.

Sun Rise

Every morning in Africa, when the Sun rises, a deer awakens, knowing it has to outrun the fastest lion, or, be hunted to death …

Every morning in Africa, when the Sun rises, a lion awakens, knowing it has to outrun the slowest deer, or, be starved to death …

It does not matter whether you are a deer or lion, when the Sun rises, better be running at your best.

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