The Haunted House 1
Pliny The Younger (62—113 A.D.)
The Letters of Pliny the Younger (known in Latin as C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus) give a pleasant and varied picture...
The Dove and the Crow 1
The Dove And The Crow (Anonymous: 2nd Century B.C. or later)
It is thought that the collection of fables now known as the Panchatantra had...
The Ass in the Lion`s Skin 1
Ancient India
Sanskrit is the classical language of the Hindus of ancient India. Practically the whole of that extraordinary literature which began with the Vedas...
Horatius at the Bridge 2
Horatius at the Bridge
By this time the Tarquins had fled to Lars Porsena, king of Clu- sium. There, with advice and entreaties, they besought...
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 2
A mouse, you know, does not live forever. So come with me and I`ll show you life and the town.” Overpowered with such fine...
King Rhampsinitus and the Thief 2
King`s treasury
The daughter did as her father willed, whereon the thief, who was well aware of the king`s motive, felt a desire to outdo...
The Old Bell-Ringer part 4
And there was his rich enemy, kneeling and praying to be forgiven for the many tears he had caused orphans to shed. He crossed...
The Old Bell-Ringer part 3
But the hour had come. Mikheyich looked once more at the stars, took off his cap, made the sign of the cross, and grasped...
The Old Bell-Ringer part 2
Where would he be a year hence? Would he again climb to this height, beneath the brass bell to awaken the slumbering night with...
The Old Bell-Ringer part 1
Vladimir Korolenko (1853-1921)
Korolenko spent a great part of his life in exile. Much of his writing is based on incidents gathered in Siberia. It...
