18 min read stories

A Chinese Emperor coves a nightingale - but then discovers a more beautiful one made of gold.

A kind fox helps a brother who will not listen to good advice.

A little tailor tricks two giants and a King, winning against all odds.

Sigurd and his horse are a great team in the face of challenges and adventures.

Joe had a bad feeling he’d need his gun before the night was over.

His mother once told him a story about how his granddaddy nearly gave her away.

There was always news, Antonio thought, as the announcer’s name started to boom out, and he was glad for that.

People aren’t as good at dying as you might think.

Not for the first time, the solution came to him in the middle of the night.

I am looking at something I thought mine alone...a beech leaf, brittle and brown now.

There was something satisfying about spreading the grass evenly...

She said she was crying tears of happiness. That’s when I learnt that happiness could make you cry too.