Long ago there was a humble shepherd who had seven sheep. Every day he took them to graze on a high mountain. One day, as usual, he took the sheep out to graze. He leaned on his staff, looked around and began to dream about how wonderful it would be if everything was cheaper.
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Once upon a time, in the castle on a hill, there lived a princess so beautiful that people all over the kingdom talked about her beauty. Her chamber was strange – it had twelve windows, and the further the princess went from the first to the last, the farther she could see. From the twelfth she could see her entire realm – from the mountain tops to the most hidden corners of the earth.
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Once upon a time there was a poor woman who lived with her two daughters in a small house at the edge of the forest. Every day she would go into the forest to collect wood so that she could make a fire at home to keep her family warm.
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There was a rich merchant in one town who had a beautiful garden near his house where he grew millet. He checked it carefully every day, but one day he found that much of the crop had disappeared. The angry merchant decided to catch the thief and punish him. He entrusted this task to his three sons – Michael, George and John. The one who catches the thief will be rewarded.
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Long, long ago, a poor maiden named Ellen served a wicked and greedy farmer. Her miserly master let her do all the work so he wouldn’t have to pay other people. Ellen was an orphan, so she had to endure whatever the farmer could think of. She took care of the cattle, cleaned the house, in short, did whatever they told her to do.
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Mr. Pigeon lived in a small house alone. He was lonely. So he thought he’d get a friend. Someone who could go out for a walk with him. So he went to a shop that sold pets.
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That day, Robin the cat’s space rocket made it to Planet Ham. Robin the cat decided to explore the planet because he had heard that it was a planet full of food.
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The sun was shining, it was a beautiful spring day. Yesterday it rained, and today the sun was washing the puddles off the paths. On one of these paths, a family of cats was going for a walk.
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Once upon a time there was a pretty little girl. Her name was Lilly. She had very pretty hair, a pretty bow on her headband and a beautiful dress. But what did it matter if she didn’t want to brush her teeth? When she smiled and showed her dirty teeth, people frowned, some even felt sick. And when she spoke and the smell came out of her mouth, everyone ran for their life
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There was once a little girl named Jane. She never talked back to her parents, she was neat and clean, but there was one thing that was very ugly about this little girl. Jane would stuck her tongue out at people. I’m sure you’re thinking that kids do that sometimes and mean no harm. But Jane would stick her tongue out at everyone she met, all the time, everywhere. Even at school, she stuck her tongue out at the teacher during class.
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