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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In one village there was a mill on the bank of a river where a clever donkey helped the miller with his hard work for many years. But as time went on, the donkey grew older and did a little less work each year. Eventually the miller decided that the old donkey was no longer of any use to him, and instead of thanking him for his years of help, he drove the donkey out, saying: “Get out of here, you’re no use to me anyway.”
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Beyond the seven mountains and seven rivers there was a land where it was a joy to live. The forests rustled, the meadows greened and the streams gurgled. The land was ruled by an old king who had three daughters. He knew that he would not have the strength to rule forever, so he decided early on to choose a successor from among his three daughters. And who should be the one to succeed him on the royal throne? He thought he’d pass the scepter to the daughter who loved him the most.
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Once there was a married couple who loved each other very much and got along well. Only one thing bothered them – they had no children yet, although they wanted one so much. One day, fortune finally smiled on them and a baby boy was born. He was as small as a thumb, so they named him Tom Thumb.
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Long ago, in a faraway kingdom, a king and his lady ruled. They ruled wisely, and the people loved them. However, the royal couple struggled to conceive a baby.
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Once upon a time there was a fox living in a forest. At the edge of the forest there was a pond and there lived a stork. One day the two became friends. And the fox invited the stork to dinner as his new friend.
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