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Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Lang Part 4: The Enchanted Castle At length he made out some sort of track, and though at the beginning it was so rough and slippery that he fell down more than once, it presently became easier, and led him into an avenue of trees which ended in a splendid…
Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Lang A favorite for families because it encourages empathy and “looking beyond appearances.” Many modern retellings come straight from the version Lang popularized in The Blue Fairy Book. Once upon a time, in a very far-off country, there lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his undertakings that…
Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Lang Part 3: The Father’s Promise Her father, noticing her silence, said: “And what shall I bring for you, Beauty?” Cha cô, nhận ra sự im lặng của nàng, hỏi: “Vậy cha sẽ mang gì về cho con, Beauty?” “The only thing I wish for is to see you come…
Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Lang Part 2: Beauty Among the Ashes As they were too poor to have any servants, the girls had to work hard, like peasants, and the sons, for their part, cultivated the fields to earn their living. Vì quá nghèo, không thể thuê người hầu, các cô gái phải làm…
Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Lang Part 1: From Riches to Ruin Phần 1: Từ Giàu Sang Đến Khốn Khó Once upon a time, in a very far-off country, there lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his undertakings that he was enormously rich. Ngày xưa, ở một vùng đất rất xa…
Bàn Chân Khỉ – Phần III In the huge new cemetery, some two miles distant, the old people buried their dead, and came back to the house steeped in shadows and silence. Tại nghĩa trang mới rộng lớn, cách đó khoảng hai dặm, đôi vợ chồng già chôn cất người thân rồi trở về ngôi…
THE MONKEY’S PAW – BÀN TAY KHỈ (PHẦN II) In the brightness of the wintry sun next morning, as it streamed over the breakfast table, he laughed at his fears. There was an air of prosaic wholesomeness about the room which it had lacked on the previous night, and the dirty, shrivelled little paw was…
by O.Henry First Mrs. Parker would show you the double parlours. You would not dare to interrupt her description of their advantages and of the merits of the gentleman who had occupied them for eight years. Then you would manage to stammer forth the confession that you were neither a doctor nor a dentist. Mrs….
Jupiter And The Monkey | Thần Jupiter Và Khỉ Mẹ Aesop There was once a baby show among the animals in the forest. Jupiter offered the prize. Of course, all the proud mothers from far and near brought their babies. But none arrived earlier than Mother Monkey. Proudly she presented her baby among the other…
The Ugly Duckling — Chú Vịt Con Xấu Xí IT was lovely summer weather in the country, and the golden corn, the green oats, and the haystacks piled up in the meadows looked beautiful. The stork walking about on his long red legs chattered in the Egyptian language, which he had learnt from his mother….