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July 21, 2024

THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES and THE SWINEHERD HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

Two classic morality tales which have been shared for way over a hundred years from Hans Christian Anderson.  The Emperor's New Clothes:  The ruler of a kingdom is duped by a pair of conmen pretending to be weavers who convince the emperor...

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Dec. 20, 2023

THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

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Nov. 15, 2023

LANTY FOSTER'S MISTAKE by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Bret Harte

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Aug. 30, 2023

FISHIN' JIMMY by ANNIE TRUMBULL SLOSSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Annie Trumbull Slosson

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March 19, 2023

THE YOUNGEST MISS PIPER by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Bret Harte

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Oct. 19, 2022

A TINY LITTLE THING and ANDROCLUS AND THE LION

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by James Baldwin

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Oct. 19, 2020

THE THORNY ROAD OF HONOR and THE ELDER TREE MOTHER by HANS CHRISTAN A…

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Hans Christian Anderson

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May 29, 2017

THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT by BRET HARTE

"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte: In this dramatic short story by Bret Harte, four men and women are banished into the snow laden High Sierras from the 1850 town of Poker Flat for their sins. Their courage in the face of death tells us what...

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