how the moon become beautiful

How The Moon Become Beautiful

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How The Moon Become Beautiful  OLD FOLKLORE  Listen to the story “How the Moon Became Beautiful” is a beautiful folk tale explaining why it is so happy and bright, published in Chinese Fables and Folk Stories (1908), translated by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung. How the Moon Became Beautiful The moon is lovely with its round, bright face, which shines with soft and gentle light on all the world of man, but once there was a time when he was not so beautiful as he is now, six thousand years ago, the face of the moon became changed in a single night, before that time, his face had been so dark and gloomy that no one liked to look at him, and for this reason, he…

the snow queen

The Snow Queen

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The Snow Queen By Hans Christian Anderson Listen to the story “The Snow Queen”  story though to death a sagacious class of people to whom good Mr. Lindsay belongs it may seem but a childish affair is nevertheless capable of being moral in various methods greatly for edification one of its lessons, for instance, might be that it behooves men and especially men of benevolence to consider well what they are about and before acting on their philanthropic purposes to be quite sure that they comprehend the nature and all the relations of the business in hand. The Snow Queen   First story: which treats a mirror and of the splinters Once upon a time, there was a wicked sprite indeed he was the most…

father frost

FATHER FROST

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Father Frost Listen to the story “FATHER FROST“ story is a Russian fairy tale called Morozco, adopted in Andrew Lang’s yellow fairy book as the story of king frost illustrated by Ivan Billabin’s 1932 Note.    FATHER FROST There was once upon a time a peasant woman who had a daughter and a step- daughter, the daughter had her own way and everything, and whatever she did was right in her mother’s eyes, but the poor step-daughter had a hard time letting her do what she would, and she was always blamed and got small thanks for all the trouble she took, nothing was right, everything wrong, and yet if the truth were known, the girl was worth her weight in gold; she was so unselfish…

the snow image

The Snow Image

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The Snow Image By Nathaniel Hawthorne Listen to the story “The Snow Image”  story though to death a sagacious class of people to whom good Mr. Lindsay belongs; it may seem a childish affair is nevertheless capable of being moral in various methods greatly for edification; one of its lessons, for instance, might be that it behooves men and especially men of benevolence to consider well what they are about and before acting on their philanthropic purposes to be quite sure that they comprehend the nature and all the relations of the business in hand. The Snow Image   a childish miracle one afternoon on a cold winter’s day when the sun shone forth with chilly brightness after a long storm, two children asked the life…

the little mermaid

The Little Mermaid

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The Little Mermaid By Hans Christian Andersen   Listen to the story “The Little Mermaid“ story tells us a very important lesson here; aside from the mistakes and challenges she went through, she still achieved her goal and got to explore the human world.The lesson here is that if we were to give up during challenges, we would never reach our dreams. But if you try your best, you can succeed or not, by the way, but we should always try.    The Little Mermaid  part 1 far out at sea, the water is as blue as the bluest cornflower and as clear as the clearest Crystal, but it is very deep, too deep for any cable to fathom, and if many steeples were piled on…

old mother goose and her son jack

Old Mother Goose and her son Jack

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Old mother Goose and her son Jack By Joseph Martin Kronheim Listen to the story “Old Mother Goose and her son Jack“  here gives us two important lessons; the first one is always to try to give help to whoever needs help no matter what is your stands or situation, and the second one is “goal determination,” always try to reach your dreams and goals despite all obstacles or people trying to discourage or stop you. Old Mother Goose and her son Jack    Old Mother Goose lived in a cottage with her son Jack. Jack was a very good lad, and although he was not handsome, he was good-tempered and industrious, and this made him better-looking than half the other boys. Old Mother Goose carried…

five little pigs

The Five Little Pigs

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Five little pigs By Joseph Martin Kronheim Listen to the story The History of Little Pigs was published in My First Picture Book, Printed in colors by Kronheim (1875). This short story accompanies the classic toe-counting and wiggling song that continues to delight young children: This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed home, This little piggy had roast beef, This little piggy had none, And this little piggy cried wee wee wee all the way home.    The five little pigs here were once a family of Five Little Pigs, and Mrs. Pig, their mother, loved them all very dearly. Some of these little pigs were very good and took a great deal of trouble to please her. The Little Pig Who Went to…

Hanzel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

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Hansel and Gretel By Joseph Martin Kronheim Listen to the story “Hansel and Gretel“ story teaches children two important lessons, the first and the most important one is not to trust strangers, even if they look kind and treat you well, the second one always depends on yourself and your thinking to avoid or get out of trouble not an outside help that might or might not come. Hansel and Gretel Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor woodcutter with his wife and his two children, the boy was called Hansel and the girl Gretel had little to bite and break and once when great dearth fell upon the land he could no longer procure even daily bread, now when he thought over this by…

The Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

The Little Woman who Lived in a Shoe

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The Little Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe By Joseph Martin Kronheim Listen to the story “The little old woman who lived in a shoe“ story on the surface, the poem illustrates the struggle of a woman who manages to survive in a small house with her children. But deep inside it tells about Survival, mother’s love, and the actions we should take to defend ourselves and the ones we care about no matter what the risks are.      the little old woman who lived in a shoe  Once upon a time, there was a little old woman who lived in a shoe, this shoe stood near great forests and was so large that it served as a house for the old lady and all her…

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

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Rapunzel By The Brothers Grimm Listen to the story Rapunzel’s story tells about The consequences of stealing and the value of patience and determination. Rapunzel there are once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child at length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire; these people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid garden could be seen which was full of the most beautiful flowers and herbs; it was, however surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress who had great power and was dreaded by all the world; one day, the woman was standing by…