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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

the princess and the pea

The Princess and the Pea

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The Princess and the Pea By Hans Christian Andersen Listen to the story “The Princess and the Pea“ story gives us two messages; the first one is that the first look can sometimes be deceiving and far away from the truth, like a true princess with a very bad look in the rain, and the second one is that we must make our tests and question the truth. The Princess and the Pea  once upon a time, there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but she would have to be a real princess; he traveled all over the world to find one but nowhere could he get what he wanted? There are enough princesses, but it was difficult to find out whether…

the emperor’s new clothes

The Emperor’s New Clothes

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The Emperor’s New Clothes By Hans Christian Anderson Listen to the story “The Emperor’s New Clothes “ story tells us two messages, the first one is that we should never let pride or fear keeps us from speaking up or telling the truth about some matter, and the second one is that children always speak the truth when no one else will; always believe the instincts and innocent sound of a child. The Emperor’s New Clothes     many many years ago lived an emperor who thought so much of new clothes that he spent all his money to obtain them, his only ambition was to be always well dressed. He did not care for his soldiers, and the theater did not amuse him, the only…