Story, Story…The trumpeter taken prisoner
A trumpeter during a battle ventured too near the enemy and was captured by them. They were about to proceed to put him to death when he begged them t
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Story, Story…The man and his two wives
In the old days, when men were allowed to have many wives, a middle-aged man had one wife that was old and one that was young; each loved him very muc
Story, Story…The Serpent and the File
A serpent in the course of its wanderings came into an armourer’s shop. As it glided over the floor it felt its skin pricked by a file lying the
The Two Pots
Two pots had been left on the bank of a river, one of brass, and one of earthenware. When the tide rose they both floated off down the stream. Now the
The ox and the frog
An ox, drinking at a pool, trod on a brood of young frogs, and crushed one of them to death. The mother, coming up and missing one of her sons, inquir