English Stories Moral Novels

17 November 2022 19:05

The Origin of the Mole
Ukrainian folktale
Once upon a time a rich man and a poor man had a field in common, and they sowed it with the same seed at the same time. But God prospered the poor man’s labour and made his seed to grow, but the rich man’s...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Origin-of-the-Mole-07-11

English Stories Moral Novels

16 November 2022 20:55

The Dog in the Manger
Aesop's Fables
A Dog asleep in a manger filled with hay, was awakened by the Cattle, which came in tired and hungry from working in the field. But the Dog...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Dog-in-the-Manger-03-25

English Stories Moral Novels

15 November 2022 20:17

The Mischievous Dog
Aesop's Fables
There was once a Dog who was so ill-natured and mischievous that his Master had to fasten a heavy wooden clog about his neck to keep him from annoying visitors and neighbors. But the Dog seemed to...
Level:#intermediate



https://telegra.ph/The-Mischievous-Dog-05-02

English Stories Moral Novels

14 November 2022 20:40

The Lark & Her Young Ones
Aesop's Fables
A Lark made her nest in a field of young wheat. As the days passed, the wheat stalks grew tall and the young birds, too, grew in strength. Then one day, when the ripe...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Lark--Her-Young-Ones-05-19

English Stories Moral Novels

13 November 2022 10:59

The Voices at the Window
Ukrainian folktales
A nobleman went hunting one autumn, and with him went a goodly train of huntsmen. All day long they hunted and hunted, and at the end of the day they had caught nothing. At last dark night overtook them. It had now grown bitterly cold, and the rain began ...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Voices-at-the-Window-06-24

English Stories Moral Novels

12 November 2022 10:33

The Sparrow and the Bush
Ukrainian folktale
A sparrow once flew down upon a bush and said, “Little bush, give good little sparrow a swing.”––“I won’t!” said the little bush. Then the sparrow was angry, and went to the goat and said, “Goat, goat, nibble bush,...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Sparrow-and-the-Bush-06-29

English Stories Moral Novels

10 November 2022 21:18

The Story of Ivan and the Daughter of the Sun
Ukrainian folktale
There were once upon a time four brethren, and three of them remained at home, while the fourth went out to seek for work. This youngest brother came to a strange land, and hired himself out to a husbandman for three gold pieces a year. For three...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Story-of-Ivan-and-the-Daughter-of-the-Sun-07-08

English Stories Moral Novels

09 November 2022 20:59

The Wolf, the Kid, & the Goat
Aesop's Fables
Mother Goat was going to market one morning to get provisions for her household, which consisted of but one little Kid and herself.
"Take good care of the house, my son," she said to the Kid,...
Level:#intermediate




https://telegra.ph/The-Wolf-the-Kid--the-Goat-05-23

English Stories Moral Novels

08 November 2022 19:12

The Voices at the Window
Ukrainian folktales
A nobleman went hunting one autumn, and with him went a goodly train of huntsmen. All day long they hunted and hunted, and at the end of the day they had caught nothing. At last dark night overtook them. It had now grown bitterly cold, and the rain began ...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Voices-at-the-Window-06-24

English Stories Moral Novels

07 November 2022 12:02

The Mischievous Dog
Aesop's Fables
There was once a Dog who was so ill-natured and mischievous that his Master had to fasten a heavy wooden clog about his neck to keep him from annoying visitors and neighbors. But the Dog seemed to...
Level:#intermediate



https://telegra.ph/The-Mischievous-Dog-05-02

English Stories Moral Novels

06 November 2022 09:02

The Miser
Aesop's Fables
A Miser had buried his gold in a secret place in his garden. Every day he went to the spot, dug up the treasure and counted it piece by piece to make sure it was all there. He made so many trips that a Thief, who...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Miser-04-24

English Stories Moral Novels

05 November 2022 07:12

The Miller, His Son, & the Ass
Aesop's Fables
One day, a long time ago, an old Miller and his Son were on their way to market with an Ass which they hoped to sell. They drove him very slowly, for they thought they would have a better chance to sell him if they kept him in good condition. As they...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Miller-His-Son--the-Ass-05-22

English Stories Moral Novels

03 November 2022 19:40

The Bees & Wasps, & the Hornet
Aesop's Fables
A store of honey had been found in a hollow tree, and the Wasps declared positively that it belonged to them. The Bees were just as sure that the treasure was theirs. The argument grew very pointed, and it looked...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Bees--Wasps--the-Hornet-05-18

English Stories Moral Novels

02 November 2022 21:33

The Story of the Forty-First Brother
Ukrainian folktale
There was once upon a time an old man who had forty-one sons. Now when this old man was at the point of death, he divided all he had among his sons, and gave to each of the forty a horse; but when he came to the forty-first he found he had no more horses left, so the forty-first brother had to be...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Story-of-the-Forty-First-Brother-07-13

English Stories Moral Novels

01 November 2022 12:56

The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse
Aesop's Fables
A very young Mouse, who had never seen anything of the world, almost came to grief the very first time he ventured out. And this is the story he told his mother about his adventures.
"I was strolling along very peaceably when, just as I turned the...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Cat-the-Cock-and-the-Young-Mouse-03-29

English Stories Moral Novels

17 November 2022 07:16

The Story of Little Tsar Novishny, the False Sister, and the Faithful Beasts
Ukrainian folktale
Once upon a time, in a certain kingdom, in a certain empire, there dwelt a certain Tsar who had never had a child. One day this Tsar went to the bazaar (such a bazaar as we have at Kherson) to buy food for his needs. For...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Story-of-Little-Tsar-Novishny-the-False-Sister-and-the-Faithful-Beasts-06-25

English Stories Moral Novels

16 November 2022 09:54

The Lion's Share
Aesop's Fables
A long time ago, the Lion, the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf agreed to go hunting together, sharing with each other whatever they found.
One day the Wolf ran down a Stag and immediately called his comrades...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Lions-Share-06-01

English Stories Moral Novels

15 November 2022 09:26

The Purple Wig
by G. K. Chesterton
MR EDWARD NUTT, the industrious editor of the Daily Reformer, sat at his desk, opening letters and marking proofs to the merry tune of a typewriter, worked by a vigorous young lady. He was a stoutish, fair man, in his shirt-sleeves; his movements...
Level:#advanced


https://telegra.ph/The-Purple-Wig-05-29

English Stories Moral Novels

13 November 2022 19:58

The Wolves & the Sheep
Aesop's Fables
A pack of Wolves lurked near the Sheep pasture. But the Dogs kept them all at a respectful distance, and the Sheep grazed in perfect...
Level:#intermediate



https://telegra.ph/The-Wolves--the-Sheep-06-04

English Stories Moral Novels

12 November 2022 20:34

The Ass & the Lap Dog
Aesop's Fables
There was once an Ass whose Master also owned a Lap Dog. This Dog was a favorite and received many a pat and kind word from his Master, as well as choice bits from his plate. Every day the Dog would run to meet the Master, frisking playfully...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Ass--the-Lap-Dog-04-20

English Stories Moral Novels

11 November 2022 08:11

The Stag, the Sheep, & the Wolf
Aesop's Fables
One day a Stag came to a Sheep and asked her to lend him a measure of wheat. The Sheep knew him for a very swift runner, who could easily take himself out of reach, were...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Stag-the-Sheep--the-Wolf-05-15

English Stories Moral Novels

10 November 2022 08:10

The Eagle & the Kite
Aesop's Fables
An Eagle sat high in the branches of a great Oak. She seemed very sad and drooping for an Eagle. A Kite saw her."Why do you look so woebegone?" asked...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Eagle--the-Kite-05-14

English Stories Moral Novels

09 November 2022 11:10

The Serpent-Wife
Ukrainian folktale
There was once a gentleman who had a labourer who never went about in company. His fellow-servants did all they could to make him come with them, and now and then enticed him into the tavern, but they could never get him to stay there long, and...
Level:#intermediate

https://telegra.ph/The-Serpent-Wife-06-27

English Stories Moral Novels

07 November 2022 19:58

The Swallow & the Crow
Aesop's Fables
The Swallow and the Crow had an argument one day about their plumage.
Said the Swallow: "Just look at my bright and downy feathers. Your black stiff quills are not worth...
Level:#intermediate



https://telegra.ph/The-Swallow--the-Crow-05-24

English Stories Moral Novels

06 November 2022 19:35

The Grasshopper and the Ant
By La Fontaine's fables
A grasshopper gay
Sang the summer away,
And found herself poor
By the winter's first roar.
Of meat or of bread,
Not a morsel ...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Grasshopper-and-the-Ant-06-08

English Stories Moral Novels

05 November 2022 20:28

The Old Dog
Ukrainian folktale
There was once a man who had a dog. While the dog was young he was made much of, but when he grew old he was driven out of doors. So he went and lay outside the fence, and a wolf came up to him and said,...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/IMPERIAL-ESCORT-06-30

English Stories Moral Novels

04 November 2022 16:01

The Golden Slipper
Ukrainian folktale
There was once upon a time an old man and an old woman, and the old man had a daughter, and the old woman had a daughter. And the old woman said to the ...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Golden-Slipper-07-03

English Stories Moral Novels

03 November 2022 12:35

HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
The hills across the valley of the Ebro' were long and white. On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun. Close against the side of the station there was the warm shadow of the building and a curtain, made of strings of bamboo beads, hung across the open door into the bar, to keep out flies. The American and the girl with him sat at a table...
Level:#advanced


https://telegra.ph/HILLS-LIKE-WHITE-ELEPHANTS-11-03

English Stories Moral Novels

02 November 2022 09:06

"The Lottery" (1948)
by Shirley Jackson
The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o'clock; in some towns there were so many people that the lottery took two days and had to be started on ...
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https://telegra.ph/The-Lottery-1948-11-02

English Stories Moral Novels

31 October 2022 20:05

The Cat & the Old Rat
Aesop's Fables
There was once a Cat who was so watchful, that a Mouse hardly dared show the tip of his whiskers for fear of being eaten alive. That Cat seemed to be everywhere at once with his claws all ready for a pounce. At...
Level:#intermediate


https://telegra.ph/The-Cat--the-Old-Rat-05-20