ONCE THERE WAS AN EVIL WIZARD who made a mirror with his dark magic. If anything good or beautiful was put in front of the mirror, the reflection that showed back was only rotten and gray. The wizard laughed. He ...
Читать далее »Рассказы
Stories Elephants, Bananas and Aunty Ethel
So, I was walking along the street on my way to work as usual, but for some reason I was in a hurry. I wasn’t really sure why I was in a hurry. And then I realised that I was ...
Читать далее »Fairy Tale: The Six Sillies
A young man wants to marry a silly girl… but must find three sillier people first! ONCE upon a time there was a young girl who reached the age of thirty-seven without ever having had a lover, for she was ...
Читать далее »Audio story: «Solomon Takes a Walk»
It was one minute past six in the evening. Normally Solomon would be prowling in circles around his bowel mewing: “Come on Katie, what kind of cat lover do you claim to be? Have you forgotten about my dinner?”
Читать далее »Сказка: «The small red feather» с переводом
There once lived a man with his wife. They were very poor and always hungry. The man often went to the forest. But he was a bad hunter and sometimes brought home only a small bird. One day he went ...
Читать далее »The Money Pig. By Hans Christian Andersen
There were so many toys in the nursery. On the top of the cabinet stood the penny bank, made of clay in the shape of a little pig. Of course, he had a slit in his back, which had been ...
Читать далее »Audio story: Birdy and the Boy
Jake had been caught by the chucking up bug. It had been going round school for a few days and then one break time it got him… Urggggh! The nice part was that he spent the next few days at ...
Читать далее »Audio story: The Grasshopper and the Ants
I’m an artist, and as everyone knows, artists are usually rather poor. Normally, I don’t mind about that. When the sun is shining, I sit on my favourite blade of grass and play music for everyone to listen to. I ...
Читать далее »Рассказ “The Bogey Beast” by Flora Annie Steel
Бедная старушка находит на дороге горшок с золотом. Но пока она тащит его домой, золото превращается в серебро, серебро – в железо и так далее. Но старушка рада любой находке и не теряет оптимизма и хорошего настроения.
Читать далее »Audio story: The Monkey Who Loved Chocolate
This is a story about a very unusual boy, and an even more unusual monkey. The boy was out of the ordinary as boys go, because he didn’t like chocolate. No, not at all. Not even one little bit. And ...
Читать далее »