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Parables, myths, fairy tales and aphorisms of the world, in English

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Parables32 collections

Adyghe Parables African Parables Armenian Parables Biblical Parables Buddhist Parables Chinese Parables Christian Parables Esoteric Parables Family Parables Greek Parables Hasidic Parables Indian Parables Japanese Parables Jewish Parables Modern Parables Oriental Parables Parables about Children Parables about Goodness Parables about Happiness Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Parables about Life Parables about Love Parables about Women Parables for Children Parables of Leonardo da Vinci Parables of Osho Russian Parables Sufi Parables Taoist Parables Tatar Parables Vedic Parables Zen Parables

Myths12 collections

Aztec Myths Mayan Myths Myths and Legends of Australia Myths of Ancient China Myths of Ancient Egypt Myths of Ancient Greece Myths of Ancient India Myths of Ancient Japan Myths of Ancient Rome Myths of the Ancient Slavs Myths of the Ancient Sumerians Scandinavian Myths

Fairy Tales158 collections

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Aphorisms73 collections

Aphorisms about Actors Aphorisms about Advertising Aphorisms about Age Aphorisms about Alcohol Aphorisms about Arguments Aphorisms about Art Aphorisms about Astronomy Aphorisms about Beauty Aphorisms about Bikers Aphorisms about Books Aphorisms about Business Aphorisms about Cats Aphorisms about Children Aphorisms about Cinema Aphorisms about Clothes Aphorisms about Conscience Aphorisms about Corruption Aphorisms about Death Aphorisms about Desires Aphorisms about Drivers Aphorisms about Ecology Aphorisms about Economics Aphorisms about Education Aphorisms about Enemies Aphorisms about Experience Aphorisms about Faith Aphorisms about Fishing Aphorisms about Freedom Aphorisms about Friends Aphorisms about Gardens Aphorisms about Geography Aphorisms about God Aphorisms about Growing Up Aphorisms about Happiness Aphorisms about Hockey Aphorisms about Horses Aphorisms about Law Aphorisms about Laziness Aphorisms about Leadership Aphorisms about Lies Aphorisms about Life Aphorisms about Love Aphorisms about Lovers Aphorisms about Man Aphorisms about Marriage Aphorisms about Mathematics Aphorisms about Medicine Aphorisms about Men Aphorisms about Men and Women Aphorisms about Miracles Aphorisms about Money Aphorisms about Music Aphorisms about Nationalism Aphorisms about Poets Aphorisms about Politicians Aphorisms about Politics Aphorisms about Respect Aphorisms about Russia Aphorisms about School Aphorisms about Science Aphorisms about Sex Aphorisms about Smiles Aphorisms about Talent Aphorisms about the Boss Aphorisms about the English Language Aphorisms about Theatre Aphorisms about Thinking Aphorisms about Time Aphorisms about Travel Aphorisms about War and Peace Aphorisms about Women Aphorisms about Work Aphorisms about Writers

Five people lived

Five people lived

Five people lived. The name of the first is Knife, the second is Caviar, the third is Bull, the fourth is Spear, the fifth is Ice. They lived on the banks of the river. One day the Knife says to his c...

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Kedrovka

Kedrovka

Once upon a time there lived a very dexterous, strong man and a good hunter. His name was Umasne. He had a wife named Anchak. Very beautiful, white as snow. She worked all day long. She either embroid...

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The old man and the fox

The old man and the fox

When the fish appeared in the spring, the old man decided to send the deer to the mountains. The old man says to his old woman: - Old woman, will you fish if I go with the deer? Wife says: - I can't f...

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Two nutcrackers

Two nutcrackers

There lived two nutcrackers. One day they went to collect nuts. We came to the place where they had already collected once! One nutcracker flew up onto the cedar and began dropping cones to the ground...

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Old woman and old man

Old woman and old man

An old man and an old woman live. They have eight deer. No one lives near them. The old man is completely blind, and the old woman has good eyes. The old woman killed one deer. The old man did not kno...

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Bear, wolverine and wolf

Bear, wolverine and wolf

Once upon a time a wolverine, a bear and a wolf lived together. They lived amicably and never quarreled. But one day they quarreled for life. It happened like this. Wolverine had a sister, a girl. She...

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Old Man Kagena's Daughter

Old Man Kagena's Daughter

There lived one woman hunter. She had a father named Kagena. The old man walked leaning on two sticks. He had one eye and was blind in the other. They had five deer. The girl hunted with her father’s ...

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Sly fox

Sly fox

Kedrovka lives. The nutcracker has three eggs. The fox came and said: - Kedrovka, give me an egg. - Why will I give it? “I need to eat,” says the fox. - What will I have instead of chicks? “I’ll eat y...

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Huindhi

Huindhi

Windya lives with his older brother. Windy's older brother's name is Tylkenay. Where will they go? They only have one riding reindeer. One day the elder brother said to Winda: “Uindya, tomorrow I’ll g...

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Fox and speakers

Fox and speakers

At the top of a tall larch there lived speakers. They had small children. A fox got into the habit of walking under the larch. He comes and says: - Speakers, speakers, here I come. Drop me one cub. - ...

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How the poor man deceived the bai

How the poor man deceived the bai

Bai Satin considered himself the smartest and most cunning in the entire area. Once a rumor spread through the uluses that a shepherd had appeared who was deceiving all the rich. “I don’t know how he ...

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How the birds chose the king

How the birds chose the king

Birds from all over gathered and decided: - Let's choose a king so that he will be the strongest, the smartest and the most durable among us. Then Galka walked around importantly and said: “I think we...

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