When I flew to my nest in the forest, I met a country sparrow who had made her nest next to me, under the eaves of an abandoned hut. I had inherited the nest from my parents, and they had left it to me, so I hoped to make it my home. I asked the country sparrow how...
My son has become a thief. Not an ordinary thief, mind you, but a master-thief. Oh, I wept when I first found out, but then he said that he never steals from the poor. He gives to the poor, and he only takes superfluous things from the rich. Nor will he steal anything...
The king thought I had a green thumb because I presented him with the largest turnip anyone had ever seen. It was as big as the wagon I put it in when I brought it to the castle. I told him that I’m really not favored by Lady Fortune in any way. I’m a poor soldier who...
I was made by a goblin who was at the height of his career when he created me. Everything that looks into me, however beautiful—appears ugly, defected and worthless. Pure genius! The demon was so amused by me that he started a goblin school. Goblins spirited me up...
Why did he do it? Why did he not wait one more day? One more day! But no, he is the king, and the king must have what the king wants! He came in to see his daughter on the day before her fourteenth birthday, and now, instead of being freed from her lonely room, and...
I will obey everything Aladdin commands, but not this! What a sacrilege! How dare he order me to bring him a Roc’s egg! The Roc is a sacred bird, and my true master. What would Aladdin, a tailor’s son, know about the Roc or the buried secrets of Solomon?...
I am a fine estate built of gold and precious stones, and only the richest, most fashionably dressed people may enter me. They dance to the music in my hall, and eat from my feasting tables. If you look through my brightly lit windows, you will see how happy they are....
I was once a snow-white page, perfect and pristine. I wanted to be the bearer of good news and inspired words. One day, the king’s mother picked me up wrote upon my face: “My darling son, I am writing to send you the happy news that your wife has given...
