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Spirit of a Dead Man

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There is a great deal of magic in the world, and you will find it in my story. I was dying and my wife was very distraught, not only because I was leaving her in her youth, but also because I could not pay my debt to a creditor. The creditor had threatened to have me...

Generous Tailor

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I told the goldsmith he shouldn't do it! But he wouldn't listen to me. He insisted on going back to the place where the little folk were dancing. We had found them once, and they sent us away with coal in our pockets. By morning, the coal had turned to gold. The old...

Circle

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A twelve-year-old boy is drawing me around himself. We will not allow any evil to cross the line. When the dwarf comes to take him, the boy says, "What do you want here?" The dwarf ignores him. He wants to speak to the father who is quaking in his boots. They haggle...

Old Grasscutter

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I have no relations. I live alone in a little mud hut, outside of town, and I make my living by cutting grass in the jungle. Then I sell it as fodder for horses. I am a simple old man, and I save one halfpenny every day because I need very little food and clothing. In...

Nun

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After I left the cloister, I met up with a couple of fellows who had lost their way. We traveled together through the forest and came to an old, abandoned castle. We decided to make it our own kind of home. I agreed to look after the house while the other two went out...

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