Someone was coming to my copper palace! I laid out a fine dinner and made my guest a comfortable bed. Later when I came down to the dining room, I saw that the food had been eaten. I went upstairs and found my guest resting in bed. I said, “Thou who art in my...
I’m an old widow living in a small village and I haven’t any children or relations of any kind. I have my goats, that’s all, and I make my living selling their milk. I am strong. I must be strong because if I am too ill to look after my goats, I will...
My two daughters and I are very poor. We live in a small village near the sea, and we seldom leave the house. We work all day long making veils for ladies. Every morning, I take the veils over the bridge and sell them in the city. I buy our food for the day and then I...
