The Lute Player

Once upon a time, there was a king and queen who lived happily together. They were fond of each other and had nothing to worry about, but then the king grew restless. He longed to go out into the world, to try his strength in battle against some enemy and to win all...

The Cat and the Parrot

Once there was a cat, and a parrot. And they had agreed to ask each other to dinner, turn and turn about: first the cat should ask the parrot, then the parrot should invite the cat, and so on. It was the cat’s turn first. Now the cat was very mean. He provided...