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LiteratureMother’s Love For A Boy One day Thomas Edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told her, “My teacher gave this paper to me and told…
LiteratureThe Wolf And The Lamb A stray Lamb stood drinking early one morning on the bank of a woodland stream. That very same morning a hungry Wolf came by farther…
LiteratureHard-earned success of Mei Ling Hard-earned success of Mei Ling Hard work is the key to success. If the success was free then everybody would have it. Here I’m telling…
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LiteratureThe Comforting Tree Once upon a time, a young couple gave birth to a son, whom they named Jaime. The boy had dazzling dark eyes, a beautiful smile,…
LiteratureThe Lion, The Bear, And The Fox Just as a great Bear rushed to seize a stray kid, a Lion leaped from another direction upon the same prey. The two fought furiously…
LiteratureTheft in House Theft in House It was the Midnight Theft. Theft means to take someone else’s property, either surreptitiously or by force. The house was full of merry-making…
LiteratureThe Goose-Girl There was once upon a time an old Queen whose husband had been dead for many years, and she had a beautiful daughter. When the…
LiteratureScientific Meeting A foreign scholar and his entourage were passing through Akşehir. The scholar asked to speak with the town’s most knowledgeable person. Of course, the townsfolk…