There once was a frog living in a pond. It was really big, bigger than all the frogs around. That’s why it thought it was the biggest in the world. She also often boasted and bragged that no one was bigger than her.
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There once was a frog who lived in a village. She lived in a well, deep and cold, but she thought of it as her castle. Here the frog hopped and splashed and croaked loudly in the evening. She was alone, but she was perfectly happy.
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In the deepest forest full of moss, trees and ferns lived a little elf. He was about as small as a mushroom, wore a green pointed hat and his cheeks were always red. He was very kind and always smiling. All the animals liked him. And because he was always happy and happy about everything, everyone called him Happy.
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Long ago, in a faraway kingdom, a king and his lady ruled. They ruled wisely, and the people loved them. However, the royal couple struggled to conceive a baby.
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Once upon a time there was a fox living in a forest. At the edge of the forest there was a pond and there lived a stork. One day the two became friends. And the fox invited the stork to dinner as his new friend.
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Once upon a time there were two brothers. They didn’t have much in common except their appearance. One was staggeringly rich and the other was as poor as a church mouse. The rich brother’s name was Vince. One day he asked his poor brother Jacob to look after his sheaves in the field. So Jacob came and kept watch.
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Once there was a rooster who lived in a little yard, with a little hen. The rooster spent most of the day just picking through the coloured feathers and the hen ran around the yard looking for something to eat for both of them. One day they decided to make life more interesting for themselves and go to the strawberry patch.
Continue reading →The Wolf and the Crane
Once upon a time there was a wolf. All the animals were very afraid of him because he loved to hunt them. Once the wolf ate a rabbit, but the bone got stuck in its neck. He couldn’t take it out himself. He had no choice but to cry out and beg for help. But all the animals were afraid of him and none of them was willing to help him. Finally, the wolf met a wise old crane.
Continue reading →The frogs who wished for a king
Once there were frogs living in a pond. They had a very good time there, they didn’t miss anything, so they got bored and started making up all sorts of nonsense. Once they thought they should have a king. They immediately started croaking loudly to get the attention of the god Zeus.
Continue reading →The frogs and the Sun
Once upon a time there was a pond and frogs lived in it. They lived a peaceful life there, they didn’t miss anything, only during the summer it was very hot in the sun. They hid in the shade and in the mud, and the pond never dried up completely. One summer it was very hot, but they still had a puddle where they could hide from the sun’s rays. And then when a summer storm came with rain, their pond refilled.
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