Stories

Mrs. Baroda was a little provoked to learn that her husband expected his friend, Gouvernail, up to spend a week or two on the plantation.They had entertained a good deal during the winter; much of the time had also been passed in New…
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THE police superintendent Otchumyelov is walking across the market square wearing a new overcoat and carrying a parcel under his arm. A red-haired policeman strides after him with a sieve full of confiscated gooseberries in his hands.…
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The woman had died without pain, quietly, as a woman should whose life had been blameless. Now she was resting in her bed, lying on her back, her eyes closed, her features calm, her long white hair carefully arranged as though she had done…
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In the bustling city of Harmonyville, where people of all colors and backgrounds coexisted peacefully, lived a young boy named Alex. Alex, with his bright eyes and inquisitive mind, was a beloved member of his community. He never noticed…
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Once upon a time in the picturesque village of Harmony Haven, there lived a young woman named Leela who harbored a deep love for animals and a passion for wholesome living. Leela's quaint cottage, adorned with hanging vines and colorful…
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Once upon a scorching summer day, a clever and thirsty crow found itself flying across the arid landscape in search of water. The sun beat down relentlessly, and the crow's throat grew parched.After a long flight, the crow spotted a…
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He was dead--the head of a high tribunal, the upright magistrate whose irreproachable life was a proverb in all the courts of France. Advocates, young counsellors, judges had greeted him at sight of his large, thin, pale face lighted up by…
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Pitcher, confidential clerk in the office of Harvey Maxwell, broker, allowed a look of mild interest and surprise to visit his usually expressionless countenance when his employer briskly entered at half past nine in company with his young…
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It is said that in Ulthar, which lies beyond the river Skai, no man may kill a cat; and this I can verily believe as I gaze upon him who sitteth purring before the fire. For the cat is cryptic, and close to strange things which men cannot…
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"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story written by Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It is one of Irving's most famous works and is considered a classic of American literature. The story is set in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town in…
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