A special baby At Christmas time once, a man named Joseph and a woman named Mary were going to have a very special baby. An angel told Mary the …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
		In a forest grew a little pine tree. It felt quite lonely, as there were no other pine trees around and it had no friends. It also felt sad …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
		Once a scientist went to Australia for the first time. There, he was amazed to see a kangaroo because he had never seen one before. He threw a stone …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
		Once upon a time there was a tribe on an island. A warrior of the tribe lived by the seashore. His job was to inform his people whenever enemies …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
					
	
		Once there was a man named Ali. He was very funny and was always making fun of the sultan. Everybody knew about Ali’s jokes and the sultan himself, came …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
		Dick Whittington was a poor scullery boy in Mr. Fitz Warren’s huge mansion. He stayed in a little room, which was filled with rats. They ate his food and …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
		One night, some thieves entered a house. But they couldn’t find anything worth stealing except an old cock. They took it away with them. “Let us kill the cock …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
		One day, while a woman was spinning yarn in her house, there was a knock at the door. When she opened the door, twelve witches entered the house. The …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
		Once there lived a hunter. He had a brother who was red-complexioned and was so small that he lived in a small box. One day, the hunter married. But …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
		“When our first child is born I will build two fountains, one of oil and one of wine,” declared the king. Soon, the queen gave birth to a son …	
	        
                            
                                    
    				    
	
		One day, a kind boy called Dummling went to the forest to collect wood. There, he met a strange man who begged him for food. Dummling shared his food …