Shankar, a royal gardener, could not believe his eyes saw, by the moonlight, a huge white elephant in the royal gardens. He could not resist holding onto this celestial elephant's tail as it climbed ...

Once upon a time, a woman lived in the mountains with her little daughter, who always dressed in red. Everyone called her Little Red. One day, mother and daughter were working in the fields when ...

Once upon a time, a king had seven sons he adored. When they grew up, they wanted to find brides. But Boots, the youngest, decided he would stay with his father to keep him company. "Don't forget ...

Gould sent Alex Shibicky, Jr. a live film of his father scoring a 1939 overtime goal at old Madison Square Garden. "When he ...

When grandmother came back in the evening, she found Mbui with only one hand. She reprimanded him for disobedience. The following day, the ogre came back and called out: "Mbui, this is a friend of ...

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Each of the director’s films adapts a folktale, short story, or novel, or pays tribute to a historical figure — but never in ...

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Jason Treat, NGM STAFF. art: SAM FALCONER. Sources: Sara Graça da Silva, Institute for the Study of Literature and Tradition (IELT), New University of Lisbon, Portugal; Jamie Tehrani, Durham ...

English was always one of my favorite subjects. But when it came to learning literary terms, I lost interest quickly.