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The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1399

The Selfish Giant

A giant gets angry when he finds children playing in his garden.

1400

Damon and Pythias

A tale of two friends with complete confidence in each other, and loyal to the death.

1401

The Gordian Knot

Alexander fulfilled the letter of a prophecy and he did become ruler of the world, but it wasn’t quite fair.

1402

The Midas Touch

An ancient Greek myth about the dangers of easy wealth.

1403

Pygmalion and Galatea

Pygmalion discovered that prudishness is not the same as purity.

1404

The Caucus Race

Alice experiences for herself the very definition of a pointless exercise.