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The Phantom Rickshaw

By Rudyard Kipling

Jack Pansay has just bought an engagement ring for the bewitching Kitty Mannering, yet to his annoyance it is the late Mrs Wessington he is thinking about.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

By Clay Lane

The mayor and corporation of Hamelin outsource a rodent problem to a professional rat-catcher.

The Tale of Rip van Winkle

Based on the short story by Washington Irving

A hen-pecked, ne’er-do-well farmer from New York took off into the Catskill Mountains, and fell in with some very odd company.

The Wife of Bath’s Tale

Based on the story by Geoffrey Chaucer

An Arthurian knight commits a dreadful crime against a woman, and is sent by Queen Guinevere on a fitting errand.

The Wolf, the Bear and Cat Ivanovitch

By Clay Lane

A faithful but unprepossessing pet is turned out of hearth and home.

Much Ado About Nothing

Based on the play by William Shakespeare

Don Pedro’s brother John tries to ensure that the course of true love does not run smooth.

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