The Legend of Pollard’s Lands
An enterprising knight rids the Bishop of Durham of a troublesome boar, but the price comes as a shock to his lordship.
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Fable
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Fables, myths, legends and folktales, from around the world, from Aesop to Perrault and Browning.
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Presumption and Innocence
Charles Dickens chastises those who alter the plots of classic tales to push some social agenda of their own.
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The First Man’s First Dilemma
Francis Bain tells an enchanting fable about the first man and first woman straight out of the Vedas. Or was it?
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