There once lived a poor barber and his wife in a small village where hunger was an everyday visitor. Some houses welcomed it quietly. This one did not. The barber’s wife spoke of it constantly—how little there was to eat, how empty the vessels felt by nightfall, how different life had been in her father’s Read more…

A long time ago, a little goat used to live with its mother. They had been leading a fairly peaceful life. The mother goat often warned her daughter against treading beyond the fence. The little goat, however, was born with the heart of an adventurer. She wanted to travel the world and explore new places. Read more…