Aladdin was the son of a poor tailor in an Eastern city. He was a spoiled boy, and loved play better than work; so that when Mustapha, his father, died, he was not able to earn his living

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In the olden time, when wishing was having, there lived a King, whose daughters were all beautiful; but the youngest was so exceedingly beautiful that the Sun himself, although he saw her very often, was enchanted everytime she came out into the sunshine.

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by O. Henry (1862-1910) ONE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. THAT WAS ALL. AND SIXTY CENTS of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent im

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The following story is reprinted from The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories. Mark Twain. New York: Harper, 1906. by: Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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The following story is reprinted from Christmas Stories. Charles Dickens. New York: The University Society, 1908. by: Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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The following story is reprinted from Christmas Stories. Charles Dickens. New York: The University Society, 1908. by: Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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The following story is reprinted from All the Year Round, Sep. 8, 1860. by: Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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The following story is reprinted from The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. Washington Irving. New York: C.S. Van Winkle, 1819.

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"You told a LIE?" "You confess it--you actually confess it--you told a lie!"

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"My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel," said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; "in the meantime you must try and put up with me."

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