Saksagan
The Jewish Mother 1
Biblical Literature
It is not surprising that the stories scattered so profusely through the Bible, the Apocrypha, and the Talmud, should be mostly moral tales....
The History of Susanna 1
The History of Susanna (From The Apocrypha)
Susanna was originally a part of the Book of Daniel, but was set apart as apocryphal, because it...
The Dream 1
Apuleius (Born ca. 125 A.D.)
Lucius Apuleius, author of The Golden Ass, was born and educated in northern Africa. He practised law, was an indefatigable...
The Ass in the Lion`s Skin 2
Nothing whatsoever is known of the author or authors of the particular collection from which this story is taken. It is reprinted from Buddhist...
The Robbers of Egypt 2
The text below has been copied from tourhints.info; For the rest of the story you can visit link The Robbers of Egypt.
Goddess kiss
But she,...
One Autumn Night part 8
But, ugh! it was impossible for me to think that, for cold drops of rain were dripping down upon me, the woman was pressing...
One Autumn Night part 7
I felt really wretched more from cold than from the words of my neighbor. I groaned softly and ground my teeth.
Almost at the same...
One Autumn Night part 6
He had a vest which cost fifteen rubles and boots with dress tops. For these reasons she had fallen in love with him, and...
One Autumn Night part 5
Our position beneath the shelter of the skiff was utterly devoid of comfort; it was narrow and damp, tiny cold drops of rain dribbled...
One Autumn Night part 4
In a monotonous tone she set about calculating our discoveries.
“A basketful of bottles thick furs a sunshade an iron pail.”
All this was uneatable. I...