When Ping sees Hanno in the zoo, he is excited, but also unhappy. Hanno is a magnificent African gorilla, big and black and much stronger than a man. But how can this wonderful wild animal live i…
There are two love stories in this fast-moving comedy. Brave young Claudio and Leonato's pretty daughter Hero are in love and want to marry, but Don John has a wicked plan to stop their wedding. …
Robin Hood is an outlaw living in the heart of Sherwood Forest. In a time when laws are unfair and the poor must go hungry, Robin Hood is a friend of the poor. He takes money from the rich and hel…
Once upon a time, a very long time ago in the village of Hamelin, there lived a boy named Heinrich. He was a kind boy. He is always helping his mother with pleasure. His daily stories are very inte…
"I am not a thief. I'm an innocent man" shouts Brown. Brown is in prison - for five years! All he can do is read. The prison guard hates him and gives him bad food. Then one day, he looks out of …
It is a long time ago in England. There are kings and princes, good people and bad people, rich people and poor people. Robin of Locksley is another brave and good man. He hears about Prince Joh…
Allegra is an unusual name. It means 'happy' in Italian, but the little girl in this story is sometimes very sad. She is only five years old, but she tells Adrian, her new friends, that she is goi…
Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. When they are adults, Al still comes fi…
You are a famous scientist, and you are working in a laboratory with your assistant, Joe. You are doing an experiment on a small flower. It is a very special flower because it can help people to …
Every day people come to Mason's store--old people, young people, men, and women. From his office, and in the store, Mark watches them. And when they leave the store, he forgets them. Then one d…