Archive for May, 2008

The Two Goats


Thursday, May 08th, 2008

Once, there were two goats who thrived on competition. The smaller of the two would challenge his brother – saying, “Let’s invent a contest, to see who’s truly the best!” To which his brother would reply, “Then I’ll beat you fair and square – because I don’t know how to lose.”
First, the little goat proposed […]

The Fox and the Lamp Oil


Thursday, May 01st, 2008

There was once a little girl whose family had no lamp oil. Every evening, when the sun went down, darkness fell: without a lamp as his guide, the little girl’s father stepped on the dog when he staggered outside to pee; and the little girl’s brother crept into bed with their unwed sister; and the […]