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Happy Fathers’ Day
Bjørnson uses just over one thousand words to spin this powerful morality tale about a wealthy man's spiritual journey at various stages of his son's life. https://americanliterature.com/author/bjrnstjerne-bjrnson/short-story/the-father
Dickens: "One day, the traveller lost the child. He called to him, but got no answer. He went upon his road, at last he came to a handsome boy. So, he said to the boy, "What do you do here?" And the boy said, "I am always learning. Come and learn with me."https://americanliterature.com/author/charles-dickens/short-story/the-childs-story
Shirt-Collar invented today 1925
Hans Christian Andersen: “Upon my word,” said the shirt-collar, “I have never seen anything so slim and delicate, so neat and soft before. May I venture to ask your name?”“I shall not tell you,” replied the garter. https://americanliterature.com/author/hans-christian-andersen/short-story/the-shirt-collar
Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Fir-Tree
Hans Christian Andersen: "But the little Fir wanted so very much to be a grown-up tree." https://americanliterature.com/author/hans-christian-andersen/short-story/the-fir-tree
Oscar Wilde’s “The Remarkable Rocket”
"You forget that I am very uncommon & very remarkable. Anybody can have common sense, provided that they have no imagination. But I have imagination, I never think of things as they really are; I always think of them as being quite different." https://americanliterature.com/author/oscar-wilde/short-story/the-remarkable-rocket
The Dog and His Reflection
Aesop's Fables: "A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow footbridge, he happened to look down and saw himself reflected in the quiet water as if in a mirror." https://americanliterature.com/author/aesop/short-story/the-dog-and-his-reflection
“The Father” by Bjørnson
A powerful Norwegian morality tale in just over one thousand words, about a wealthy man's spiritual journey at various stages of his son's life. https://americanliterature.com/author/bjrnstjerne-bjrnson/short-story/the-father
Oscar Wilde’s birthday, “The Selfish Giant”
The Giant's heart melted as he looked out. "How selfish I have been!" he said; "I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree, and then I will knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children's playground for ever and ever." https://americanliterature.com/author/oscar-wilde/short-story/the-selfish-giant
