Browse Stories

A brother and sister are betrothed, but the sister is desperate to avoid the marriage, and seeks help from two old beggars who give her advice to create dolls and use them to escape.

An old man and his wife, unable to have children, use a magical solution to have 41 children, but one of them, Zamorýshek, is a weakling and must prove himself.

Mark the Rich, a wealthy merchant, is visited by a poor beggar who is mistaken for the Lord he is expecting, and as a result, the beggar is turned away, but later, Mark's adopted son, who was cast out by Mark, grows up to become the new lord of Mark's domains.

A tanner named Nikíta is tasked by the Tsar to defeat a dragon that has been terrorizing the land and demanding tribute, including the Tsarévna, the princess.

A peasant finds a child in a corn kiln, and the child's exceptional beauty and cleverness lead the Tsar to believe he is his long-lost son.

A poor nobleman is tasked by a king to discover where the king's 12 daughters go every night, and he uses a magical cap of invisibility to follow them on a midnight dance to the home of the Accursed Tsar.

An old man buys a hen from a drunkard, which lays precious stones, and he becomes wealthy, but his wife's greed leads to a dark consequence.

Petrúsha, the son of a sorry drunkard, is visited by the Devil, who offers him gold and silver in exchange for his loyalty, but a fair maiden warns him to refuse and instead asks for his father, who has been turned into a horse.

Ilyá Múromets, a brave and doughty knight, sets out on a journey to pray to God and do homage to the prince at Kíev, but encounters robbers and foreign invaders along the way.

Tsar Výslav Andrónovich had a garden with a golden apple-tree, but a Bird of Light kept stealing its apples, prompting his three sons to try and catch it alive.

A young man, rejected by every maiden in his village, makes a deal with an old man to marry one of twelve beautiful maidens, but soon finds himself in a precarious situation.

The Tsarítsa disguises herself as a wandering musician to rescue her husband from the Accursèd King's dungeon.

Danílo the Unfortunate is a noble who is tasked with sewing a shuba for Prince Vladímir, but is struggling with the difficult task.

When ignored at a feast due to his simple attire, Nasreddin returns in fine clothes and feeds the offered delicacies to his coat, declaring it was the coat, not him, that received the welcome.

A collection of short stories, often featuring diverse themes, genres, and styles.

A collection of short stories adapted into films, including notable examples and notable adaptations.

Thriller short stories are a collection of suspenseful and thrilling tales that keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Timothy Moran, a piper, is struggling with his 21st year in America, feeling a sense of restlessness and longing for his homeland of Ireland.

Dick, Tom, and Harry is a story about the complex relationships and emotions between three friends, Dick, Tom, and Harry, as they navigate their lives and interactions with each other.

A young man, having returned from Germany, falls in love with a woman he has known since childhood, but struggles with the expectation that it is the 'obvious' choice for him.

A man receives a letter from his former lover, now married to a wealthy West Indian Jew, and decides to visit her in London to offer his help.

She was going to meet her lover at Cannon Street Station, but wished she could meet him in a more romantic setting, such as a green orchard in May.

A priest, who has no home or possessions, meets an unknown man and together they travel to a kingdom to cure the Tsar's ailing daughter, but their methods are unorthodox and gruesome.

A former CIA operative must confront his troubled past when a mysterious woman from his past appears, threatening to upend his life.