Said the child to the star, “Why do you hang so high? You needn’t climb so very far To stand there in the sky.” Said the star to the child, “If I do not mount this spot, I will not see you smile When you dream of lovely thoughts.” Said the child to the star, […]
TellUsClope
Once, hundreds of years ago, there lived a giraffe named Clope who did not like his long neck. He found it most impractical. He wished his head could be closer to the ground. He was, you see, a rather social, most very extroverted giraffe, and most of the animals with whom he was acquainted dwelt […]
Mr. Harding’s Hopefuls
Once, there was a man, named Mr. Harding, who made a business of working with light. He placed electric twinkling bulbs in old raspberry jam jars with tiny brass cranks and sold them to his customers – the township’s children. Every morning, Mr. Harding drove his cart to the corner of Second and Main, where […]
Stories, Soup, and Sewing Needles
This story begins within the walls of a castle, with the birth of a mouse. A small mouse. The last mouse born to his parents and the only one of his litter to be born alive… His ears are too big,’ said his sister Merlot. ‘Those are the biggest ears I’ve ever seen.’ ‘Look,’ said […]
The Beautiful Place
Once there was a girl who wanted, more than anything, to sail around the world. It is a strange wish. A wish for an extraordinary thing. She stands at the window of her house, at the very edge of her village, staring out into the sea. She waits for her father. But she knows that […]