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The Origin of Rubies is an Indian folktale. A prince goes out to sea and sees rubies floating in the water. He jumps in and is sucked into a vortex. There he meets a beautiful girl. She is trapped there and he helps her escape. The moral of the story is: don't be greedy. Recommended for age 6+.
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Dick Whittington and his cat is an English folktale. Dick is a poor boy who is taken in by a rich lord. The boy has a cat he loves very much, one day he gives the cat to a captain of a ship. If all goes well, Dick will receive part of the revenue from the travels. The moral of the story is: succes comes to those who don't give up. Recommended for age 5+.
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The Silent Princess is an Arabian fairy tale. A prince is cursed to fall in love with the silent princess. The one who can make her speak may marry her. The prince is desperate to find a way! The moral of the story is: perseverance will get you far. Recommended for age 8+.
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The visit to Santa Claus land is a Christmas children's story. Kate and Brian are two kids who can't sleep. They are visited by a Christmas chocolate that takes them to the land of Santa Claus. It's an amazing journey! The theme of the story is: Christmas Recommended for age 3+.
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The Three Sillies is a popular English fairy tale. A young man is about to marry a girl, but he finds out that she is a bit dumb. He says he will only marry her after he finds three more sillies in the world. The moral of the story is: appreciate what you have, the grass isn't greener on the other side. Recommended for age 6+.
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The Gingerbread man is a popular fairy tale. An old woman bakes a cookie. The gingerbread man cookie runs out of the window and screams that they will never catch him! But then he encounters a sly fox. The moral of the story is: don't get too cocky. Recommended for age 3+.
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It's 1589 and England is embroiled in a furious pamphlet war between an impudent Puritan calling himself Martin Marprelate and London's wittiest writers. The archbishop wants Martin to hang. The Privy Council wants the tumult to end. But nobody knows who Martin is or where he's hiding his illegal press.
Then two writers are strangled, mistaken for Thomas Nashe, the pamphleteer who is hot on Martin's trail. Francis Bacon is tasked with stopping the...
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La timidez es una sensación de incomodidad o aprensión que algunas personas sienten constantemente cuando se acercan o son abordadas por otros. La timidez es una respuesta al miedo, y las investigaciones sugieren que aunque existe una neurobiología de la timidez, también está fuertemente influenciado por el aprendizaje en la infancia y las experiencias vitales. La timidez surge de unas pocas características clave: la autoconciencia, la autopreocupación...