Wisdom New suit Once upon a time there was a little gnome named Timm Pixie. One day, while winding a thin thread of cobweb into a ball in the thorny blackberry bushes, he tore his beautiful suit. Arriving home, Timmy... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Mother Kat There were many episodes in the history of the American people that would be a shame to be buried in learned books, and they began to be told from generation to generation. The father passed them on t... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Perpetual motion machine in a sunny sea What tales they tell about the Beaufort Sea! At some people they laugh until they cry, at others they cry. Some call them empty chatter, lies. Others - the true truth. And smart people say: when you h... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Big John the Liberator Long before the Negro John Henry defeated a steam drill in a competition, the fame of another Negro John was spreading around the world. He was a slave on Southern plantations. Other blacks, also slav... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom You can't defeat a man A panther was walking through the forest. At the same time, a bear was walking through the forest. They are going towards each other, and they don’t know it. We met at the stream. The only way to cros... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Unnecessary worry It was a sunny, warm day in Lowcast Branch—which means Acacia Branch—Cherokee County, Alabama. The air was fragrant with flowers, the birds were singing - you can just listen to it. Life flowed peacef... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Raisin pudding They tell about a Yankee captain and his assistant. The ship's cook often prepared pudding with raisins, but, by order of the captain, he only put raisins in one half of the pudding. The pudding was p... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Papa Manshen and Sheriff Sour Face In Florida, almost every hunter, logger, or fisherman who lives in the swamp, forest, or lakeside can tell you about Papa Mansion if you can get them to have a frank conversation. You will be holding ... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Davy Crocket The best way to get to know Davy Crockett is to listen to him talk about himself. - Who am I? I'm a loudmouth! - Davy used to say. By this he wanted to say that he could out-argue and out-shout anyone... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom How the Rattlesnakes Saved Old Pike They say that previously in the West, rattlesnakes were visible and invisible; they rolled over the land like waves on the sea. And as if the cowboys had to put the cattle on stilts so that the snake ... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Yankee resourcefulness One shoemaker from Connecticut bought several pounds of wooden nails, but they all turned out to be rotten wood. Don't be a fool, he took a knife, sharpened the other end of each nail and sold them al... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom My dog is also a Yorkshireman A Yorkshire fellow came to Walpole for the first time. And he brought his dog with him. He had never been to such a big city before. He stopped at every shop window and looked around, because everythi... American Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
