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Il était une fois, à Bharat, quatre princes frères. Lors d'une fête au palais, ils entendirent les louanges d'un arbre aux fleurs rouges dit si magnifique qu'il en ferait pleurer ceux et celles qui le voyaient. Les princes s'intéressèrent à l'histoire de plus près et chacun voulut être le premier des quatre à voir l'arbre aux fleurs rouges de ses propres yeux.
In the days of old, there was a man named Sentaro, meaning millionaire. While he could not quite be considered rich, Sentaro was well-off, as he had inherited a small fortune from his father. Every soul around him worked hard, yet he lived his life carelessly. In his 32 years of life, he had never worked a single day.
After attempting to have a child for so many years, a king and a queen finally had a little baby girl. She was so beautiful that her parents called her Fairer-Than-A-Fairy. As you can imagine, this decision enraged the fairies, who, despite being known for their looks, were far from being known for their humility. Thus, the fairies called upon Fairy Lagrée to take care of the girl.
Once upon a time, there was an old couple, a man and a woman, living in the countryside. They didn't have any descendants. One day, as the man worked the field, the woman stayed at home making bliny. As she was tired that day, she did not feel like bringing the bliny to her husband.
It was a warm morning on Maui and his four brothers' native island. The older siblings were planning to go on a fishing expedition, but didn't want to bring their youngest brother on the trip. Still, Maui wanted to tag along.
A long time ago in the Japanese countryside lived an old man and his grandson atop a moutain by the sea. Their house was small, yet had the best view . The mountaintop was flat, and the sides of the mountain were covered in rice fields tended to by the resident of the village below, who lived the near the water.
In forgotten times, a tsar had a wife he loved. He was so devoted to her care that he spent as much time as he could with her. Unfortunately, a war broke out and the ruler had to leave his wife behind to go fight. During his absence, the tsarina brought her pregnancy to term and gave birth to a baby girl. The labour was so difficult, the tsarina bled out and died the next day, which, coincidentally, was the day the tsar came home.
Il était une fois un homme marié qui avait trois filles. Chacune d'entre elles était mariée à un troll qui vivait sous terre. Un beau jour, l'homme décida d'aller visiter sa fille benjamine. Sa femme lui donna un bout de pain sec pour la route et il partit vers la demeure de sa fille la plus jeune. Lorsqu'il fut fatigué de sa marche, l'homme s'arrêta et s'assit sur le côté est d'un monticule pour manger le bout de pain sec. Soudain, sa fille apparut devant lui.
Il y a très longtemps, en Lorraine, un vieux fermier malade décéda et légua ses terres et ses biens à ses trois fils. Lorsque vit le moment de diviser l'héritage, l'aîné et le cadet décidèrent de jouer un vilain tour à leur frère benjamin.
Il était une fois Compère Bouc et Compère Lapin qui désiraient marier la même jeune femme. Devant son père lui demandant de choisir, la demoiselle affirma qu'elle préfèrerait marier Compère Bouc puisque la queue de Compère Lapin était trop courte.
Dans la Forêt noire, un jeune chat au pelage gris se promenait tranquillement lorsqu'il vit un renard au loin. Il partit à la course le rejoindre avec excitation. — Hé, Monsieur le renard, jouez avec moi! dit le chaton se dandinant d'un côté comme de l'autre. Le renard se retourna, les yeux sombres.
Once upon a time, there was a flea, a grasshopper and a frog who wanted to determine which of the three could jump higher. Thus, they decided to hold leaping match. The winner would get the bragging rights! When the king heard of this competition, he was intrigued. He brought the three animals to his court and offered to up the stakes by offering his daughter's hand in marriage to the winner of the leaping match.
Durant un dur hiver très long et glacial, un mari et une femme vivaient ensemble avec leur deux filles, chacune issue d'un mariage précédent. La vieille dame avait beau chérir et choyer sa propre fille, elle ne pouvait que détester celle de son mari. La pauvre jeune femme était forcée de faire toutes les tâches ménagères et n'en recevait que des reproches, de l'abus et à peine assez de nourriture pour subsister.
Many years ago was told the story of Ūliske. She was the daughter of a great chief renowned for her grand beauty. The woman was so gorgeous, men were always trying to obtain her hand in marriage. Still, she refused to take a husband, saying no man would be good to her.
Dans une contrée lointaine, un seigneur avait un fils doué d'une grande intelligence. Désirant apprivoiser son talent davantage, le père envoya le jeune homme à l'école. Chez son maître, le fils sembla bien se plaire. Après quelques jours, son père lui demanda ce qu'il avait appris. — J'ai appris le langage des chiens, répondit le fils.
There was once a lumberjack couple, a husband and wife, who worked together everyday. For lunch, the woman would go back to the house and bring back soup so the couple could eat together in the woods. One day, as she was walking with the soup, she stumbled upon a tree trunk and fell down. A huge bear arrived, picked her up and took her to a cave, where he assaulted her and kept her captive. A few months later, the woman gave birth to a son, half human and half bear, named John Bear. As he grew up with his mom in the cave, the bear took good care of their needs, treating them like family.
In a small senegalese village, a young woman was waking up for another beautiful day. As she greeted her father good morning, he made an announcement. "Next month, you will get married," he told his daughter. " My cousin just married a woman with a young adult son in search for a bride."
Once upon a time, an old king had three sons. Two of those were smart and well-spoken, while the third one lacked in both wit and charisma. This son, the middle child, was always saying and doing dumb things. So much so, that his brothers nicknamed him Dumbo. The king was starting to worry about his succession, yet he didn't know which son could be the next ruler. Thus, the king decided to send his sons on a quest.
Il y a de cela très longtemps dans le comté de Ciarraidh se trouvait une vieille dame qui habitait un trou au pied d'un grand rocher dans une vallée nommée Gleann-na-mBiorach, la vallée de la cornue. Tout le monde la craignait puisque de nombreuses rumeurs entouraient sa personne. On disait qu'elle était une méchante sorcière, une femme maléfique.
Many moons ago, before the world was what it is today, were three sisters living together in the sicilian countryside. As they were orphaned at a very young age, the siblings had learned to live off of their handiwork as a team. The first sister spun and coiled yarn, the second wove the linen, and the third cut and sewed the fabric into various items of clothing. Together, despite a few occasional sisterly strifes, lived in harmony. Their handiwork brought them enough money to live by and they were happy.
Kelly Asselin-Tousignant 