A merchant owed money to a samurai. Since he had violated the agreed deadline for repaying the debt several times, the samurai drew his sword to kill him. The merchant, resigning himself to his fate, looked the samurai in the eyes, bowed, and calmly said, “You may freely kill me, but before you do, it … Read more
Once upon a time, there was a story about Pachacutec having to choose between two young men, potential rulers of a province in the Inca empire. Both were noblemen, wise and good, and he couldn’t decide between the two. However, he came up with a clever trick and said: “Let’s use magic. Here in my … Read more
During a large assembly of people, Demosten stood up to speak, but the people did not want to listen to him. He then said to them, “I just wanted to tell you a funny little story.” The people around him fell silent, and he began: “On a hot day, a young man hired a donkey … Read more
There was a man who ardently desired to learn levitation. He secluded himself in the forest for forty years, practiced diligently, and truly learned. One day, by the riverbank, he saw a teacher surrounded by students waiting for a ferryman to cross to the other side. Recognizing the man as a great teacher, he swiftly … Read more
Šenoa represents a crucial pillar in the development of Croatian literature… He canonized the novel as a genre and cultivated an audience for whom the novel became a favorite read. He is an anticipator of our prose realism, the creator of Croatian historical novels, and as a speaker of the Kajkavian dialect, the creator of … Read more
Today, it is a well-known fact that reading or telling stories to children from a young age has many developmental benefits. Let’s just mention a few: stories can help improve language and communication skills, develop a child’s brain through the ability to focus attention, help connect and express emotions, learn about the world and nature, … Read more
