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Start with Fantasy Stories from Around the World or explore Detective & Mystery Stories. Both collections preserve each story’s original language rather than forcing English keywords onto non-English writing.
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Funny
The Byzantine omelette
Complete original English short story from Beasts and Super-Beasts (1914).
Funny
Mrs. Packletide's tiger
Complete original English short story from The Chronicles of Clovis (1911).
