Fantasy
Why the Sea Is Salt
Why the Sea Is Salt — verified public-domain source text from Popular Tales from the Norse.
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Fantasy
Uno spirito in un lampone
Uno spirito in un lampone — verified public-domain source text from Racconti fantastici.
Horror
Un osso di morto
Un osso di morto — verified public-domain source text from Racconti fantastici.
Fantasy
Um erro no kalendario
Um erro no kalendario — verified public-domain source text from Contos Phantasticos.
Horror
Ubazakura
Ubazakura — verified public-domain source text from Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things.
Fantasy
True and Untrue
True and Untrue — verified public-domain source text from Popular Tales from the Norse.
Fantasy
Több hétszer esküdni, mint egyszer
Több hétszer esküdni, mint egyszer — verified public-domain source text from Magyar népmesék.
Horror
The Wood of the Dead
The Wood of the Dead — verified public-domain source text from The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories.
Fantasy
The Twelve Wild Ducks
The Twelve Wild Ducks — verified public-domain source text from Popular Tales from the Norse.
