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Clair de lune

Clair de lune — verified public-domain source text from Claire de Lune.

Guy de Maupassant French
Fantasy

Boots, Who Ate a Match with the Troll

Boots, Who Ate a Match with the Troll — verified public-domain source text from Popular Tales from the Norse.

Traditional Norwegian folktale English
Detective

Betrayed by a Dog

Betrayed by a Dog — verified public-domain source text from Book of Detective Stories.

Uncredited English
Horror

Beijos por facadas

Beijos por facadas — verified public-domain source text from Contos Phantasticos.

Teófilo Braga Portuguese
Fantasy

Az aranyhaju ikrek

Az aranyhaju ikrek — verified public-domain source text from Magyar népmesék.

János Erdélyi Hungarian
Fantasy

As azas brancas

As azas brancas — verified public-domain source text from Contos Phantasticos.

Teófilo Braga Portuguese
Fantasy

As aguias do norte

As aguias do norte — verified public-domain source text from Contos Phantasticos.

Teófilo Braga Portuguese
Horror

Aquella mascara

Aquella mascara — verified public-domain source text from Contos Phantasticos.

Teófilo Braga Portuguese
Fantasy

A szalmakirály

A szalmakirály — verified public-domain source text from Magyar népmesék.

János Erdélyi Hungarian
Horror

A Suspicious Gift

A Suspicious Gift — verified public-domain source text from The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories.

Algernon Blackwood English
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