The Rabbit and the Water Well

In the beautiful forest with tall trees, clear sky, and vast fields here and there, all the rabbits lived in that forest in close huts, where they cared for each other, worked together every day, then the family gathered at night to exchange conversations, then everyone went to their hut for rest and sleep, so they could wake up early in the morning for work. That was the rhythm of the rabbit family’s life. One night, the beautiful family gathered, began playing and having fun, and the night filled with much dancing and singing. The old grandfather rabbit got up and went to the water well to bring some water. He lowered the bucket, moved the rope a little, and began raising the bucket, but he felt the bucket was light to carry much water. So he lowered it again, lengthening the rope a little, then raised it to drink some water, then placed the bucket on the well’s edge. ...

Hansel and Gretel

This story tells the tale of two small children. Their father was a woodcutter and had a wife whom he had married after the death of the children’s mother to take care of them. But the wicked stepmother didn’t love the children as she should, so she often incited the father against them, to leave them in a place far from home, so she would remain alone as mistress of the place, and no one other than her would win the father’s love. ...

The Story of Robinson Crusoe

One day there was an English young man living with his parents, who loved adventure, named Robinson Crusoe. Robinson loved travel and adventure, but his parents refused his departure, so he decided to leave without their approval. Robinson goes aboard a ship, and during the journey, pirates attack them and take him as a prisoner. Then they sell him to become a slave, but Robinson Crusoe manages to escape aboard a small boat. During his escape, he meets a ship heading to Brazil, so the ship captain takes him with him and lives in Brazil. ...